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President
Stephen Durston
Jamaica Bearings Company, Inc.

1st Vice President
Eduardo T. Bichara
Baleromex, S.A. de C.V.

2nd Vice President
Ellen Holladay
Motion Industries, Inc. .

Treasurer
Howard Gainey
Bearings & Drives, Inc.

Immediate Past President,
Chairman of the Board

Cameron Lawrence
BDI Canada

Director (2008-2011)

William C. DuComb
W.C. DuComb Company, Inc.

Director (2008-2011)
John Timble
Bearing Headquarters Company

Director (2008-2011)
William H. Allen Jr.
Allied Bearings Supply Co, Inc.

Director (2007-2010)
Tom Armold

Applied Industrial Technologies

Director (2007-2010)

Doug Savage

Bearing Service, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Director (2007-2010)
James D. Webster
DXP Enterprises

Director (2006-2009)
Craig A. Gipson
Gipson Bearing & Supply Co., Inc.

Director (2008-2009)
Geoff Filker
Eastern Bearings Inc.

Director (2006-2009)
Gordon Duncan
Kinecor, Inc.

 

 

 

Distributor/Manufacturer Relations

Hal Allen
Allied Bearings Supply Co., Inc.

Information Technology
& Supply Chain

Linda Miller
Bearings & Drives, Inc.

2009 Convention Committee

Ellen Holladay
Motion Industries, Inc.


Long Range Convention Planning

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

 

Educational Services

Jack Simpson
Applied Industrial Technologies

 

Long Range Convention
Planning

Ellen Holladay
Motion Industries, Inc.

Past Presidents Council

Cameron Lawrence
BDI Canada

   

  • Dennis Bobker, Livingston, NJ
  • Thomas Brown, Bend, OR
  • Forrest L. Cloud, Shawnee Mission , KS
  • 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
  • Archy M. Roper, Jr., Dallas , TX
  • 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.

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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