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There were no volunteer candidates for the open Board of Directors positions. The President may appoint members to those positions during the period until next year's annual general elections.

Al has been the past president of the guild and has been active in the guild for approximately 20 years.

He has been involved in teaching hundreds and hundreds of kids and adults over the years, and for the last few years has been mentoring youth in the Guilds youth rod building program. All this, and he has helped many individuals at his home, at local and regional workshops,  and  runs  the  Wisconsin Rod Builders event every year. 

Al is the consumate teacher of our rod building craft and deserves to be recognized by induction into the Guild's Hall of Fame as a Legacy Legend. 

Over the more than a decade that John Sturm has been a member of the Custom Rod Builders Guild he has set a pace that few others can rival.  He was the Director of Corporate Membership on the Board of Directors.  During his tenure he developed a spreadsheet with embedded macro management tools that quickly became the standards used by the other Board of Director membership managers.  Those tools included early notifications of approaching renewal dates, invoices and contracts, acknowledgement letters, and thank you letters.  The three succeeding Corporate Membership Directors followed John’s management procedures without change.

John has had numerous cover, center fold, and Member Spotlight photos of his exquisite rods in the Rodcrafters Journal.  Additionally, he has written articles that covered techniques for cross wraps, rod repair, shop set ups, and tribute rods.  He prepared a series of videos that covered the steps in building a rod.  That instructional series is included in the How To section of the Guild’s website.

John has been a featured presenter at many Guild and local workshops in the South East and North Central regions.  His subjects covered basic and advanced cross wrap techniques, laser engraving, and decorative techniques using acrylics and wood.

John won three consecutive People’s Choice Awards at the St Croix workshop in Park Falls, WI.  He mentored two youths in the Guild’s Youth Membership program, and each won first and second place in the first two annual rod competitions. John is also a registered Guild mentor and has assisted members who sought assistance with advanced cross wrap techniques. 

John Sturm has set high standards for others to emulate – both personally and as a professional manager.  He has shared his expert level skills with others in workshops and in mentoring programs.  He has been a leader as well as a strong team member on committees and the Board of Directors. He has been a prolificate contributor to the Rodcrafters Journal and the How To website section. 

 

He is a worthy candidate for induction into the Custom Rod Builders Guild’ Hall of Fame as a Legacy Legend.

Dave Mayor has been a stalwart supporter of Guild activities, particularly with those in the North Central region. He has been a presenter for many years at the annual St Croix/Park Falls gatherings as well as providing assistance with a myriad of operational requirements needed to make those functions run smoothly. 

 

Although Dave would humbly credit others for their prominent contributing roles, he was essentially the central organizer of a project that paid tribute to a beloved and recently passed Guild member, Gary Nosek. Dave, with the support of those other close friends, worked with Gary’s wife and the North Central Regional staff to honor the legacy of Gary Nosek.  Gary’s rod building materials and equipment, and a quilt made by Gary’s wife, were raffled at the annual St Croix/Park Falls gathering.  The proceeds of over $2000 were donated to the Chequamegon High School in Gary’s name.  Additionally, an annual handle building contest was created with an award bearing Gary’s name.  Finally, Dave shared the complete story of this project with the Guild membership in a feature article that has been published in the Rodcrafters Journal.  Dave’s leading role in organizing and managing this tremendous project deserves to be recognized with the Don Morton Outstanding Achievement Award. 

Thank you for participating in your Guild's election!

Selectees will be announced on the Website and Facebook on November 27, 2024.

Award selectees will be recognized during an event awards ceremony that they are attending in 2025.