25th Anniversary Gala Difference Maker Awards

CCO relies on its volunteers to get much of its work done. At the 25th Anniversary Gala on November 11, 2021, more than 130 awards were given in recognition of the work these subject matter experts have contributed over the last 25 years. In all, volunteers have donated more than 1,500 years of their time to the CCO Commission, committees, and Board of Directors.

Below, CCO CEO Thom Sicklesteel (left) and Board of Directors President Tim Watters (right) present “Difference Maker” recognition awards to many of these volunteers:

Signalperson Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Jim Jacobs and Greg Peters
Not pictured: Tiffany Pape

Signalperson Exam Management Committee 10 Year Recognition: Dave Ritchie and Larry DeMark

Rigger Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Derek Sather
Not pictured: Danny Bishop

Rigger Exam Management Committee 10 Year Recognition: Bo Collier and Hank Dutton
Not pictured: Doug Carson, Tom De Soo, Matthew Gardiner, John Hellums, Don Jordan, Dave Judy, Francis Kane, and Jenny Sale

Crane Inspector Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Ray Feidt, Fred Simmons, William Erwin, Joe Johnson, and Brian Silbernagel
Not pictured: John Augustine, Matthew Hottenstein, Jenny Sale, Ed Shapiro, and Patrick Stafford

Lift Director Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Brian Silbernagel, David Ritchie, Hank Dutton, William Erwin, and Derek Sather
Not pictured: Matthew Gardiner, Don Jordan, Joseph Kuzar, and Gary Via

Digger Derrick Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: James Mosher and Anthony Dotto
Not pictured: Garry Christopherson, Joseph Herzog, Darin Hinnergardt, Adam Krebs, James McGowan, Jim Olson, Tommy Riddle, and Rob Scherbath

Articulating Crane Exam Management Committee 10 Year Recognition: Eric Andrews, Pinchas Leitner, Ed Hatcher, and Anthony Dotto
Not pictured: Tim Arkilander, Thomas Lyon, Ron Overton, Peter Sharkey, Sid Shreiner, David Taff, and Walter Timm

Overhead Crane Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Derek Sather
Not pictured: Allen Nelson and Ross Robertson

Overhead Crane Management Committee 10 Year Recognition: Randall Myette

Overhead Crane Exam Management Committee 15 Year Recognition: Bill LaFlamme and Fred Simmons
Not pictured: John Alexander and Thomas Luhrman

Tower Crane Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition (not pictured): Greg Nuefeld and Dave Judy

Tower Crane Exam Management Committee 10 Year Recognition (not pictured): Dan Sullivan

Tower Crane Exam Management Committee 15 Year Recognition: David Ritchie, John Hartwell, Chris Smith, Larry DeMark, and Hank Dutton
Not pictured: Travis Simmons

Practical Exam (Mobile Cranes) Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Norm Gearnhart and Keith Adolf
Not pictured: George Leach and Allen Nelson

Practical Exam (Mobile Cranes) Management Committee 10 Year Recognition (not pictured): Doug Carson

Practical Exam (Mobile Cranes) Management Committee 15 Year Recognition: Troy Krum and Jorge Vial Undurraga
Not pictured: John Hellums

Practical Exam (Mobile Cranes) Management Committee 20 Year Recognition: Ellis Vliet, David Ritchie, and Larry Demark
Not pictured: J. Chris Ryan

Written Exam (Mobile Cranes) Exam Management Committee 5 Year Recognition: Gabe Strybos, Chuck Wigger, Bill LaFlamme, Pete Laux, and Derek Sather

Written Exam (Mobile Cranes) Management Committee 10 Year Recognition: Brian Hill
Not pictured: Dan Sullivan

Written Exam (Mobile Cranes) Exam Management Committee 15 Year Recognition: Hank Dutton and Bo Collier
Not pictured: Don Jordan and Dave Judy

NCCCO Commission 5 Year Recognition: Bill LaFlamme, William Erwin, and Jim Jacobs
Not pictured: Danny Bishop, Brian Haight, Dave Judy, Jeffery Smith, and Dan Sullivan

NCCCO Commission 10 Year Recognition: Fred Simmons, David Ritchie, Bo Collier, Beth O’Quinn, Hank Dutton, Brian Hill, and Troy Krum
Not pictured: Tim Arkilander

NCCCO Commission 15 Year Recognition: Ellis Vliet, Bill Smith, and Larry DeMark

NCCCO Commission 20 Year Recognition: Jorge Vial Undurraga

NCCCO Commission 25 Year Recognition: Dennis Eckstine

Ethics & Discipline 5 Year Recognition: Bo Collier

Ethics & Discipline Committee 10 Year Recognition: Don Frantz
Not pictured: Douglas Sidelinger

Administrative Appeals Committee 5 Year Recognition: Fred Simmons

Administrative Appeals Committee 10 Year Recognition: David Ritchie
Not pictured: J. Chris Ryan

NCCCO Board of Directors 5 Year Recognition: Ellis Vliet and Pete Laux

NCCCO Board of Directors 10 Year Recognition: Peter Juhren and Tim Watters

NCCCO Board of Directors 20 Year Recognition (not pictured): J. Kerry Hulse