The Toy Book » Russ Berrie http://toybook.com The Leading Trade Publication for the Toy Industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:59:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Voting Begins For 2011 Toy Industry Hall of Fame http://toybook.com/voting-begins-for-toy-industry-hall-of-fame http://toybook.com/voting-begins-for-toy-industry-hall-of-fame#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:35:28 +0000 Justin McCraw http://toybook.com/?p=4275

The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is accepting votes for the 2011 Toy Industry Hall of Fame, to take place in conjunction with the Toy of the Year Awards during Toy Fair Week in New York City. Voting started yesterday and will run until August 27, with the winners awarded on February 12.

Living nominees include:
•Fashion Institute of Technology Toy Design Department Chair Judith Ellis
•Former Radica Games, Ltd. CEO Patrick Feely
•Funrise Toys, Ltd. Founder and CEO Arnie Rubin
•Director Steven Spielberg
•Hasbro, Inc., Chairman Alfred Verrecchia

Posthumous nominees include:
•Russ Berrie, Inc., Founder Russell Berrie
•Duncan Yo-Yo Founder Donald Duncan
•Briarpatch, Inc., Co-founder Martine Redman

Designated points of contact at TIA member companies, former Hall of Fame inductees, and recent TIA Board members are invited to nominate their top three picks in each category. Nominees will earn three points for each first-place nomination, two points for each second-place nomination, and one point for each third-place nomination.

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