World Massage Festival &
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame


July 16-20, 2023
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
Cherokee, NC


Our Mission Statement: To honor those who built the bridges for our profession,
to educate the general public about massage, to educate therapists
about different types of massage and to have fun.





Help us honor our 2023 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame inductees!
We have opened a print-on-demand online shop with 2023 World Massage Festival and Massage Therapy Hall of Fame merch. The plan is to use the initial proceeds to print and send each of the inductees a special honorary t-shirt that distinguishes them as forthcoming MEMBERS of the 2023 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame class. Get your shirt, hoodie or embroidered cap, and help us reach this goal! Visit the online store here: https://rred.co/wmf



MASSAGE THERAPY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS


2023
Garry Adkins, Shari Aldrich, Dale Alexander, Jill Berkana, Terrance Bonner, Dawn Maria del Valle, Carrie Deslippe, Jim Earley, John Evans, Harvey Feinstein, Heidi Froehlich, Rick Garbowski, Claire Heath, Sandra Hoak, Anthony B. James, Wassakanit Lakkham, Ana Malachowski, Jeffrey Montoya, Christophe Morrisseau, Scott Raymond, Fernando Rojas, Michele Ruppert, Angela Saam, John Sanders, Gina Simpson, Melissa Strautman, Michael Tinto, Marcelina White

Harrahs Cherokee, Cherokee, NC
Keynote: Ryan Hoyme


2022
Rebecca Brumfield, Shamaya Chah, Sally Chamness, Doc Clay, Carrie Corey, Debra Curties, George Downing, Alex Fuchs, James Graffenburg, Tim Herbert, Dawn Hogue, Pillar Hook, Gordon Inkeles, Kathryn Jensen, Lee Kalpin, Paul Kelly, Rob Libby, James Marnell, Diane Matkowski, J.R. Olsen, Doreen Rossi, Terry Russell, Mary Theri Thomas, Jonathon Vogel, Elise Volkmann

Harrahs Cherokee, Cherokee, NC
Keynote: Cliff Korn & Elaine Stillerman


2021
Eleanor Adair, Sheila Alexander, Elizabeth Arden, Kelly Armstrong, J. Arvedson, Harriet Hubbard Ayer, Richard Heal, Phillip DeHesse, Carl Dubitsky, Barry Green, John Grosvenor, Marquetta Hungerford, Gunilla Knutson, Mary V. Lace, Hartvig Nissen, Helena Rubinstein, J. Victor Schemer, Ida C. Shires, Robert Sohn, George H. Taylor, Herbert Tibbits, Noel M. Tidy, Jim Traver, Sylvia Ullback, Leo J. Wahl, Dorothy Wood

Should have been: Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
Keynote: Should have been Elaine Stillerman


2020
Lillian Anderson, John Balletto, Linda Beach, Tony Bethel, Kerry D' Ambrogio, Jeff Foreman, Lujene Greene Clark, Robyn Green, Elizabeth Heidenburger, Linda Hoppe, Lyla Keeler, Scott Kilbourne, Craig Knowles, Kray Kribber, Joe Lavin, Dawn Lewis, Sage Madrone, Konstantina Makri, Gini Ohlson, Brian Paris, Portia Resnick, Jody Stork, Jeppe Tengbjerg, Diane Trieste

Should have been: Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, IN
Keynote: Should have been Cliff Korn


2019
Mark Bigelow, Dawnette Cabaluna, Corey Costanzo, Steve Earles, Jeanette Falu-Bishop, Jim Funk, Julie Goodwin, Larry Heisler, Don Kelley, Carol Komitor, Jim Lumpkins, Teresa Matthews, Laurie Messina, Charlie Mora, David Morin, Jocelyn Olivier, Doug Rasmussen, Barb Richmond, Arturo M. Sanchez, Joe Bob Smith, Gael Wood

Harrahs Cherokee, Cherokee, NC
Keynote: Leslie Young


2018
Dr. Manon Bolliger, Mary Beth Braun, Jill Burynski, Dwight C. Byers, Jerrilyn Cambron, Makana Chai, Christine Courtney, Nancy Dail, Jimmy Gialelis, Tami Goldstein, Haunani Hopkins, Kelli Lene, Lloyd List, James Mally, Don McCann, Douglas Nelson, Lydia Nixon, Nate Nordstrom, Annie Powell, Dennis Price, Donna Sarvello, Dr. Fritz Smith, Kapono Souza, Lynn Teachworth, Benny Vaughn, Lawrence Woods

The Rio, Las Vegas, NV
Keynote: Judi Calvert

2017
Yvonne Allen, Oleg Bouimer, Michael Breaux, M. K. Brennan, Iris Burman, Mark Carangelo, Vickie Dodd, Patty Glenn, Brian Halterman, Sue Hitzmann, DoAnn Kaneko, Darryl Kasch, Lisa Kemerait, Felix Kersten, Joe La Torre, Gilles Marin, Beverly May, Eileen McKusick, Robert Melchioris, Flor Penner, Geri Ruane, Meir Schneider, Richard Shulman, Irene Smith

