Vol. 14, No. 19 - November 5, 2008
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Table of Contents
- Murphy Receives CSAA's Highest Accolade
- CSAA By-law Change Approved by Members
- 2008 CSAA Annual Meeting Overheads Now Online
John A. Murphy Receives CSAA's Highest Accolade
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The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) is pleased to announce that Mr. Murphy has been involved with CSAA for almost 20 years. His contributions to the Association and the industry have not only included the gift of his talent, time and financial support, but also the sharing of his employees expertise in innumerable projects--from education to AHJ relations. His clear vision of the future and his brilliant advice will guide CSAA for many years to come. |
John A. Murphy receiving the Lott Award from |
"John has graciously contributed his time, talent and expertise to help CSAA grow and expand our portfolio of services to our members," said Steve Doyle, executive vice president of CSAA. "Our reserves has grown significantly in the past few years and our training programs have also improved dramatically. John's leadership has been of inestimable value to CSAA." |
"I am flattered and humbled by this award which really recognizes the efforts of so many others as well," said John A. Murphy."I am especially pleased that my vision for an industry-owned educational show and the CSAA Five Diamond program has come to a reality because of the efforts of so many others who share my goal of making CSAA the leading provider of differentiated quality service to our members. Thank you all."
Mr. Murphy has been president of Vector Security since 1991. He is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience in finance and corporate management in various segments of the service industry. His extensive management experience includes structuring and integrating more than 200 acquisitions, involving more than $1 billion of transaction value.
Before joining Vector Security, Murphy was president of Chestnut Capital Corporation, a privately held investment company in Philadelphia, and earlier was the senior vice president of IU International Corporation.
Mr. Murphy is the immediate past president of the Central Station Alarm Association and serves on the CSAA Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. He is also an active member of the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and is involved with the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) and its coalition, the Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation (AIREF).
The Lott Award recognizes those individuals whose contributions to CSAA and the industry are exceptional, and is CSAA's highest recognition of leadership and support. John now joins a group of very special people, the other recipients of the Stanley Lott Award: Robert Bitton (1991), Patricia and Thomas F. Smith (1993), Robert A. Bonifas (1995), Steve Roth (1996), Robert L. Ohm (1997), Tom Lewin (1998), Isaac Papier (1999), Stanley Martin (2001), William (Bill) Moody (2002), Ralph W. Sevinor (2003), John Mabry (2004), Louis T. Fiore (2005), Ben Cornett (2006), and Benjamin H. Dickens, Jr., Esq. (2007).
CSAA By-law Change Approved by Members
At the General Membership Meeting on Monday, October 27, the CSAA membership voted unanimously to change the Association's bylaws and add a Board of Director seat in representation of the CSAA Proprietary Council.
The purpose of the Proprietary Central Station Council is to address issues unique to proprietary central stations and to participate in discussions and on issues of standards and codes where it affects their unique concerns. In addition, the PCSC has an interest in furthering federal activities in the area of licensing and reciprocity, and working with the central station industry to resolve the false alarm problem. The CSAA Proprietary Council was formed in late 2002 and held its first meeting in January 2003.
2008 CSAA Annual Meeting Overheads Now Online
Most of the presentations given at the 2008 Annual Meeting are now posted online. To download the presentations, please visit www.csaaintl.org/2008AnnualMeeting.htm and click on the appropriate link.