Sid Brown, C.P.M
Award of Excellence
Sid Brown, C.P.M
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2008 Recipient; Ben Milam, C.P.M. |
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| Ben has served the members of NAPM District XI and the Northwest for many years. Currently Ben is the Chair of the Northwest Purchasing Education Council. Award was presented at the 2008 Pacific Northwest Purchasing Conference by Marlys Hagen and Hakur Hazen. |
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2007 Recipient; Ron Brown, C.P.M. |
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| Ron Brown accepts the recognition from Ben Milam NPEC chair. Ron was one of the first Vice Presidents of District XI in the early 1980s and has remained an active contributor since. |
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2006 Recipient; Laurie Hitchcock, C.P.M. |
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| Laurie receiving the recognition from Sid Brown. Laurie accepted the challenge of helping our group transition from an ISM Forum to an independent educational organization. |
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2003 Recipient; Mike Taylor, C.P.M. |
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| Mike was involved with NAPM District XI since it was created in 1981. He was the Chair of the ISM Pacific & Northwest Forum when it was created to follow District XI. |
Mike received the award at the Pacific Northwest Purchasing Conference in Kennewick, WA in October 2003. Congratulating Mike is the Award's honoree, Sid Brown, C.P.M. Click on the image to see the full size version. |
2002 Recipient; Wendy Imamura, C.P.M. |
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| Wendy was the Director of
District XI through its most difficult time, during the transition from
NAPM to the Institute of Supply Management.
As a member of the NAPM Board of Directors she helped make the hard decisions, and then helped us all to understand and implement. As the last Director of District XI, Wendy showed each of us how to approach the future, accept change and move forward. |
Wendy received the award at her affiliate program in March 2003 from NAPM Hawaii President Donna Alvaro. Click on the image to see the full size version. |
2001 Recipient; Doug Johnson, C.P.M. |
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Doug Johnson became the first recipient of the annual Sid Brown, C.P.M. Award of Excellence. In a dramatic ceremony Sid Brown, C.P.M. was honored with the inaugural award by Doug Johnson. Unknown to Doug, the selection committee had chosen Doug to receive the first award. Sid, had the honor of making the presentation.
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The intent of this Award is to recognize individuals, who have made significant contributions to the members of the former NAPM District XI, and current Northwest Purchasing Education Council. District XI consisted of NAPM Affiliate Associations in the States of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and was superseded by the Pacific & NorthWest Forum in 2001 and the Northwest Purchasing Education Council. It is the highest award a member can receive from this group.
Sid Brown, C.P.M. is one of the founding members of NAPM District XI. He has been continuously active at the local, district and national levels throughout the entire twenty-year history of District XI. Sid served multiple terms as the District representative for his Affiliate and represented the District on the National NAPM Board of Directors on two different occasions. Sid Brown was President of NAPM in 1996-1997. He is a founding member of the Pacific and Northwest Forum.
During his career, Sid has been a tireless volunteer and supporter of NAPM. He champions educational opportunities, and has a particular focus on serving those members who have the least access and resources to participate in NAPM and educational activities. Sid gives freely of his time and energy, speaking, teaching, supporting and mentoring. He touches many lives and careers, enriching them as he passes.
Above all, Sid cares about people and their careers. He is an advocate of the purchasing profession and is committed to helping people improve their knowledge and skills.
Selection Criteria:
Awardees will have demonstrated excellence in the following categories:
- Volunteerism
- Leadership
- Participation
- Selflessness Contributions to the Profession
Although the intent is to present this Award on an annual basis, it is possible that in some years there are no candidates that meet the high standard of excellence. Additionally there may be years where more than one individual may be selected to receive this high honor.
