Living Candidates for Induction into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame

·                 Thomas Chan, Chairman & CEO, Playmates Toys Inc.

·                 Maxine Clark, Founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop

·                 Pat Feely, Chairman, Toy Industry Foundation and retired CEO of Radica Games Ltd.

·                 George Irwin, CEO, IToys USA Ltd.

·                 Jonathan Levy, CEO, Mastermind Toys

Candidates for Posthumous Induction into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame

·                 James Becker, Founder, Past President, Anjar Co.

·                 Leslie Berger, Founder, Cardinal Industries, Inc.

·                 Ray Larsen, Founder, RLA Marketing – Formerly Ray Larsen Associates

·                 Sydney Rosen, Former Owner of Rose Art, CRA-Z-ART (A Division of La Rose Industries, LLC.)

Designated points of contact at TIA member companies, former Hall of Fame inductees, and recent TIA Board members are invited to rank their choices in the living and posthumous categories; the official ballot will be emailed to all eligible voters this week. Responses are due by Friday, September 12, 2014.

An announcement of the 2015 inductees will be made in conjunction with promotion of the annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) awards program. The inductees will be honored during the TOTY Awards ceremony on Friday evening, February 13, 2015, at the Grand Hyatt hotel. The festivities officially launch Toy Fair Week in New York City.