Category: Inductees

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2017 Lemoff worked as staff liaison at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for about 26 years for a number of codes and standards. Lemoff served as the editor for eight editions of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code Handbook and for six editions of the National Fuel Gas…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2017 The late Capps served as a leader and a guide to the propane industry by committing his time and efforts to the National LP-Gas Association (NLPGA) as its executive vice president and general manager in the 1970s and 1980s. He led activities that helped to…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2016 How fitting that the late vice president of sales for Suburban Propane was, well, always selling. In fact, he built a 50-year career in the energy industry. But it wasn’t just his sales role with the major propane marketer – and Petrolane before it – that drew…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2016 McClendon helped facilitate the establishment of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) – arguably his most significant contribution to the industry. He was one of the charter councilors and served as PERC’s second chairman from 1999 to 2001, helping to set up the organization for success.…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2016 The co-founder of Lampton-Love Inc., a propane retailer servicing five southeastern states, often carried a jar of honey with him to sweeten his drinks. Those who know Love say his cautious nature and determination made the industry better. The Mississippi native devoted much of his energy…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2016 Byrne’s leadership pertaining to supply and pricing issues and his connections with governmental agencies were crucial to the strength and growth of the propane industry. The former vice president of marketing for Warren Petroleum, a propane supplier, also played a part in seeing that an…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2012 As president, Wallace directed the California-based company’s growth to become the largest U.S. propane marketer in the 1980s. Known as a business innovator, he established the industry’s first foreign trading office in London to secure propane suppliers to the United States. His work with truck…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2013 Nicholson was just 10 years old when his father, Robert Nicholson Sr., founded the New Jersey propane retail operation nearly 75 years ago. Today, Nicholson is the company’s chairman, having built a long résumé, starting in 1954 when he partnered with his father to grow…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2013 Johnson teamed with Wilbur Walls and Emerson Thomas to write the first edition (1986) of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 58 handbook, the industry benchmark for safe LP gas storage, handling, transportation and use. As the vice president of technical services for the National…

LP Gas Hall of Fame Inductee – Class of 2013 Nominated last year, Hills helped to validate propane as an engine fuel when he founded IMPCO in 1958 with the profits from his machining company. The first president of the California company, Hills worked with his friend, Richard Baverstock, to develop the first diaphragm air…