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MSA Names New Officers, Honors Gardner

Former CEO of Gardner Signs wins Distinguished Service award

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12 years ago

November 29, 2011

Robin Donovan Signs of the Times November 2011 Issue

The Midwest Sign Assn. has named Shawn Green (Green Sign Co.; Greensburg, IN) its 2012 president after elections in October. The association’s executive committee will also include John Yarger (North American Signs; South Bend, IN) as vice president, and Greg Beyerl (Sign Craft Industries, Indianapolis) and Dan Crannie (Signs by Crannie; Flint, MI) as secretaries.

Skip Gardner, the former CEO of Gardner Signs (Toledo, OH) received MSA’s Distinguished Service award. Gardner became involved with Associated Sign Industries of Ohio, a precursor to the MSA, in 1971, and would later become its president. He was also the chairman of the National Electric Sign Assn. (now the International Sign Assn.) board.

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