Each year, RefrigiWear selects 24 of the nation’s best warehousemen from hundreds of submissions, along with 7 Lifetime Achievement Winners. Each is commemorated for their work ethic as an Outstanding Warehouseman of the Year.
Winners are selected based on how well they exemplify the following characteristics:
• Leadership Ability • Productivity • Resourcefulness • Attitude • Length of Service
2011 Warehousemen of the Year Winners
| Mr. Jeff Gilbert | Americold | Gadsden, AL |
| Mr. Charles Grier | Americold | Mountville, PA |
| Mr. Nestor Cordoza | Atlas Cold Storage | Tolleson, AZ |
| Mr. Anthony Altamira | Ben E Keith | San Antonio, TX |
| Mr. Gildardo Ayon | Burris Logistics | Elkton, MD |
| Ms. Maria Gonzalez | Castle & Cooke | Vernon, CA |
| Mr. Odie Mack | Castle & Cooke | Bloomington, CA |
| Mr. Nathan Trimble | Dot Foods, Inc. | Mt. Sterling, IL |
| Mr. Carlos Meraz | Golden State Foods | Portland, OR |
| Mr. More Smith | MBM Foodservice | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mr. Eddie Rivera | McLane Foodservice | Phoenix, AZ |
| Mr. Dwayne Ward | McLane Foodservice | Forest Park, GA |
| Mr. Bart Rehm | Millard Refrigerated | Theodore, AL |
| Mr. Armando Becerra | Nestle DSD | Walnut, CA |
| Mr. Enrique Munoz | Nicholas & Co. | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Mr. Anthony Pushard | Performance Foodservice | Augusta, ME |
| Mr. Chris Reinhart | The Sygma Network | Columbus, OH |
| Mr. Tom Osborn | Sysco | Palmetto, FL |
| Mr. Ernest Godfrey | Sysco | Lincoln, NE |
| Mr. Cory Rice | Systems Services of America | Portland, OR |
| Mr. Steve Popovnak | Tamarkin | Youngstown, OH |
| Mr. Gary L’Etoile | United Natural Foods | Dayville, CT |
| Mr. John Pietrangelo | Ryder | Milwaukee, WI |
| Mr. Tommy Fancher | Zero Mountain, Inc. | Fort Smith, AR |
2011 Lifetime Achievement Winners
| Mr. Dan Tschida | Americold, Ontario, OR | 41 Years |
| Mr. Jim Botley | Kroger, Riverside, CA | 41 Years |
| Mr. Jimmy Stanaland | Brookshire Brothers, Lufkin, TX | 39 Years |
| Mr. Tony Codorniz | Morningstar Foods, Gustine, CA | 39 Years |
| Mr. Dave Tschida | Americold, Ontario, OR | 38 Years |
| Mr. Ezequiel Gutierrez | FreshPoint, City of Industry, CA | 37 Years |
| Mr. Jack Robbins | Maplehurst Bakeries, Brownsburg, IN | 37 Years |