ReNews -- Remodelors Council News - 10/20/2004 (Plain Text Version)Doug Sutton, Sr. CGR, CAPS View Graphical Version | Subscribe to NAHB Publications | Email our Editor... In this issue: Congratulations to the Remodelors™ Council 2004 Award WinnersThe 2004 Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence, known as the CADREs, were announced during the Remodelors Council's annual Gala at the 2004 Remodeling Show in Chicago this month. In This Section:
CADRE Award Winners Announced at RC GalaThe 2004 Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence, known as the CADREs, were announced during the Remodelors Council's annual Gala at the 2004 Remodeling Show in Chicago this month. Carroll Bogard, trade market manager at Pella Corporation, and Nancy Butner, contract marketing manager at Whirlpool Corp., joined Council leadership in the awards presentation as official representatives of the two corporate CADRE sponsors. In his address, Bogard said “All of our councils do remarkable work in all aspects of association and community participation. It is the ongoing success of the local councils that make us successful on the national level." Winners in six categories were honored for outstanding performance and contributions at the local council level: Community Service Membership Recruitment/Retention Outstanding Council Chair Outstanding Executive Officer Public Relations/Promotions Remodelors Council Vice Chairman Don Novak, CGR, CAPS, GMB, said, “The 160 local Remodelors Councils are the backbone of the Remodelors Council. The CADRE awards recognize exemplary work in delivering programs at the all-important local level.” David Engel Inducted into America’s Best Remodeling Hall of FameDavid Engel, director of the Affordable Housing Research and Technology Division in the Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was inducted into the Remodelors Council America’s Best National Remodeling Hall of Fame during a special ceremony held during the 2004 Remodeling Show in Chicago. The Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the remodeling industry. “In honoring individuals in the Hall of Fame, we celebrate those men and women who have made this great industry even greater,” said Remodelors Council Trustee Greg Miedema, CGR, CAPS, CGB, president of Dakota Builders in Tucson, AZ. “If you look at who has come before our latest induction and who in the future will be inducted into this prestigious group, you see the industry changing, growing and moving forward. When we say this group represents the best of the best of this industry, we still don’t do them justice. These individuals are the backbone and the future of our industry’s success.” In addition to the award, Hall of Fame sponsor Weathershield Windows and Doors donated $5,000 to the Washington, DC-based charity Bread for the City in Engel’s name. Engel, this year’s sole Hall of Fame inductee, has spent his life working tirelessly in the federal government to move the industry forward; through his leadership and commitment he has broken down barriers that once stood before the industry; and through his dedication he has reached out to remodelers and community officials and helped both sides to understand each other so they can work together to better their surrounding environments. Engel also manages the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program. PATH is a major private/public partnership funded by HUD that undertakes joint research with private industry, academia, state and local governments as well as other Federal agencies with the goal of using new technologies to significantly increase the affordability and value of housing. In the few years of its existence, the PATH program has made a significant impact on the residential construction and remodeling industry.
Randall Hall Named 2004 Remodelor™ of the YearCongratulations to Randall Hall, CGR, CAPS, of Dallas who was named the Remodelors Council’s 2004 Remodelor™ of the Year at a ceremony held during the 2004 Remodeling Show in Chicago. The prestigious award is bestowed to a remodeler who demonstrates longevity in business, community and industry involvement, business technology and innovation, and continuing education participation. Patrick O’Toole, editor-in-chief, and Tom Drozda, group publisher of Qualified Remodeler magazine joined NAHB Remodelors Council leadership in the awards presentation as official representatives of the Remodelor of the Year sponsor. In his address, O’Toole said, “The Remodelor of the Year award truly celebrates the best of the best our industry offers and this year’s winner is no stranger to that title.” Hall, founder and president of Randall Hall Design, Build, Remodeling, Inc., has received 42 awards including Remodelor of the Year honors from the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry of Greater Dallas, the Lone Star Awards and Chrysalis in the last 12 years. But Hall is more than just a remodeler, he is an industry leader. Since 1987, he has held the positions of chairman of the HBA of Greater Dallas Remodelors Council, a life director on its board of directors, served on the Member Benefits Committee, Education Committee, Communications Committee, Chapter Government Relations Committee, Nominating Committee and served as secretary, vice president and president of the HBA. He is also active in his state association as he sits on the Texas Association of Builders Board of Directors and served as chairman of its Member Benefits Committee and Remodelors Council. On the national level, Hall sits on the NAHB Remodelors Council Board of Trustees, CGR Board of Governors and NAHB Board of Directors. Hall also gives his time generously to many community organizations. Over the years he has held leadership positions in the Hearts n’ Hammer Volunteers, Hands Across the Table, YMCA, Young Life Volunteers, Exchange Club, PTA, Habitat for Humanity, and he has given time to his local Children’s hospital, coaches the neighborhood soccer team and has been a career day volunteer. For more information or to contact us directly, please visit www.NAHB.org | ©2004, National Association of Home Builders |