10  FABRICARE
Nominations Open April 1 – May 15 for Drycleaning 
& Laundry Institute’s Hall of Fame Award 
NOMINATIONS OPEN APRIL 1 FOR DLI’S 2026 HALL 
OF FAME AWARD—THE INSTITUTE’S HIGHEST HONOR 
RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LEADERSHIP 
AND SERVICE HAVE STRENGTHENED THE DRYCLEAN­
ING AND LAUNDRY INDUSTRY. DLI invites all industry 
professionals to submit a nomination, and membership 
is not required to nominate a candidate or to be selected. 
Established by DLI’s Board of Directors, the Hall of Fame 
Award celebrates those who have advanced the industry 
through lasting contributions, meaningful innovation, and 
a commitment to raising standards for cleaners everywhere.
Nominations for DLI’s Hall of Fame Award are open 
April 1 – May 15 and will be accepted from and for any 
industry participant, regardless of organizational member­
ship, through a form available at DLIonline.org/HoF. DLI’s 
Board of Directors will review applications and recipients 
will be announced to the industry by mid-September. 
Applications have a three-year shelf life, meaning any nomi­
nation filed may be considered for up to three years.
Candidates for the award include industry pioneers, ex­
ceptional business leaders, and community advocates. DLI 
intends to shine a spotlight on individuals who have made a 
lasting positive impact on the industry.
Mary Scalco, DLI’s CEO, said, “Professional drycleaning 
and laundry operators from all over the world contribute 
to the betterment of our industry every day. Our goal with 
the Hall of Fame is to recognize contributions made by any 
professional in our industry who has made a positive impact 
and honor them as examples for other members of the in­
dustry. All cleaning professionals, regardless of membership, 
are welcome to nominate industry professionals they see as 
inspirational for this award.”
Norman Way of Puritan Cleaners in Richmond, Virginia 
and District 2 Director on DLI Board, said, “The DLI 
Board Board of Directors thought of people in our industry 
who helped us grow personally and professionally and how 
we might honor them. We know others feel the same and 
the DLI Hall of Fame Award seems like the perfect way to 
commend and recognize these impactful leaders who left a 
lasting effect on us all.”
“DLI’s Hall of Fame award is just one of many aspects 
that makes our industry great,” said Mark Albrecht of The 
Route Pros in Woodbury, New Jersey. “We all have so many 
true mentors and drycleaning superheroes. This award will 
ensure that those peoples’ legacies are at the forefront of so 
many of our minds as we move into the future.”
ONLINE NOMINATIONS DUE MAY 15
To be eligible for nomination, candidates must have a 
minimum of 10 years of experience working in the dry­
cleaning and laundry industry. Awardees will be publicly 
announced and celebrated.
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