Six industry leaders in manufacturing, retail and design are candidates for election this year into the American Furniture Hall of Fame.

The nominees, who will be made Industry Fellows at the Oct. 20 Hall of Fame banquet here, are Aminy I. Audi, John D. Bassett III, Milo Ray Baughman Jr., A. Leon Capel Jr., Hassel H. Franklin and Eugene Rosenberg, the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation announced.

"The home furnishings industry is comprised of highly diverse roles and products, which is represented in this year's slate of the leaders in our industry," said George Cartledge III, president of the foundation. "Each person represents a lifelong career of exemplary achievement, leadership, innovation and generosity. Each nominee has earned the respect of his peers as well as the industry as a whole, and will be made an industry fellow."

Foundation members will vote between July 15 and Aug. 16 on which nominees will be inducted into the hall. Under the new selection system, the inductees will be determined by the combination of the voting and a points-based rating system of each nominee by the Foundation's Industry Fellow Selection Committee.

New members will be announced and officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual banquet Oct. 20 during the High Point Market. Each nominee will be recognized and presented with a Hall of Fame pin and plaque. New inductees will receive the Affie award.

Officials said the candidates were selected from open nominations and by the Industry Fellows Selection Committee based on their contributions to the growth and development of the furniture industry in America with a focus on four standards: enduring excellence, superior accomplishments, innovation and creativity, and philanthropic generosity.