IAPMO is calling for nominations
for the George Kauffman Lifetime Achievement Award and the newly renamed Joseph
Kneidinger Green Contractor of the Year Award. Both awards will be presented at
IAPMO’s 81st Annual Education and Business Conference, Sept. 26-30, in Seattle.
The
Kauffman Award, named for the former 43-yr. IAPMO member and industry
trailblazer nicknamed “
Mr. Code,” who passed away in 2001,
is IAPMO’s highest honor, presented to those who have left an indelible mark
upon the association and the plumbing and mechanical industries.
The
Kneidinger Green Contractor Award, given for the first time last year, honors
the IAPMO member contractor who best fulfills or symbolizes a commitment to
environmental sustainability through his or her work in the plumbing and
mechanical industries. It has been renamed this year in honor of
Joseph
Kneidinger, an IAPMO member and passionate Green advocate who passed
away last September. Kneidinger was a senior plumbing inspector for the City of
Portland, OR, who dedicated his professional and personal life to the
advancement of sustainable and renewable principles.
Nominations
for each will be accepted until May 15, after which the Board will select
qualified recipients at its summer meeting. Kneidinger Award nominations should
be presented to the Board through the Committee for Awareness and Understanding
of a Sustainable Environment (C.A.U.S.E.), the Green Technical Committee or the
Board itself. The Kneidinger Award is given out every year, while the Kauffman
Award is given only when the Board deems a nominee truly worthy. Kauffman
Awards nominations should be made directly to the Board.
Send
nominations to
geoff.bilau@iapmo.org or
gaby.davis@iapmo.org.
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