Voting Closes Friday for Toy Industry Hall of Fame

toy association hall of fame logoAugust 26, 2024 | Toy Association members are reminded to help decide the 2025 Toy Industry Hall of Fame inductees by submitting their ballots by Friday, August 30.

Ballots have been emailed to all eligible voters*; to request a link to the ballot, email The Toy Association’s Janis Zegman.

The candidates up for consideration are:

 These candidates were selected by the Association’s Hall of Fame Committee from a slate of highly qualified nominees.

 The posthumous candidates will be decided on by the Hall of Fame Subcommittee for Posthumous Selection (with approval from the Hall of Fame Committee) and will be announced in February along with the 2025 inductees. All inductees will be celebrated during a formal ceremony at the Toy of The Year® Awards on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Established in 1984, the Toy Industry Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon individuals in the toy industry who have made outstanding contributions and/or provided impactful service to the industry and The Toy Association throughout their careers. Past inductees include Ruth Handler, Jim Henson, Stan Lee, George Lucas, and Joan Ganz Cooney, among others. The Toy Industry Hall of Fame is housed alongside the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong museum in Rochester, New York, featuring kiosks with glass plaques and touch-screen monitors with biographical information about every inductee.

*Eligible voters include designated points of contact for current members of The Toy Association; current members of The Toy Association Board of Directors and board members who have served in the previous five years; and former Hall of Fame inductees. More details about the nomination criteria and selection process is available online.