2022 NIA Hall of Fame Inductee

 Bill Meier - NIA #4322

Bill Meier has been involved with the insulator collecting hobby for decades. He was a key pioneer in enabling technology as a useful tool for collectors. For over 25 years, he has managed and grown the insulator collectors mailing list, now known as ICON (Insulator Collectors on the Net). He created the first significant world wide web presence for the insulator collecting hobby in insulators.com, now insulators.info. Over the years features have been added to the website that have great significance to the hobby and have contributed to it’s growth. Insulators.info is the home base for ICON. The picture poster, Insulator Gazette and the Patent pages are some examples of the tools provided to the hobby by Bill.

In regards to the NIA, Bill has been a member since 1988. Bill & Jill have provided many displays at National shows and helped raise the standards for insulator show displays that have carried through to today. He received multiple awards at different Nationals for many of his displays. Bill served as the Eastern Region Vice President 1995–1998 and Awards & Recognition Chairperson 2003–2005. Bill has assisted many show hosts, multiple times with name tags, directory assistance and display judging. He is a regular dealer at most Nationals and the Springfield shows. He was a co-host for both the 1995 & 2010 NIA National shows. He is currently a member of the NIA Directory and Technology committees.

Just some of the NIA awards Bill has received:

• NIA Outstanding Service Award 1998
• NIA Lifetime Membership in 2002
• NIA Outstanding Service Award 2007
• NIA President’s Award 2011
• NIA Outstanding Service Award 2021 (First collector to receive 3)
• NIA President’s Award 2021

Bill has been involved with the Yankee Pole Cat Insulator Club for many years and Bill and his wife Jill have the Bill & Jill’s Insulator Auction and he assists with several other insulator and hobby auctions. He also provides the Price Guide Browser as an add-on to the North American glass insulator price guide.

Collectors can come and go, some assist with the NIA and or the hobby for a while, then slow down participation, but Bill has consistently been incredibly involved with the NIA and the Insulator Collecting Hobby. He has donated a massive amount of his personal time and life for the hobby and is an outstanding steward of the insulator collecting hobby