FCIF Honorees

Past Banquets, Galas, and Honorees

1981 FCIF Banquet honoring
John A. McConnel, Jr., President of J.P. Stevens and Co., Inc.
Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

1982 FCIF Banquet honoring
M.B. Seretan, Chairman of Coronet Industries
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1983 FCIF Banquet honoring
Irv Harvey, Cofounder of Galaxy Carpet Mills, Inc.
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

 

1984 FCIF Banquet honoring
Joe Maffett, President and Chief Operating Officer of World Carpets, Inc..
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

 

1985 FCIF Banquet honoring
C.R. (Ruddy) Goulet, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Bigelow-Sanford, Inc.
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

 

1986 FCIF Banquet honoring
Walter B. Guinan, President of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation
The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

 

1987 FCIF Banquet honoring
H. Arthur Williams, President and CEO of Mannington Mills, Inc.
The Westin Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

 

1988 FCIF Banquet honoring
Harry I. Saul, President and CEO of Queen Carpet Corporation
The Westin Hotel, Chicago, Illinois- See invite

 

 

 

 

1989 FCIF Banquet honoring
Peter Chick, President of Sound Floor Coverings, Inc.
Donald W. Kuhn, President of Coronet Industries, Inc.
Frank Mayfield, Carpet Consultant of F.M., Inc.
The Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, GA- See invite

 

 

 

 

1990 FCIF Banquet honoring
Ralph J. Boe
President and COO of Horizon Industries, Inc
The Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, GA- See invite

 

 

 

 

1991 FCIF Banquet honoring
David L. Kolb
President and CEO of Mohawk Carpet Corporation
The Marriot Marquis, Atlanta, GA- See invite

 

 

 

 

1993 FCIF Benefit Breakfast honoring
John A. (Jack) Krol, Vice Chairman of DuPont, Co.
The International Surface Event, Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV- See invite

 

 

 

 

2007 FCIF 1st Gala Honoring
Phil Gutierrez CEO & Chairman of Abbey Carpet
Julian Saul who served as President & CEO of Queen until its merger with Shaw where he served as President until retirement .
Alan Lorberbaum, honored posthumously, founder and former president of Aladdin Mills, which became part of Mohawk Industries, of which he was a major shareholder and board member.

 

The FCIF also honored six people with Lifetime Achievement Awards: Larry Nagle, the former executive v.p. of Burlington Industries and president of Color Tile; Al Wahnon, the publisher of Floor Covering News; Howard Brodsky and Alan Greenberg, co-chairmen of CCA Global; Bud Seretean, the former chairman of Coronet Industries, later part of Beaulieu; and Peter Spiirer, former chairman of Horizon Industries.
Cipriani’s, New York City - event pictures and article here.

 

 

 

2015 FCIF 30th Anniversary Gala honoring 
Keith Campbell, Chairman of Mannington and the late Chris Davis, former CEO of the WFCA
Waldorf Astoria, New York City - see news article here and listen to the podcast

 

 

 

 

 

2021 FCIF Gala honoring
Howard Brodsky, Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CCA Global Partners, Jeanne Matson, Retiring President & CEO, Starnet, and Dana Teague VP, Informa Markets
Rainbow Room, New York City - see invite and pictures

 

 

 

 

2024 – FCIF Gala honoring 
Sy Cohen, Founder & Chairman, Stanton Carpet, Dan Frierson, Chairman & CEO, Dixie Group, and Roger Marcus, Chairman & CEO, American Biltrite
Gotham Hall, New York City - See invite