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President
Ellen Holladay
Motion Industries, Inc.

1st Vice President
James D. Webster
DXP Enterprises

Treasurer
Jack Simpson
Applied Industrial Technologies

Immediate Past President,
Chairman of the Board

Eduardo Bichara, Baleromex S.A. de C.V.

Director (2010-2013)
Rex Davis
IBT, Inc.

Director (2010-2013)
Jim Fitzpatrick
Bearings Specialty Company

Director (2010-2013)
Tim Breen
Motion Industries, Inc.


 

Director (2009-2012)
Michel Bouchard
General Bearing Service Inc.

Director (2009-2012)
Brian Negri
Jamaica Bearings Co. Inc.

Director (2009-2012)
Tom Armold
Applied Industrial Technologies

Director (2008-2011)
William C. DuComb
W.C. DuComb Company, Inc.

Director (2008-2011)
Craig Gipson
Gipson Bearing & Supply

Director (2008-2011)
Doug Savage
Bearing Service, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributor/Manufacturer Relations

Stephen Durston
Jamaica Bearings Company, Inc.

Information Technology
& Supply Chain

Linda Miller
Bearings & Drives, Inc.

 

2011 Convention Committee

Richard Shuster
Shuster Corporation


  Long Range Convention Planning

James Webster
DXP Enterprises

Educational Services

Jack Simpson
Applied Industrial Technologies

 

Past Presidents Council

Eduardo Bichara
Baleromex S.A. de C.V.


  • Dennis Bobker, Livingston, NJ
  • Thomas Brown, Bend, OR
  • Robert “Jack” Doub, Baltimore , MD
  • Lynne (Kelly) Sears, Orlando, FL
  • John Kisel, Englewood , FL
  • Chris McCririe, La Conner, WA
  • Michael Moore, Bloomfield Hills , MI
  • Charles "Nick" Nicholson, Sandersville, GA
  • Caryl “Harry” Oranges, Rancho Mirago , CA
  • Walter B. Osborne, Grenelefe , FL
  • Donald “Doc” Schaff, Chesapeake , VA
  • Lathrop Smith, Birmingham, AL
  • Eugene Tappero, Atlantis, FL
  • Mel M. Tompkins, Sr., Little Rock AR
  • Gordon Tupling, Tigard , OR

To be eligible for BSA Honorary Membership, a person must:

  • Be living, and
  • No longer be actively or directly involved in bearing distribution, and
  • Be a former officer or director of BSA, ABS , or AFBDA, or
  • Have been actively connected with the business of a BSA, ABS or AFBDA member, and who, in the majority opinion of the Board of Directors, has made an outstanding contribution to the industry

  • Wendy McDonald, BC Bearing Engineers Ltd. (2001)
  • James Fitzpatrick Sr., Bearings Specialty Company (2005)
  • John Nations, Bearings & Drives, Inc. (2005)
  • Jamie Martin, The Timken Corporation (2006)
  • Richard Gipson, Gipson Bearing & Supply Co., Inc. (2007)
  • Denny Clark, SKF Service Division (2007)
  • Hal Allen, Allied Bearings Supply Co., Inc. (2009)
  • William C. Ives, Legal Counsel (2010)

Eligibility Requirements for a BSA Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • must be or have been a member or participating manufacturer of BSA for at least 25 years
  • must attend or have attended BSA events
  • must be or have been actively involved in BSA
  • must demonstrate or have demonstrated a leadership role within the industry
  • may be presented posthumously
  • presentation at the annual BSA convention


BSA is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation whose policies and direction are determined by elected officers and a board of directors, who report to the general membership. The officers and directors represent member firms from worldwide geographic areas. The board meets three times per year, and the association's performance is reported to and reviewed by the membership at the annual meeting.

Leadership. Each year, an association president is elected to serve for one year. Each president has placed his or her unique stamp of leadership on the association. BSA is proud of those dedicated individuals who have served as BSA president.

Staff. BSA is run by the professional management staff of CM Services, Inc., The Association Partnership Company®, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Legal Counsel. The officers, directors, and staff are assisted by experienced legal counsel, who attends all board and membership meetings. William C. Ives has served as BSA's legal counsel since its formation.

 

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