ReNews -- Remodelors Council News - 01/05/2005 (Plain Text Version)

Doug Sutton, Sr. CGR, CAPS
Remodelors^TM Council Chair
Springfield, Illinois

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In This Issue:

Wisconsin Remodeler Named January 2005 Remodelor of the Month
Will You Be the Next Remodelor of the Month?
Bryan Patchan Scholarship Application Deadline Looming

Wisconsin Remodeler Named January 2005 Remodelor of the Month

Cindy Knutson-Lycholat, CGR, CAPS, of Knutson Bros II, LLC, in East Troy, WI, was recently named the Remodelors™ Council’s January 2005 Remodelor of the Month.

The Remodelor of the Month program groups local councils from different states into designated months. Knutson-Lycholat, a member of the Lakeland Builders Association, was selected from applications from 16 local Remodelors Councils in four states. Knutson-Lycholat was selected through a stringent judging process by selected Remodelors Council leadership. Knutson-Lycholat has played an active role in NAHB federation since joining in 1994.

According to Ann Pienkos, executive officer of the Lakeland Builders Association, “Cindy’s involvement, professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm for her work and toward her fellow colleagues is exemplary. She has been a leader in our association at all levels, our state association and national NAHB. She has volunteered in many ways to further our industry and help others around her from students to members to government officials.”

Knutson-Lycholat, a past president and Remodelor of the Year of the Lakeland BA, has also been active on a state and national level. In the national Remodelors Council, she has served as the Remodelor 20 Club and Remodelors Council Education & Business Development chair and currently sits on the Remodelors Council Board of Trustees and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) Board of Trustees.

During her 20 years in the remodeling industry, Knutson Bros II has been named to Remodeling magazine’s Big 50 in 1984 and 2000, has won numerous Chrysalis awards and received the Builders Edge Award in 2003.

Each winner is also automatically included in the nominations for the Remodelor of the Year award.

“The purpose of the Remodelor of the Month program is to celebrate all of the local active remodelers across the country,” said Remodelors Council Chairman Douglas Sutton, Sr. of Sutton Siding & Remodeling in Springfield, Ill. “We have more than 6,800 Remodelors Council members. It is a great testament to those who stand out in the crowd when they are named the Remodelor of the Month.”

Will You Be the Next Remodelor of the Month?

Do you live in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island or Vermont?

If so, don't miss your opportunity to the be March Remodelor of the Month. Get your Remodelor of the Month application in by Feb. 5.

This is a great opportunity for local councils and members to get involved and submit their “best of the best” members to compete with other councils. The national Remodelors Council will send out press releases and highlight each winner in ReNews. Each Remodelor of the Month winner will be automatically included in the nominations for the 2005 Remodelor of the Year award.

Check out the Remodelor of the Month program schedule and mark your calendars!

Calendar For 2005 Remodelor of the Year

March 2005 — California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont
Application Deadline: Feb. 5

April 2005 — Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming
Application Deadline: March 5

May 2005 — Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Application Deadline: April 5

June 2005 — Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
Application Deadline: May 5

July 2005 — Indiana, New Jersey, Virginia
Application Deadline: June 5

August 2005 — Wild Card
At-large member application deadline: July 5

September 2005 — Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska
Application Deadline: Aug. 5

October 2005 — No Award — 2005 Remodelor of the Year selected and awarded.

Click here for a Remodelor of the Month application. For more information, contact the Remodelors Council, 800-368-5242 x8216.

Bryan Patchan Scholarship Application Deadline Looming

The Bryan Patchan Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching! Don't miss your chance to win the $1,000 scholarship to attend the Spring Board Meeting in Washington, DC. Make sure your application is in to the Remodelors Council by Friday, Jan. 28.

All 2005 vice chairmen or vice presidents of a local Remodelors Council are encouraged to apply for the Bryan Patchan Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be announced in early March 2005. The purpose of the scholarship is to help defray the costs of attending the Spring Board meeting of a local leader who may not otherwise be able to attend. The winner of the scholarship will be expected to attend the Remodelors Council meetings. The award recipient will also participate in the leadership orientation activities hosted by the Remodelors Council national leadership and staff.

For more information on how to make a donation to the Bryan Patchan Scholarship and/or apply for the scholarship, contact Therese Crahan, 800-368-5242 x8211.