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New York Convenience Store Hall of Fame

The New York Convenience Store Hall of Fame was established by NYACS in 1996 to honor retailers and suppliers for exceptional achievement in the convenience store industry and exemplary service to NYACS.

Traditionally, one or more deserving individuals are inducted into the Hall during the Chairman's Banquet at the annual Trade Show & Convention. Current members of the New York Convenience Store Hall of Fame are:

Inducted 1996

John MacDougall Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes
Robert Seng Chairman Emeritus
Richard Warrender President Emeritus

Inducted 1997

Kevin Noon K & K Food Mart
Sherry Wright Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Inducted 1998

Kevin Fox Sugar Creek Stores LLC
James Havice Jr. James F. Havice Inc.

Inducted 1999

Dennis Ryley XtraMart Convenience Stores
Herb Sliter HJH Associates

Inducted 2000

Steve Agnello Leadership Management Inc.
Joe Arnold Anheuser-Busch Inc.
John W. Bailey Bailey & Haskell Associates Inc.

Inducted 2001

Mark Sidebottom MWS Enterprises Inc.
Dick Chase Northern Eagle Beverage

Inducted 2003

Rene Patterson Quickway Food Stores
Joseph C. Tripi II Tripifoods Inc.

Inducted 2004

Albert Smith Shortstop Deli
Don Case Paul deLima Coffee Co.

Inducted 2005

Case Marshall Pit Stop Convenience Stores
Carl Tripi Tripifoods Inc.

Inducted 2006

Dick Verona Verona Oil Company Inc. d/b/a The Country Stores
Al Wiley Country Convenience Food Stores
LaFayette D. Jones III Upstate Farms Cooperative Corp.

Inducted 2007

Fran LaForge XtraMart Convenience Stores
Bob Ray Crowley Foods/HP Hood LLC
Jim Curley McLane Company

Inducted 2008

Andrea Baker Taylor's Mini Mart
Don Castronovo Frito Lay Inc.

Inducted 2009

Mickey Jamal Chestnut Petroleum Distributor
Dan Finkle Finkle Distributors Inc.

Inducted 2010

Gary Mikutel XtraMart Convenience Stores
Tom Purcell McLane Northeast

Inducted 2011

Peter Conley United Refining Co. Kwik Fill/Red Apple Division
David Keeney RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Inducted 2012

Paul Rankin United Refining Co. Kwik Fill/Red Apple Division
Raziur Rahman Altria Corp./Philip Morris USA
David Geary Altria Corp./Philip Morris USA

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