Wil Lewis Award

Our Association’s Highest Honor

The Wil Lewis Award

The Wil Lewis Award, the Association’s highest honor, is bestowed on occasion by the Association at the discretion of its Board of Directors to a member company or to an individual representative in recognition and appreciation of exceptional lifetime contributions to the independent directory publishing industry and/or the effectiveness of the Association itself.

The award, established in 1993, is named in honor of the late Wilbur Lewis, founder of White Directory Publishers and three-time past ADP chairman.

All nominations are reviewed by the Board prior to the Association’s annual meeting. A nominee must be approved by 75% of the Board of Directors to receive an award. Should this occur, the presentation is made at the annual meeting.

“The Wil Lewis award is prestigious because it is not bestowed annually, but rather only when a nominee exceeds the lofty threshold set by Wil Lewis,” said Larry Angove, President Emeritus.

2013 Wil Lewis Award Honoree

For only the 12th time in its history, ADP bestowed its highest distinction.

Larry Angove, former president and CEO of the Association of Directory Publishers was presented the presitgious award at the Gold Book Dinner and Awards Ceremony concluding ADP’s recent 2013 Annual Convention and Partners Trade Show in St. Augustine, Florida.

In nominating Larry for this award, Jeff Stalker, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Publishing Co. Ltd, and Board member had this to say:

"This Nomination Is So Well Deserved. Larry is the epitome of what this award constitutes. What he has done for our industry from legal issues, to environmental issues, to the pushing back against digital taking over print, are absolutely unprecedented."

Past Wil Lewis Award recipients include:

2011 Jim Hail receives award from Rick Lewis