The Self Storage Association (SSA) and the Self Storage Association Foundation (SSAF) today announced two industry awards, both of which will be celebrated in Las Vegas this September during the SSA Fall Conference & Trade Show.

 
Entering the Self Storage Hall of Fame on September 4 will be Anne Ballard (pictured left), an industry fixture for many years. The founder of Georgia’s Universal Storage Group, Ballard has served on the SSA board of directors and has been an instrumental leader of the Georgia Self Storage Association since its inception, including two terms as president.
 
Arkansas’ Bill Humble (pictured right) has been selected to receive the Michael T. Scanlon, Jr. Award, which honors individuals who have made unique contributions to the SSA and the self storage industry. Humble, owner of U-Storeit, based in Little Rock, was instrumental in self storage legislative models that have been adopted in states throughout the country. Perhaps most significantly, he led the only successful effort to date to repeal a state-wide sales tax on self storage customers. Named for the late president & CEO of the national SSA, the Michael T. Scanlon, Jr. Award will be celebrated September 5 in Las Vegas.