Honoring Distinguished Service— Marshall and Tiernan Inducted Into AIM / R Hall of Fame
Organizations like AIM / R are much more than a community of today’ s membership. They’ re a reflection of all those who have come before, helped build the group’ s foundation and added layers of knowledge and experience along the way.
AIM / R wanted a way to formally recognize— and memorialize— all of those contributions. Several years ago, they established the AIM / R Hall of Fame and announced the inaugural group. Since then, 12 were added. And during the AIM / R 46th Annual Conference, SVP of Industry and PR Brian Morgan of The Morgan Group introduced Tom Tiernan, CPMR, and Gregg Marshall, CPMR, as the newest inductees into this prestigious group.
“ I am honored to be introducing these two gentlemen,” said Morgan.“ Tom and Gregg were both very instrumental in AIM / R’ s growth and helped elevate the group’ s identity and respect within this industry.”
They also were very early proponents of CPMR certification, a rigorous three-year program that is often compared to a masters’ degree for reps. In the mid-1990s, Marshall was the first AIM / R member to complete the program and Tiernan was the second. At that time, most plumbing reps were not familiar with it.
“ Thanks to the endeavors and example of reps like Gregg and Tom, quite a large percentage of our members have since earned the CPMR designation,” Morgan said.“ It takes commitment and drive to take on a challenge like that, but I believe they’ d all describe it as a tremendous benefit to their businesses.”
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, CMC, formerly with J. N. Marshall, Inc. AIM / R President 1998-1999