Members Honored for Furthering Remodeling - 1/31/2005 - Real Estate Education Training Schools Conferences

Members Honored for Furthering Remodeling

Five members of the Remodelors™ Council were honored for their service to the council and the remodeling industry during a dinner at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.

Outstanding Service Award — Bill Lazor

Bill Lazor, CGRA, of Simonton Windows in Parkersburg, W.Va., was given the Remodelors™ Council Outstanding Service award for his work as chairman of the newly formed Remodelors™ Council Business Associates Committee.

One of Lazor’s key accomplishments as chairman was to help grow the committee by surveying all NAHB associate members to determine how they and the Remodelors™ Council builder members could better benefit from each other's expertise.

“This committee grew in numbers as the year progressed and has a bright future in working forward to benefit the Remodelors™ Council and the industry,” said 2004 Remodelors™ Council Chairman Doug Sutton, Sr., CGR, CAPS.

Bill Owens, CGR, CAPS, of Owens Construction in Powell, Ohio, was the winner of the Distinguished Service Award for his continued dedication to the council. Last year, Owens planned, funded and hosted an event that raised more than $3,000 for the Remodelors™ Council Bryan Patchan Scholarship.

In addition, Owens served as chairman of the council’s leadership development committee and worked on behalf of his local and state associations.

Public Relations Savvy Members

This year, the Remodelors™ Council also recognized for the first time council members who have promoted the council and the professionalism of the industry throughout the year by working with the press on a regular basis and for contributing to NAHB publications, including Nation’s Building News. More than 20 council members wrote articles for Nation’s Building News last year. The following were honored because of the number and popularity of the articles they contributed:

• Greg Miedema, CGR, CAPS, CGB, of Dakota Builders in Tucson, Ariz.
• Erik Anderson, CGR, CAPS, GMB, CGB, of Anderson-Moore Builders, Inc. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Michael Strong, CGR, of Brothers Strong in Houston