PPB November 2021

PPAI Names Its 2022 Icon Award Recipients PPAI has announced the recipients of its most prestigious awards for 2022, including PPAI Hall of Fame, PPAI Distinguished Service Award and PPAI H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award, and the Promotional Products Pioneers. Celebrating individuals who have demonstrated monumental and selfless efforts and devotion to the promo industry, induction into the PPAI Hall of Fame gives permanent recognition to those whose creative spark and tireless dedication have helped the Association and industry to prosper. The 2022 PPAI Hall of Fame inductees are Sherri C. Lennarson, MAS, the retired senior vice president of business development at Bankers Advertising Company, and Cliff Quicksell, Jr., MAS+, president of Cliff Quicksell Associates. Lennarson has been active in the promotional products industry for 40 years. She joined distributor Bankers Advertising Company in Iowa City, Iowa, as an executive assistant to the president in 1981, before rising up through the sales ranks and eventually becoming president in 2003. She was the first non-family member to serve as the company’s president in its 125-year history. In 2008, Lennarson stepped down from her role as company president, staying with Bankers as senior vice president of business development and consultant to the incoming president until 2010. During her time in the industry, Lennarson has also been an active volunteer. She has participated in numerous PPAI committees and work groups over the years, most recently the Professional Development Committee from 2016-2020 and served as a Promotional Products Education Foundation trustee from 2010-2011. Lennarson was also a member of the PPAI Board of Directors from 2006-2011 and led it as board chair from 2009-2010. With almost four decades in the promotional products industry, Quicksell is an active educator, author and thought leader in the field. His background includes leadership and sales positions at numerous industry companies. He is currently president of Cliff Quicksell Associates. Quicksell has been an industry speaker for nearly 30 years and is also a frequent columnist and writer (see his article in this issue on p. x). Quicksell is also an involved industry volunteer. He is active in the Chesapeake Promotional Products Association and currently serves as the regional association’s board president. He has also served on numerous PPAI committees and work groups, among them the Distributors Committee, the Public Relations Committee and the Awards Committee. Sherri C. Lennarson, MAS Cliff Quicksell, Jr., MAS+ 88 | NOVEMBER 2021 | CONNECT