Wall of Honor

Calvin B. Morrow Award

  • “The name of this award shall be known as the Calvin B. Morrow Award and shall be recognized as the highest award given by the AFSA Carolinas Chapter, Incorporated.”
  • “No member shall be eligible for this award more than once.”
  • “The Calvin B. Morrow Award committee shall be not less than a three man committee made up of all past award winners.”

We use this forum to recognize and honor these recipients in hopes other chapter members will be inspired to strive for excellence and become trusted stewards of our industry.

Recipients

Photos are not available for everyone, and omitted years indicate no award given.

  • 1989 – Tom Waller
  • 1990 – C. O. Hipp
  • 1991 – Dorrell Ford
  • 1992 – Bob Rees
  • 1993 – Ronnie Hahn
  • 1994 – Ken Houston
  • 1997 – Bill Barnhardt
  • 2001 – Sonny Aldridge
  • 2003 – Paul Hensley
  • 2004 – Steve Hensley
  • 2007 – Roger Williams
  • 2008 – Joe Collins
  • 2009 – Joe Harrison
  • 2014 – Jeffrey Dunn
  • 2015 – Randall Strother
  • 2017 – Carl Jackson
  • 2019 – Tommy Strange

2009

Left to Right – Joe Collins (2008), Steve Hensley (2004), Paul Hensley (2003), Joe Harrison (2009), Bob Rees (1992), Ronnie Hahn (1993), Roger Williams (2007)

2014

Left to Right – Jeffrey Dunn (2014), Joe Collins (2008)

2015

Left to Right – Randall Strother (2015), Joe Collins (2008)

2017

Left to Right – Jeffrey Dunn (2014), Carl Jackson (2017), Joe Collins (2008), Paul Hensley (2003)

2019

Left to Right – Paul Hensley (2003), Randall Strother (2015), Tommy Strange (2019), Carl Jackson (2017), Jeffrey Dunn (2014)

Henry S. Parmelee Award

The highest award given by the American Fire Sprinkler Association (national) is the Henry S. Parmelee award. We are proud that Tom Waller and Robert “Bob” Rees, both stalwart members of the Carolinas Chapter, were recipients of this prestigious award.

1996

2012

Chapter of the Year

The Membership & Chapter Development Committee of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) recently selected its Carolinas Chapter as the first recipient of the Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award. The award was established to recognize excellence in chapter administration and programs. Selection criteria is based on chapter activities that accomplish the following: raise industry standards, encourage education and training, provide public service, further the established goals of AFSA, and encourage member participation and chapter growth.

2015