Harrahs Cherokee, Cherokee, NC
Keynote: Anita Shannon


2016
David Berceli, Elaine Calenda, Marshall Dahneke, John Davis, William FitzGerald, Mary Alice Goering, Pearl Gopaul, Barry Green, Gunter Heidenberger, Leiah Kerns Carr, Kelly Lott, John Mahoney, Mike Mcaleese, Nina McIntosh, Julie Onofrio, Bob Poirier, Jiovannina Ramos, Wesly Sen, Ross Turchaninov, Barbara White, Mary White, Pete Whitridge, Linda Wilson, Parijat Wismer

Harrahs, Atlantic City, NJ
Keynote: Sharon Puszko


2015
Sandy Dirks, Robert Flammia, Waltz Fritz, Dennis Gibbons, Lauriann Greene, Leena Guptha, Thomas Heidenberger, Robert Jantsch, Janet Kahn, Gurukirn KIhalsa, Til Luchau, Mandy Lane, Wolfgang Luckman, Patty McNulty, Joe Muscolino, Laura Norman, Ed Sansbury, Mary Betts Sinclair, Tracy Walton, Ellen Watson, Geary Whiting, Enid Whittaker, Anne Williams, Phillip Wilson

Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, IN
Keynote: Michael McGillicuddy


2014
Gertrude Beard, Mark Beck, Carol Carpenter-Ayala, Bruno Chikly, Patricia Donohue, Joe Ferguson, Michael Reed Gach, James Hackett, Brenda Ignacio, Eeris Kallil, Karen Kowal, Steve Kreger, Janelle Lakman, Thomas Liberto, James Mennell, Ilse Middendorf, Ron Phelan, Alex Spassoff, Marty Swager, Frances M. Tappan, Lisa Upledger, Brian Utting, Susan Walsh, Beth-ellen Zang

Tuscany Suites, Las Vagas, NV
Keynote: Laura Allen Clayton


2013
Lauren Berry, Taya Countryman, James Craft, Irene Diamond, Margaret Elke, C. G. Funk, Glynn Hymel, Patrick Ingrassia, Kate Jordan, Nancy Kahalewai, Kathie King, Dora Kunz, Michele Merhib, Terry Norman, Boris Prilutsky, Robert Schleip, Al Schatz, Andrew Taylor Still, Elaine Stillerman, Randolph Stone, John Thie, Ariana Vincent, Katherine Warner

The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
Keynote: Vivian Madison Mahoney


2012
Cindy Ballis, Karina Braun, Eric Brown, Jim Charlesworth, Scott Dartnall, Robin Fann-Costanzo, Irene Gauthier, Sally Hacking, Ryan Hoyme, Andrea Kelly, David Kent, Mark Lamm, Paul Lewis, Rena Margulis, Karen Menehan, Angie Patrick, Donald M. Petersen Jr., Sharon Puszko, Art Riggs, George Skaroulis, Kevin Snedden, Cherie Sohnen-Moe, Les Sweeney, Ruth Werner

Tuscany Suites, Las Vagas, NV
Keynote: David Kent


2011
Laura Allen, Judith Aston, Robert Benson, Leon Chaitow, Gloria Coppola, Jonathan Goldman, Joseph Heller, Deane Juhan, David Lauterstein, Karen Lay, Whitney Lowe, Michael McGillicuddy, Tom Owens, Richard Rossiter, Susan Salvo, Margie Schaeffer, Anita Shannon, Lynda Solien-Wolfe, Cary Smith, Jack Thomas, Diana Thompson, Lynn Wind, Peter Wind, Leslie Young

Westerrn Carolins University, Cullowhee, NC
Keynote: Judith Aston


2010
Ben Benjamin, Elliot Greene, Steven Halpern, Julia Hayes, Bob King, Sudevi Linda Kramer, Dr. Jacob Lieberman, Claire Marie Miller, Carole Osborne, Karen Reifinger, Rick Rosen, Howayo Takata

Berea College, Berea, KY
Keynote: Paul St. John


2009
Tina Allen, Tom Bowen, Nathalie Cecilia, James Cyriax, Moshe Feldendrais, John Harvey Kellog, Cliff Korn, Peter Ling, Mary McMillan, Margie Meshew, Jenny Ray, Jean Shea

T bar M Ranch, New Braunfels, TX
Keynote: James Waslaski


2008
Judi Calvert, Erik Dalton, Elizabeth Dicke, Tiffany Field, Sandy Fritz, Raul Izquierdo Sr. & Estrellita Izquierdo, Vivian Madison-Mahoney, Paul St.John, Ralph Stephens, John Upledger, James Waslaski

Edgewater Beach Resort, Panama City, FL
Keynote: Ralph Stephens


2007
Laurie Azzarella, Bruce Baltz, John Barnes, Mukti Michael Buck, Judith DeLany, Aaron Mattes, Tom Myers, Brita Ostrom, David Palmer, Therese Pfrimmer, Linda Tellington-Jones, Janet Travell

Hadji Shriner's Temple, Pensacola, FL
Keynote: Brita Ostrom


2006
Frederick Alexander, Robert Noah Calvert, Sister Rosalind Gefre, Ruthie Hardee, Hippocrates, Eunice Ingram, George Kousaleos, Jack Meagher, Aunty Margaret Muchado, Bonnie Prudden, Ida Rolf, Milton Trager

State Fairgrounds, Pensacola, FL
Kenote: Bonnie Prudden