{"id":30169,"date":"2021-11-10T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/?p=30169"},"modified":"2023-03-27T20:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:57:59","slug":"new-board-members-announced-industry-members-recognized-at-2021-cri-annual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/new-board-members-announced-industry-members-recognized-at-2021-cri-annual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"New Board Members Announced, Industry Members Recognized at 2021 CRI Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Dalton, GA \u2013 November 10, 2021 \u2013<\/strong> The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its annual meeting on November 10, 2021. The yearly gathering included an update on the industry, the announcement of the Board of Directors roster for 2022, and recognized volunteers for service to the institute.\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u201cThe past two years have presented significant challenges for numerous industries, but the carpet industry continues to endure and make strides as a whole,\u201d CRI President Joe Yarbrough said.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nMilliken&#8217;s Philip Bridges announced Jim Williams of Mohawk Industries as the 2021 recipient of the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award. The award was established by Milliken &amp; Company in 1998 to honor the late Dr. Joe Smrekar who volunteered on many CRI committees. CRI staff members choose the recipient of the annual award.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nOther honorees recognized for their service to CRI at the 2021 meeting included Vance Bell, Rick Hooper, and Stephen Morton.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u201cThe character and work ethic of our industry are embodied in this year\u2019s honorees,\u201d Yarbrough said.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nMr. Yarbrough also gave a report on CRI and industry activities from the past year. He outlined the work done in government affairs, technical, and communication.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u201cWhile the world exits the pandemic, our industry continues to grow and step into the future,\u201d Yarbrough said. \u201cOur industry and institute look forward to an exceptional 2022 and all that lies ahead for us.\u201d\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":27860,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2235\" class=\"wp-image-27860\" src=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1-1024x894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1-1536x1341.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Yarbrough-and-Jim-Williams-1-scaled-1-2048x1788.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n<figcaption>CRI President Joe Yarbrough (left) and Jim Williams (right), who received the 2021 Joseph J. 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