BOWIE, Md. — The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has selected the late Larry Day, retired chairman and CEO of TBC Corp.; Christine Karbowiak, retired Bridgestone Americas executive; Joe DePaolis, a tire dealer and former president of the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA); and the late Robert William Thomson, inventor of the pneumatic tire, for induction into the 2022 Tire Industry Hall of Fame.
The TIA Hall of Fame Committee also named Redmond "Red" Clark, president of Asphalt Plus L.L.C. in Barrington, Ill., as the 2022 winner of TIA's Ed Wagner Leadership Award.
TIA will recognize the honorees during the Tire Industry Honors awards ceremony on Oct. 31, at 6:30 p.m. at Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, prior to the start of the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show, Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas.
This is a complimentary ticketed event, but advanced reservations are required.
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The Hall of Fame Award is the tire industry's highest honor, recognizing individuals who have contributed greatly to the growth and development of the tire industry or have demonstrated high standards, ideals and leadership in the management of their businesses and in the tire community and have achieved goals and success that distinguish them from others.
The Ed Wagner Leadership Award is presented to individuals or companies that demonstrate leadership or innovation in products and services that foster and promote the tire, retreading and/or tire recycling industries.
"TIA is pleased to honor these exceptional individuals entering the Tire Industry Hall of Fame and receiving the Ed Wagner Leadership Award," TIA President Mason Hess said. "We extend our congratulations to the award winners and look forward to recognizing them during the Tire Industry Honors ceremony this fall."
The honorees are: