Jennifer Jeffords (center) receives the 2008 Craft Professional of the Year Award from Jerry Gorski, 2008 ABC National chairman-elect (left) and Ed Rojeck, director of marketing for Tradesmen International (right).
Carpentry -
Francisco Delgado
Manhattan Construction Company, Falls Church, Va.
Electrical -
Brad S. Wandersee
DaVeer Electrical & Mechanical Contracting, St. Louis, Mo.
Fire Sprinkler -
Leonard Simmons III
The Fireguard Corporation, Glen Burnie, Md.
HVAC/Plumbing -
Michael G. Glendon
C&H Mechanical Corporation, Millersville, Md.
Pipefitting -
Steve Wilborn
Sanders Bros., Inc., Gaffney, S.C.
Specialty Craft: Drywall Finishing -
Kirk Barnes
Commercial Interiors, Inc., Hanover, Md.
Welding -
Jennifer Jeffords
BE&K, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.
Mike Mattei (second from right) receives the 2007 Craft Professional of the Year Award from Tim Johnson, chairman of the Workforce Development Committee (left), Steve Bowker, regional vice president of Tradesmen International (second from left) and Bill Fairchild, 2007 ABC National chairman-elect (right).
Electrical -
Kevin Rohr
Greiner Electric, Littleton, Colo.
Fire Sprinkler -
William "Pete" Slaydon, Sr.
American Sprinkler Co., Inc., Harahan, La.
HVAC -
Ronald Mergler
Dayton Trane, Vandalia, Ohio
Pipefitting -
Stan Rice
Sanders Bros., Inc., Gaffney, S.C.
Plumbing -
Mike DeVries
Godwin Plumbing, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Specialty Crafts Insulation -
Kelly Sexton
STARCON International, Inc., Manhattan, Ill.
Rodger Hveem, Sr. (left) receives the 2006 Craft Professional of the Year Award from Jack Darnall, 2006 ABC National chairman (center), and keys to a new, full-size pickup truck from Mitch DaDante of Tradesmen International (right).
Carpentry -
Alan Von Holten
The Meyer Companies, Lee's Summit, Mo.
Electrical -
Lee A. Luett
Shaw Electric, Inc., Davenport, Iowa
HVAC -
Darrell Conley
Lake Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Eustis, Fla.
Pipefitting -
Thomas E. Cooke
Shaw Constructors, Inc., Orangeburg, S.C.
Plumbing -
Rodger Hveem, Sr.
ABL & Associates Plumbing, LLC, Raleigh, N.C.
Specialty Craft: Masonry -
Patrick Heilman
Thomas & Marker Construction Company, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Welding -
Jason Hall
Sanders Brothers, Inc., Sumter, S.C.
Carpentry -
Robert Johnson
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Miami, Fla.
Electrical -
Ray Drinkwater
Greiner Electric, LLC, Littleton, Colo.
HVAC -
Ronnie G. White
The Trane Company, Nashville, Tenn.
Pipefitting -
Jerome "Lee" Jacque
DELCARD Associates, Inc., New Castle, Del.
Plumbing -
Charles Hubert Thomas
Lake Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Eustis, Fla.
Specialty Craft: Concrete/Metal Building -
Andy Stevens
Runnebohm Construction Company, Inc., Shelbyville, Ind.
Welding -
Martin Biddy
Sanders Brothers, Inc., Gaffney, S.C.
Region 1 -
Donald McNicholas
Stronghold Engineering, Inc.
ABC Southern California Chapter
Region 2 -
Jack Reeves
Yeager Mechanical, Inc.
ABC Iowa Chapter
Region 3 -
William Hoar
Fluor Corporation
ABC Greater Houston Chapter
Region 4 -
Anthony Craig Neal
Sanders Brothers Construction, Inc.
ABC Carolinas Chapter
Region 5 -
Richard Preston
Calhoun Shapiro & Duncan, Inc.
ABC Metro Washington Chapter
Region 6 -
Cris Coy
Thomas & Marker Construction, Inc.
ABC Ohio Valley Chapter
Region 7 -
Dennis J. Cartney
Evans Strickland Best, Inc.
ABC Western Pennsylvania Chapter
Region 1 -
Alan Fish
Klebs Mechanical
ABC Alaska Chapter
Region 2 -
Russell C. DeNeve
J.E. Merit Constructors, Inc.
ABC Iowa Chapter
Region 3 -
James P. Sewall
Austin Industrial, Inc.
ABC Greater Houston Chapter
Region 4 -
Steve R. Lewis
Tharp Plumbing Systems, Inc.
ABC Central Florida Chapter
Region 5 -
Randy A. Gardner
RCD, Inc.
ABC Virginia Chapter
Region 6 -
David W. Jackson
Buckeye Electric
ABC Ohio Valley Chapter
Region 7 -
Walter L. Vaeth
DEMCO New York Corporation
ABC Empire State Chapter