Awarded only when warranted, no more often than annually, the prestigious Darrell Fouts Award recipient is selected for exceptional leadership and personal contributions to expanding the vision of the M&A Source and the M&A profession itself. John C. Johnson of BluestemUSA was presented this prestigious award, as its third recipient in the first five years the award existed. Gary Papay was presented with the Darrell Fouts Award in 2016.

The M&A Source is the world’s largest international organization of experienced M&A intermediaries dedicated to representing middle market companies. Members include top M&A Brokers, merger and acquisition intermediaries and advisors from approximately 20 countries around the world.