SAVTA Safe & Vault Technicians Assoc. awards, recognize members for their professional excellence, technical contributions, career achievement, service to the security industry, colleagues, and public service.
The Skip Eckert Hall of Fame honors those who have made substantial contributions to the safe and vault industry via leadership, education, innovation and/or service. SAVTA members in good standing may make nominations, which are considered by the elected SAVTA Board. Inductees are announced at the annual SAVTA Membership Meeting at SAFETECH Conventions.
Stan Fuher, 1996
Nick Gartner, 1996
James Taylor, RL, 1996
Edward D. Willis, CPS, 1996
Harry C. Miller, 1996
April D. Truitt, CRL, 1996
Owe Bengtsson, 1997
Brian Costley, CMST, CML, 1997
Kenneth Dunckel, 1997
Robert McCown, CRL, 1997
Dave McOmie, 1997
Phil H. Shearer, CML, 1997
Daniel M. Graffeo, PhD, CMST, CRL, 1998
Clay Miller, 1998
C. Allan Halverson, 1999
Robert Volosing, 1999
Mark R. Bates, CRL, 2000
Vaughan Armstrong, CMST, CML, 2000
Michael E. Oehlert, CMST, CPL 2000
John D. Cannon, CML, 2001
Charles W. Stephenson, CPS, 2001
Brian K. Lamb, CPS, 2002
Joseph E. Cortie, CPS, CM,L 2003
Henry H. Printz, CML, 2004
Skip Eckert, CML, 2005
David W. Wells, CMST, CML, 2005
Tommy Watson, 2006
Martin J. Newton, 2007
John W. Falle, 2007
Ronald B. Jewell, CPS
Tim Taylor, 2010
Tim Abner, 2010
Mark Miller, CPS, 2011
James Jeffries CPS, CST, 2011
Ron Snively, 2012
David LaBarge, CPS, CML,CMS, 2013
Jay Long, 2013
Robert Stabley, 2013
Ryan Taylor, 2016
Michael Potter, 2016
Andrew Estes, 2017
Andrew S. Dennison, CML, CMST, 2019
Seth Blumberg, RL, 2020
Dave Mercer, CML, CPS, 2020
Jeff Sitar, 2020
Kenneth Hiemstra, Jr., 2022
David M. Fullarton, CPS, CPL, 2022
Ken G. Foo, RL, CPS, 2023
These individuals are recognized by SAVTA as having made a significant financial commitment to the future of the association.
Joseph L. Barry Jr., CPS, CRL
John D. Bradshaw, CFL, CFLSFDI, CPS, AMKS, AFDI
James T. Brickler, CML
D. Steven Bright
Kevin L. Bryan, CRL
Jeremy Bryson, AMKS
John H. Campbell, RL
Charles C. Caplinger Jr., CPS, CRL
Eric R. Carlson
Terence Chapeau, RL
Wesley F. Cochran
Glen A. Crites
T. C. Curtis, CRL, CPS
Anthony J. Davis, CPL, CPS
Thomas R. Demont, AHC, CAI, CFL, CML, CMST, CFDI, IFDI
Eric L. Dion, CRL
Richard J. Donovan, CPL
Andrew Estes, CRL, CAL, CFL, LSFDI
Kenneth D. Forker
Jonathan Fuller
Jeffrey M. Gater, CPS, CML
Tom Gillingham Jr., CML, CPS
Scott W.G. Gray, CPS
Michael R. Griffin
Karl F. Gruber, CRL, CPS
Duane M. Haberlock, CML
Kevin Hall, ARL
Nicholas Hall
Alan R. Hathaway
Carl L. Hedges, CRL
Thad N. Hoff, CPL, CPS
Jack D. Jones
Porquet Jordan
Ken Kupferman, CML, CPS, CAL
James A. Landon
Jim Lornklang, RL, CAI
Jon Lorquet
Jonathan C. Lyster, CRL
Kyle McNally, CPS
Dennis M. Miles, RL
Sami Mokni, RL
D. Keith Moore, CRL
Arthur M. Park,
Shannon L. Powell
James Pusey
Robert T. Richard, CPS
Eric F. Ritter, RL
Jeremy B. Rodocker, CPS, CML
John Rovy
Ruben V. Sanchez, RL
Charles R. Schaffer
John E. Schmutz II, CRL, CPS
John A. Schneidt
Donald Sharp, CPS CML
Timothy R. Shaw, CML
Ilan Shirazi, RL
Jay W. Soderland, CRL, CPS
Paul F. Spina, RL
Gary Stephenson
Neil F. Stratton, CRL CPS
Robert W. Studer
Martha (FAYE) Terry, CRL
John S. Todd, CML, CMST
Marco Ugalde
Jamie J. Vos, RL
Ronald G. Welter Jr., RL
Larry A. Wenger
Jean P. Wiart, CPS, RL
Kent Williamson, CRL
Reagan Wiseman
Wesley Womack, CRL, CPS
Keith Wuotinen, ARL
Jim L. Yeager, CRL
Mei K. Yeung
Kenneth W. Belcher
Elaad Israeli, CPL, CFL, CPS, CFDI, LSFDI, CFFDI, CAI
Michael E. Oehlert, CPL, CMST
Maurice J. Robichaud, CPL
Approved by the SAVTA Board of Directors, this membership class is bestowed to members who have made substantial contributions to the success of the association, and to past presidents of SAVTA.
Owe Bengtsson
Seth D. Blumberg, RL
David Brooks
Joseph E. Cortie, CML, CPS
Marion W. Eubank Jr., CML
Ken G. Foo, RL, CPS, CAI, GSAT
Blaine S. Lucas, CML, CPS
David L. Mercer, CML, CPS
David E. Muniz
Bobby N. Overbey
Michael K. Potter, CPS
Norman L. Shaw Jr., CRL
John W. Soderland Jr.
Ryan Taylor
April D. Truitt, CRL
Tommy Watson
James M. Watt, CML, CPS, CAL, LSFDI, CFDI, CAI
Ray Karsmizki
J. Clayton Miller, RL
This award recognizes an educator’s outstanding contribution, service and promotion of ALOA Continuing Education program for safe and vault technicians.
Craig Bernasconi, 2013
Jason Jones, 2014
Bobby DeWeese, CML, CPS, 2015
Bobby DeWeese, CML, CPS, 2016
Bobby DeWeese, CML, CPS, 2017
Blaine S. Lucas, CML, CPS, 2019
Craig Bernasconi, 2020
Bryan Kruysman, CML, IFDI, 2022
Dennis Cassidy, 2023
Bryan Kruysman, CML, IFDI, 2024
Jeff Gater, CML, 2025
Russell Davies, CPS, 2026
This award recognizes an educator’s outstanding contribution, service and promotion of ALOA Continuing Education program for safe and vault technicians.
Seth Blumberg, RL, 2014
Elliott Connor, CML, 2015
Michael Potter, CPS, 2016
Joseph Reustle, CPS, CAI, ARL, 2017
Scott Gray, CPS, CAI, CMS, 2018
Elaad Israeli, CPL, CFL, CPS, CFDI, LSFDI, CFFDI, CAI, 2019
Andy Dennison, CMST, CML, 2020
Scott Said, 2022
Jacob Feinberg, RL, CPS, 2023
Phil Sutherland, 2024
Harry Sher, 2025
Michael McElheney, CML, CMST, 2026