Good Evening. I appreciate the Associate Executive Committee for selecting me to receive TRSA’s Maglin/Biggie Lifetime Achievement Award. It came as a surprise—a very pleasant surprise. I am honored to be the 11th person to receive this prestigious award.
 
I asked advice about preparing an acceptance speech and was told to mention my personal background, what led me to work in this industry, highlights of Kleen-Tex’s 49-year history and to discuss my work on behalf of the association. Joe Ricci said I should limit the speech to 10 minutes. That’s a lot to cover so I wrote ...