Hall of Fame

As planning began for EVMC’s 25th Anniversary in the fall of 2004, the Board of Directors created a Hall of Fame to honor those individual’s who attended the first Conference in 1980 and supported the Conference through the early years. These individuals, as well as the past Gigi Award winners, became our inaugural Hall of Fame members at the 2005 EVMC Conference in Denver.

Each year, EVMC accepts nominations for the Hall of Fame prior to the fall planning meeting. Criteria for Hall of Fame membership includes: impact in the live entertainment industry, support for the EVMC conference and influence in marketing trends. Hall of Fame nominees do not need to be committee, Board, or Executive Board members. However, if nominated, they must not be a current Board member and have been off the Board for at least three years.

Criteria for Hall of Fame include impact in the live entertainment industry, support for the EVMC conference, and influence in marketing trends. Hall of Fame nominees do not need to be committee, Board, or Executive Board members. However, if nominated, they must not be a current Board member and have been off the Board for at least three years.

Learn how to nominate someone here

 

Hall of Fame Inductees

2005 Inductees

  • Robbie Braesler
  • Edie Brown
  • Geri Couch-Kroon
  • Vince Egan
  • Rob Franklin
  • Steve Greenberg*
  • Sydney Greenblatt
  • Charlie Mancuso
  • Steve Nazro
  • Rich Oriolo
  • Gigi Pilhofer*
  • Russ Simons
  • Karen Swan*
  • Brad Walsh
  • Ray Ward*

2006 Inductee

  • Hilary Hartung

2007 Inductees

  • J. Lee Friedman*
  • Tammy Koolbeck

2008 Inductees

  • Bob Collins
  • Tom Collins*
  • Bobby Goldwater

2009 Inductees

  • Donna Dowless
  • Sunny Rubenstein
  • Roberta Wright

2010 Inductees

  • Linc Cavalieri*
  • Linda Deckard
  • Rich Krezwick
  • Lynn Plage
  • Bob Reid
  • Larry Rubin*

2011 Inductees

  • Eric Bresler
  • Jim Delaney
  • Connie Hohman Lee

2012 Inductees

  • Bob Collins
  • Pam DeVille
  • Tami Hahn
  • JT Tepolt

2013 Inductees

  • Cliff Clinger
  • Vanessa Kromer
  • Christy Ricketts
  • John Urban

2014 Inductees

  • Ed Cohen*
  • Suzanne Richardson
  • Cara Vanderhook

2015 Inductees

  • Paul Iaconis
  • Bernie Punt

2016 Inductees

  • Misty Cox
  • Sheila Francis
  • Carl Hirsh

2017 Inductees

  • Ed Rubinstein
  • Cindy Underwood-Oleshak

2018 Inductee

  • Ike Richman

2019 Inductee

  • Glen Mikkelsen

2020 Inductee

  • Rosanne Kozerski Brown

2022 Inductee

  • Kosha Irby

2023 Inductee

  • Nina Jackson

2024 Inductee

  • Kelly McGrath

* deceased