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Charles Bechtel awarded roofing industry's highest honor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: KRISTA REISDORF
MARCH 2005	(847) 299-9070, Ext. 7531
	kreisdorf@nrca.net
CHARLES BECHTEL AWARDED ROOFING INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST HONOR Orlando, Fla.—Charles Bechtel, president of Harold J. Becker Co. Inc., Dayton, Ohio, is the 58th recipient of the National Roofing Contractors Association's (NRCA's) J.A. Piper Award. Presented each year at NRCA's annual convention and exhibit, the J.A. Piper Award recognizes roofing professionals who have devoted constant, outstanding service to the association and roofing industry. Bechtel was president of NRCA in 1994 and has served in various other capacities at NRCA, including a member of the board of directors, vice president, senior vice president and chairman of such committees as the Convention Committee; Audit, Budget and Finance Committee; Fastener Committee; and Affiliate Relations Committee. He has been involved in leadership positions in a number of trade and professional organizations. He has served as president of the Ohio Roofing Contractors Association, as well as the Sheet Metal & Roofing Contractors Association of the Miami Valley, Ohio. He also has served as director of Dayton Builders Exchange and has been a member of Columbus Builders Exchange and The Construction Specifications Institute, Dayton chapter. First presented in 1948, the J.A. Piper Award is named for former NRCA President Joseph A. Piper, whose extraordinary efforts kept the association alive during the Great Depression. ###