The Eva Swan Award is presented to a member who has contributed exceptional efforts in time, expertise and personal resources on behalf of ESTA and who has been instrumental in shaping and promoting the direction of the Association. The 2002 Award was presented by Paul Vincent of Vincent Lighting Systems (a former Swan Award winner) who commented: "Bill became involved with the development of the Technical Standards Programme in its early days. Through his work on the Budget Committee and the Long Range Planning Committee, Bill helped raise funds to support this important and growing programme. His honest, straightforward manner and unswerving dedication brought money and additional volunteers into the Standards Programme. He became an integral part of the Executive Committee through his forward thinking and his ability to get to the heart of an issue. In the fall of 1998 he became chair of the Technical Standards Committee and served the Programme well and with style until the spring of 2002.
"I guess Bill takes the idea of being ‘renaissance man’ seriously. He is the only ESTA member representing at one time or another all of our membership categories, except International. In fact, in 1995 Bill became an affiliate vice-president and he served as a dealer director in 1997 and 1998. His many years of steady volunteer service to ESTA, despite the changes and commitment in his work and personal life, have had a major impact on the members of our Trade Association and our industry."
(Ruth Rossington)
