Member Awards

Mike LaMonica Jr. of LaMonica Beverages in Loves Park, IL received the Life Service Award, NBWA’s highest honor, for his leadership, service and legacy.

Watch a video about Mike’s industry story

Wilsbach Distributors based in Harrisburg, PA received this year’s Public Affairs Award for showcasing sustainable initiatives and community involvement

Individual Winner: Laurie Brown of Brown Distributing in Austin, TX

Company Winner: Glazer’s Beer and Beverage, LLC

Learn more about the Freida G. Maisel Trailblazer Award

Mike Frank of Frank Beverage Group in Middleton, WI received this year’s Kenny Kerr PAC Award, named in honor of NBWA’s first PAC Chairman, recognizes a distributor’s passion for political advocacy.

Matesich Distributing based in Newark, OH received the Whitey Littlefield Award, which honors distributors who go the extra mile to grow the NBWA PAC

Bruce Leetz of Indiana Beverage in Valparaiso, IN received the Life Service Award, NBWA’s highest honor, for his leadership, service and legacy.

Watch a video about Bruce’s industry story

Eagle Beverage in Frontenac, KS received this year’s Public Affairs Award for for the company’s “Folds of Honor” campaign.

• Michele Connors is the owner of S.R. Perrott, Inc. Her hands-on leadership has helped her 100% female-owned company drive big results in both business and inclusivity.
• Jennifer Grant is General Manager & Vice President of Markstein Sales Company. She established a mentoring program to provide female team members with the opportunity to receive personalized guidance, support and insight from their peers.

Luke Dahlheimer of Dahlheimer Beverage in Minnesota received this year’s Kenny Kerr PAC Award, named in honor of NBWA’s first PAC Chairman, recognizes a distributor’s passion for political advocacy.

West Side Beer in Michigan received the Whitey Littlefield Award, which honors distributors who go the extra mile to grow the NBWA PAC

Lewis Bear Jr. of The Lewis Bear Company in Pensacola, FL received the Life Service Award, NBWA’s highest honor, for his leadership, service and legacy.

Watch a video about Lewis’ industry story

Glazer’s Beer and Beverage in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas received this year’s Public Affairs Award for for its excellent recruitment video, which has helped inspire NBWA’s own recruitment project.

Shannon McQuade-Ely of McQuade Distributing in North Dakota received this year’s Kenny Kerr PAC Award, named in honor of NBWA’s first PAC Chairman, recognizes a distributor’s passion for political advocacy.

Kozol Brothers in Illinois received the Whitey Littlefield Award, which honors distributors who go the extra mile to grow the NBWA PAC

Barry Andrews of Andrews Distributing in Texas received the Life Service Award, NBWA’s highest honor, for his leadership, service and legacy.

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James C. Fabiano Sr., of Fabiano Brothers, Inc. in Bay City, Michigan received the Life Service Award, NBWA’s highest honor, for his leadership, service and legacy.

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Mike Lashbrook received a special posthumous Life Service Award. Lashbrook was the first Executive Director for the Center for Alcohol Policy and was instrumental in growing the organization.

Laura Markstein of Markstein Sales Company for her work on promoting the Public Affairs Award for for her work on promoting the Distributors Against Human Trafficking Initiative.

Gregory ‘Bud’ Dunn, Jr. of Atlas Sales in Michigan received this year’s Kenny Kerr PAC Award, named in honor of NBWA’s first PAC Chairman, recognizes a distributor’s passion for political advocacy.

Pat Scherzer, a former NBWA PAC Chairman who nearly doubled the number of $5,000 donors, posthumously received the Whitey Littlefield Award, which honors distributors who go the extra mile to grow the NBWA PAC.