New Academy Fellows Honored at Opening General Session
By Diane VanBuskirk
The 2008 induction ceremony of new Fellows into the Academy of Electrical Contracting marks the 40th anniversary of this exceptional organization.
Founding fellows including Robert W. Colgan (NECA president 1974-79) and Robert Higgins (NECA Executive Vice President) were recognized at the Board of Governors meeting and the Opening General Session. The Academy held its first meeting at Philosopher’s Hall in Boston in 1968 to recognize exceptional and outstanding service to the electrical contracting industry.
This year, 10 new Fellows were chosen to continue their legacy of service.
· Daniel L. Bollin, President, Transtar Electric, Toledo, Oh. Ohio/Michigan Chapter, NECA
· Larry David Cogburn, President, Cogburn Brothers Electric, Jacksonville, Fla. North Florida Chapter, NECA
· James Harold Cornelius, President, Brown & Heim of Baltimore, Md. Maryland Chapter, NECA
· Gregg B. Eisenhardt, President/Owner, Good Electric Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee Chapter, NECA
· William H. Green, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, MYR Group/L. E. Myers Company, Rural Hall, N.C. Southeastern Line Constructors Chapter, NECA
· Geary Michael Higgins, Vice President, Labor Relations, NECA, Bethesda, Md. NECA National Office
· Dale E. Phagan, President/CEO, Prime Electric, Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico Chapter, NECA
· David B. Pinter, President/CEO, Zwicker Electric, New York, N.Y. New York City Chapter, NECA
· James Allen Smith, President/Owner, Jordan-Smith Electric Co., Huntington, W.V. West Virginia-Ohio Valley Chapter, NECA
· Greg E. Stewart is CEO/Owner, Superior Group: A Division of Electrical Specialists, Columbus, Oh. Central Ohio Chapter, NECA
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