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Guiding Light Award
Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award
Nomination Form
Created in 2017, the "Guiding Light Award" recognizes lighting industry companies who have demonstrated consistent and enduring efforts to support and fund basic science research to find a cure for cancer.
The Award is presented annually at the Goombay Bash to an individual or company who exemplifies the leadership qualities that will guide others towards a brighter future in which no one will suffer the hardships of this horrible disease. Honorees serve as H Foundation ambassadors within the lighting industry and continue their excellent work in the fight against cancer.
Nominee Requirements:
- Must be within the lighting industry
- Must demonstrate a strong past and ongoing commitment to supporting cancer research
Fill Out Nomination Form
History and Past Recipients of the Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award
Since its inception in 2001, The H Foundation and its annual Goombay Bash has been celebrated and supported by a sense of community. This grassroots spirit has underscored the message that Cancer is Personal, affecting real people – families, friends, and neighbors.
The “Guiding Lighting Award” was created in 2017 and presented that year to lighting industry companies Generation Lighting, Hinkley, Kichler, Quoizel, Satco, and WAC Lighting to honor their long-term commitment to the H Foundation and to recognize their consistent and enduring efforts to fund basic science research to find a cure cancer. The Award is given annually to an individual or company who exemplifies the leadership qualities that will guide others towards a brighter future in which no one will suffer the hardships of this horrible disease. It celebrates the community spirit that has used ingenuity to shine a spotlight on and raise money for basic science cancer research.
2024 Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award Recipient
Bill Gildin, President, SATCO Products, Inc.
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Dirk & Shelley Wald, Co-CEOs, Schonbek, WAC, Modern Forms
2022 Guiding Light Award Recipient
In 2022, The H Foundation Guiding Light Award was renamed to the Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award to honor Rick’s inspirational legacy within The H Foundation and the Lighting Industry.
Rick Wiedemer, Former Hinkley CEO
2019 Guiding Light Award Recipient
Maria Mullen, CEO, Hubbardton Forge
2018 Guiding Light Award Recipient
Gregg Garofalo, President, Lighting One
2017 Guiding Light Award Recipients
Generation Lighting, Hinkley, Kichler, Satco, Quoizel, WAC Lighting