Pike builders win excellence award

Milford — The Pike County Builders Association recently received an Award of Excellence from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders in the category: Best Education Plan Implemented for Nail Down Your Breakfast Seminars. Awards were presented during the annual National Association of Home Builders’ 2008 EOC Seminar held in Rhode Island. The council’s membership consists of the staff executives who manage the more than 800 state and local home builders associations that comprise the National Association of Home Builders. “Winning an Association Excellence Award is truly a great honor,” said Bill Wendel, president of the Executive Officers Council and executive officer of the Wisconsin Builders Association. “Each award recognizes the outstanding effort, commitment and achievement an executive officer and the association membership made to further the value of involvement in the association.” The winning entries will become part of the Executive Officers Council’s Idea Loan File in an effort to help other executives and associations across the country provide better service to members and their community The PCBA represents home builders and associates in the housing industry throughout the area. The association’s executive officer is Bette Eagan, for Eagan this is the third win at the EOC Conference in the last three years. “I am very proud of the accomplishments of my association and the hard work of our staff,” said Mrs. Eagan. “To receive an Association Excellence Award and to be recognized by one’s peers is truly the ultimate compliment.” Eagan who was unable to attend the conference this year was awarded her pin and plaque at the September 9th meeting at Ehrhardt’s Restaurant by Pennsylvania Builders Association’s Field Service Director, Jerry Leach.