2002 Industry Recognition

ELECTRONIC LIFESTYLES® AWARDS 2002

INDIANAPOLIS – The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) honors its own at CEDIA EXPO 2002.

The industry recognizes the following:

Designers’ Choice Awards

Best Home Theater Level I: $75,000-$125,000 - Photo
CHT Systems Dallas, TX

Best Home Theater Level II: $125,001-$150,000 - Photo
Electronics Design Group, Inc.
Piscataway, NJ

Best Home Theater Level III: $150,001-$250,000 - Photo
Cutting Edge Systems Corp.
Acton, MA

Best Home Theater Level IV: $250,001-$400,000 - Photo
Media Systems Boston, MA

Best Home Theater Level V: - Over $900,000 - Photo
Genesis Audio & Video
Irvine, CA

Best Media Room - Photo
CHT Systems
Dallas, TX

Best Integrated Home Level I: $130,000-$300,000 - Photo
AVL Pro, Inc.
Naples, FL

Best Integrated Home Level II: $300,001-$600,000 - Photo
Audio Visions
Woburn, MA

Best Integrated Home Level III: - Over $600,000 - Photo
American Automation and Communications, Inc.
Annapolis, MD

Best Special Project - Photo
Audio Video Resource, Inc.
Mount Vernon, WA

Best Hidden Installation - Photo
AVIA
Huntington Station, NY

Best Home Theater Architecture - Photo
Theo Kalomirakis Theaters (for the theater installed by Audio Advisors)
New York, NY

Best Dressed System - Photo
Engineered Environments
Oakland, CA

Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards

Best Video Product - Photo
InFocus Corporation
Screenplay 7200

Best Audio Product - Photo
Madrigal
Mark Levinson No 40 Media Console

Best Custom Installation Product - Photo
Audio Design Assoc., Inc.
Suite - 16 System

Best Home Networking Product - Photo
AMX
Design Xpress (DXP)

Best User Interface - Photo
CorAccess
CorAccess Companion 6

Industry Awards

Lifetime Achievement
Scott Struthers
Sonance
San Clemente, CA

Scott joins the distinguished list of CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award winners:

1992 - Albert Langella
1993 - Audio Video Interiors
1994 - Sam Runco
1995 - Chris Stevens
1996 - Bill Cawlfield
1997 - Brad Kibble
1998 - Ivan Zuckerman
1999 - Tomlinson Holman
2000 - John DeSilva
2001 - Tom Doherty
2002 - Scott Struthers

Dealer of the Year
Engineered Environments
Oakland, CA

Installer of the Year
James Atkins
Sensory Solutions, Inc.
Marietta, GA

Sales Representative of the Year
Doug Ferguson
Western Marketing Corporation
Newport Beach, CA

Volunteer of the Year - Manufacturer
David Nowak
AMX
Richardson, TX

Volunteer of the Year - Residential Electronic Systems Contractor
Todd Adams
Cutting Edge Systems
Acton, MA

CEDIA’s Electronic Lifestyles® Awards were voted on by the industry and announced at the annual awards ceremony.

CEDIA was founded in 1989 and represents more than 2,000 member companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems -- typically media rooms, single- or multi-room entertainment systems, home networking, home automation and communication systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems providing control of lighting, security and HVAC systems. Members are established, insured businesses with bona-fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information about CEDIA, visit the association’s website, www.cedia.org, or call 1-800-669-5329.