BCI Distinguished Service Award

Bob joined East Penn as an Engineering Technician in 1972, where he served in various engineering leadership roles until becoming Executive Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing in 1994. He then assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer in 2014 until his retirement from East Penn in 2022 after 50 years of service.

Worldwide acceptance of the BCI group numbering system could not have happened without Bob Flicker and his decade- long chairmanship of the Data Book Committee. He was knowledgeable about the issues and had the respect of the technical committee members throughout the process – and in fact, Bob also served as Chairman of BCI’s technical committee for over 10 years.

Hal Hawk is the President of Crown Battery and has been a part of the organization’s success for over 40 years.

Hal has been a fixture of the BCI Board of Directors since 1999 and currently is the longest-serving current member on the Board. Hal also served as President of BCI from 2006-2008. Hal was a key leader at BCI as the members of the Independent Battery Manufacturers Association (IBMA) were integrated into the organization.

He has served as BCI Convention Chair for more than two decades, is the Chair of the BCI Quarter Century Club, and is a devoted leader of the annual BCI Golf Tournament. He also continues to be active on numerous other BCI committees.

Roger Winslow purchased Voltmaster in 1957, investing in his hometown of Corydon, Iowa, and leading that firm and other key battery industry suppliers for more than five decades.

In the mid-1960s, Roger led the formation of the modern BCI Group Size system, and was instrumental in the formation of the BCI Data Book Committee and the continued publication of this valuable industry resource. Roger served as president of BCI from 1986-1988, and was also president of the Independent Battery Manufacturers from 1973-1975. He served on the BCI Board of Directors for roughly three decades until 2006, and as a Board Member Emeritus until 2012.