ABC Dec. 15 announced the seven finalists for its 2010 Craft Professional of the Year award and the six finalists for the 2010 Craft Instructor of the Year. The winner of The Craft Professional of the Year award will be chosen onsite Feb. 6 at ABC’s 2010 National Convention in San Diego where the Craft Instructor of the Year will also be announced.
Craft Professional of the Year Participants in the ABC Craft Professional of the Year program are evaluated on several criteria including: the candidate’s mastery of job-related skills, jobsite and safety performance record, leadership, professionalism, community and industry service, personal motivation, credentials, commitment to the merit construction philosophy and recognition by others for the candidate’s excellence in craft skills and teamwork to complete projects safely and successfully.
ABC’s Craft Professional of the Year grand prize winner will receive a brand-new, full-size pickup truck sponsored by
Tradesmen International.
In 2002, ABC initiated the Craft Professional of the Year awards program to recognize the individual who stands out each year as the industry’s best. After evaluating a pool of outstanding ABC craft professionals from across the United States, a team of national judges selects six finalists, from which the national ABC Craft Professional of the Year is chosen.
ABC 2010 Craft Professional of the Year finalists:
Craft: Carpentry Name: Roger L. Leisure, Jr.
Employer: Danis Building Construction Company, Miamisburg, Ohio
Chapter: ABC Ohio Valley Chapter
Craft: Electrical Name: Othniel L. Henry
Employer: D.P. Electric, Inc., Tempe, Ariz.
Chapter: Arizona Builders’ Alliance
Craft: HVAC Name: David J. Isaac
Employer: Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., Rochester, N.Y.
Chapter: ABC Empire State Chapter
Craft: Masonry Name: Tranquilino Villegas
Employer: Telligent Masonry, LLC, Potomac, Md.
Chapter: ABC Metro Washington Chapter
Craft: Pipefitting Name: Chad A. Dugge
Employer: Lee Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Park Hills, Mo.
Chapter: ABC Heart of America Chapter
Craft: Plumbing Name: Jason L. Sewell
Employer: Lake Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Eustis, Fla.
Chapter: ABC Central Florida Chapter
Craft: Welding Name: Russell Benjamin Rodolph
Employer: Big J Enterprises, LLC, Albuquerque, N.M.
Chapter: ABC New Mexico Chapter
Craft Instructor of the Year The Craft Instructor of the Year grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $3,500 from the Trimmer Education Foundation, a notebook computer and leather jacket from the National Center for Construction Education and Research, a Craft Instructor of the Year trophy, airfare and hotel accommodations to attend the ABC National Convention in San Diego, one complimentary convention registration (valued at $780) and national recognition through numerous industry publications.
ABC 2010 Regional Craft Instructors of the Year:
Region 1
Ray Drinkwater Electrical Instructor
Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
Greiner Electric, LLC, Littleton, Colo.
Region 2
Dennis J. BartlettSheet Metal Instructor
ABC Iowa Chapter, Waukee, Iowa
Region 3
Chris Weber Welding Instructor
ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter, St. Rose, La.
Region 4
Robert Clifton Daniel Electrical Instructor
ABC Mississippi Chapter, Jackson, Miss.
Region 6
Tim A. Rogers Pipefitting/Welding Instructor
ABC Saginaw Valley Chapter, Midland, Mich.
Region 7
Ed LePage Millwright/Instrumentation/Pipefitting Instructor
Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, Maine