Meet Les Evernett CMAA ’ S Vintage Member
Les was born in 1917 and celebrated his 99th birthday on 25th November 2016 .
At the recent CMAA Sponsors Luncheon and Bursary awards presentation we welcomed and made special acknowledgment to the oldest CMAA member we have , Mr Les Evennett , a former CMAA Federal President who served the Association from 1974 to 1983 , and who is also a CMAA Life Member , and significantly one of the few living Rat ’ s of Tobruk who during the Second World War defended the Libyan seaport town of Tobruk in 1941 .
Les was born in 1917 and celebrated his 99th birthday on 25th November 2016 .
Ladies and Gentlemen I would like now to conduct a special presentation to two of our guests today who have been acknowledged
by the CMAA Federal Executive as having contributed significantly to the Association over many years in their professional capacities and most importantly in their loyalty and support to our members . This award is aptly named the CMAA Hall of Fame Award and the first one , the CMAA Hall of Fame Industry Associate is given to someone who has eminently served the Association providing professional legal services , advise , representation and support and I am pleased to ask Mr Tony Johnston Partner of Eastern Commercial Lawyers to join me to receive his award .
The second recipient of the Hall of Fame Award for the Association Associate Award is given to someone who has also served the Association over many years particularly in the capacity of providing professional development services and support to our members and many of their staff . This person has contributed to the
leadership and career development of many hundreds to thousands of duty managers via the CMAA ’ s premier development program the Duty Manager Program and I am pleased to ask Ms Lori Luhrmann Principal of Luhrmann Consultants to join me to receive her award .
I would also like to make mention that earlier this year Mr Michael O ’ Sullivan was awarded the Hall of Fame Club Manager of the Year Award at our Mid-Year Conference in front of his peers .