2011 William Clark Achievement Award Recipient:
- Mr. Mel Farren -
In 1947, Mel immigrated to Montreal with his parents and two brothers from Lancashire, England and then moved to Toronto in 1953. He attended Northern Tech High School then joined Bennett & Wright in 1958. He spent 6 months as an apprentice learning the trade and then moved into the office as a draftsman. Mel went from there to Estimating, then Office Manager and eventually to Vice President. Mel worked with Bennett & Wright and then with Vipond until he retired in 2000. 

During his years in the industry, Mel served on several boards including the Labor Negotiating Committee, the JTAC, the Health and Welfare Committee as well as being active with NFSA.

Mel also served many years on the Board of Directors of CASA, where he also served as the Chair for several years.

In 1961, the sprinkler industry held a contest to design a logo for CASA. Mel won the contest and the $25.00 award. That logo has been in use for 50 years and will be fittingly retired in the same year as this recognition.

Mel was known as a people person who built relationships easily. He became close friends with several industry leaders through the years and contributed to the success of many young industry leaders we see today.

Mel and his wife Pat currently reside in Midland, Ontario and have been married over 50 years. They have three children, eight grandchildren and are expecting their first great grandchild in November.

2010 William Clark Achievement Award recipient:
- Mr. Art Jurisson -
Art, started in 1947 as a junior draftsman with "Automatic" Sprinkler Co. of Canada in Saint John, NB, under the tutelage of James "Jimmy" Lewell. - the original premises and fabrication shop located in the building on Water Street, shared by "Automatic" employees and wharf rats.

Art has had brief stints with the Nova Scotia Board of Insurance Underwriters in Halifax, and the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal as an insurance and fire protection inspector.From 1952 until retirement in 1995, Art worked within the numerous mergers and amalgamations of "Automatic" Active in local and provincial construction associations. He has been active in provincial and national Sprinkler Apprentice education and recognition efforts and a trustee of the Canadian Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund until retirement.

His new job includes spending time with his family with his wife, Linda, Daughters Stephanie & Danielle, Grandchildren Alexander & Danny, Griffin & Mason.

2009 William Clark Achievement Award recipient:
- Mr. Paul Harding -
Paul has spent 50 years in the sprinkler industry. He began his career with Bennett and Wright, moved to SimplexGrinnell and then began Harding Fire Protection Systems Co. Ltd. Harding Fire Protection Systems Co. Ltd. enters 20 years. He is a member of a number of Associations, Boards and Committees. As a member on two advisory task forces of the National Building Code, he watched as mandatory sprinkler requirements finally started to become reality. 

2008 William Clark Achievement Award recipient:
- Mr. Kenneth W. Graham -
Ken has been involved in the fire sprinkler industry for over 50 years (since 1957).  He has been with Viking Fire Protection Inc. for the last 25 years.  During this time he has served as Chairman of CASA as well as a Director.  Ken has been part of CASA Labour Negotiating Committee for 30 plus years and also served on the Apprenticeship Committee in Atlantic Canada. 

2007 William Clark Achievement Award recipient:
- Mr. Jack Priest -
An outstanding new feature of the 2007 Annual General Meeting, was to award the first ever "William Clark Achievement Award". Mr. Jack Priest is the deserving recipient. Amongst his many decades of service to the industry as a C.A.S.A. representative, Mr. Priest was instrumental in obtaining the Dominion Charter for C.A.S.A. in 1961 and the establishment of the Sprinkler Industry Pension Plan in 1965.


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