Dick Page Memorial

2022 Recipient - Mike Ryan

2019 Recipient - James Hilton

James Hilton has been into cars and hot rods since he was young. Pretty much since his uncle took him for a ride in his big block corvette roadster when he was 8 or 9... He did the whole auto shop thing in high school, but all that showed him was that he didn't want to be a dealer tech or something like that. He went to work for his uncle, John Goodman, on his vintage race team right after he graduated from high school. This gave James an enormous amount of hands on experience but also showed him he lacked knowledge. After a couple years of this he decided to enroll into school at Clover Park Technical college. He went through the mechanical side, as well as the paint course. While there, he worked with Brian Moore. They did a few hot rods together and Brian's impressive attention to detail has stuck with James to this day. Also, while at Clover Park, he met Doug Graf from Classic Reflection Coachworks. Doug was there at Clover Park with his newly completed 62 CRC. James was floored by the car and it's engineering, but never thought this would be his career. A couple years passed, and James was approached by a buddy who was working for Doug. He said they were looking for a mechanic, so he applied. That was 12 years ago. He has gone from being a mechanic at CRC to the production manager, where he has a hand in all aspects of the builds. James take a lot of pride in being able to assemble these amazing automobiles and is now painting them as well as running the shop. He has hired quite a few employees from Clover Park Tech to work for CRC. Kurt Freeman, the collision instructor at Clover Park, has given him a great deal of knowledge, along with Doug Graf, the people from Goodman racing, and Brian Moore. James hopes to be able to pass what he knows along to young people starting out in this industry. James loves off-roading and has built a few trucks for that. He also has a 1985 Buick Grand National that has gone through a few different builds, as well as a small block powered S10 Blazer. Add a huge love for motorcycles. He rides a lot and has built a few from a bare frame. Most notable is the bike he helped his wife build in memory of her mother, who they lost to cancer a few years ago.

2018 Recipient - Jacob Lusk

Jacob has worked for Art Morrison since he was 18 years old and has gained vast experience, a solid grounding, and lots of hands on involvement when it comes to building cars. Like many young people, lack of personal finances and the curiosity of "What if I changed this..." prevented Jacob from completing an entire build for himself in his early years.

As his Dad, Greg, approached retirement, they put their minds and resources together to build a truck and finish it. Then, his Dad would have something to take to shows once he had the time. They chose a 1958 Chevy Apache pickup and with Jacobs hands and Dad's finances, the build began. Greg encouraged him and provided unlimited funds to build it. Like many projects, this one took on a life of its own and truly became an award-winning build.

Since completion, Jacob and Greg have taken the truck to shows from Puyallup to Ft Worth, winning huge kudos, from Best Chevy Truck to Builder's Choice Awards. At this year's Northwest Rodarama Rod and Custom Show, it was chosen by all show participants as one of two entries to be added to its 2018 Hall of Fame.