Bill Groener Receives ESTA's 2002 Eva Swan Award

NEW YORK, NY -- ESTA (the Entertainment Services and Technology Association) announces the 2002 Eva Swan Award was presented to Bill Groener, Northeast Regional Vice President of PRG, for his remarkable service to the Association over many years. The award was presented at ESTA's Annual Dinner on Thursday, October 17th, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Eva Swan Award is presented to a member who has put forth exceptional efforts in time, expertise and personal resources on behalf of ESTA; been instrumental in shaping and promoting the strategic direction of the Association; made major contributions to the realization of the mission, goals and objectives; and enhanced the value of membership for all.

The Award was presented by Paul Vincent of Vincent Lighting Systems (a former Swan Award winner) who said, "Bill became involved with the development of the Technical Standards Program in its early days. Through his work on the Budget Committee and the Long Range Planning Committee, Bill helped raise funds to support this important and growing Program. His honest, straightforward manner and unswerving dedication brought money and additional volunteers into the Standards Program. He became an integral part of the Executive Committee through his forward thinking and his ability to get to the heart of an issue. In the fall of 1998 Bill became Chair of the Technical Standards Committee and served the Program well and with style until the spring of 2002.

"I guess Bill takes the idea of being 'renaissance man' seriously. He is the only ESTA member representing at one time or another all of our membership categories, except International. In fact, in 1995 Bill became an Affiliate Vice President and he served as a Dealer Director in 1997 and '98. His many years of steady volunteer service to ESTA, despite the changes and commitment in his work and personal life, have had a major impact on the members of our Trade Association and our industry."