In one of his final acts as TRSA Chairman, Doug Waldman handed out the association’s top awards during the Chairman’s Reception and Dinner on Sept. 20 during the Annual Conference & Executive Exchange in Chandler, AZ. The winners included:
 
Steve Bryant, CEO emeritus of Wildman Business Group, Warsaw, IN, who received the Operator Lifetime Achievement Award.
 
Bryant started in the business in 1974 as sales manager for Spalding’s, Louisville, KY, advancing to general manager. He was executive VP for another independent, Chin’s, New Orleans. His experience with multi-plant operations included serving as chief operating ...