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all right everyone thank you guys so much for joining us for our 2020 award ceremony um we're going to be working virtually today for our first virtual award ceremony um just a few quick housekeeping uh notes first everyone will be placed on mute throughout the call if you are a recipient of an award you will be marked as a panelist what that will allow you to do is it will allow you to unmute yourself when it's time to accept reward if you'd like to share your video you can do that as well i'll be kind of monitoring the panelists over the course of this session to be sure that we're on mute where we need to be just to avoid any unnecessary background noise we're really grateful to have all of our attendees their family friends and colleagues here with us today we are going to be recording this session so we will have it and we will be able to post that and share it with you with that i'm going to turn it over to miss shirley ellis miss charlie good afternoon everyone and thank you for attending icc learn live and this special awards event i'm shirley ellis and i'm a member of the international code council board of directors and this year it's been an honor for me to service the chairman of the awards committee each year the code council recognizes outstanding service and commitment and accomplishments through our awards program this year looks a little different than years past but i'm proud of the work we have done to keep our spirits high and continue to celebrate our accomplishments during this challenging year on behalf of the board's committee to present today's awards before moving forward with the program i'd like to thank the rest of the award committee for their work this year to keep everything moving virtually serving with me on the awards committee are directors mike foso ron hampton tom peterson mike savage and jim sayers thank you all for your service now let's get started the raising the icc raising the profile award recognizes an individual or an organization for acts or contributions that raise the public awareness of accomplishments by code personnel that improve public safety in the built environment the 2020 raising the profile award goes to joe joel dramas building code administrator for the city of port st lucie florida joel is respected in his community as an extraordinary leader who is dedicated to his profession and community is continually trying to better himself and the department by running an efficient and professional department that maintains a high standard for customer service please join me in congratulating joel dramas thank you shirley and uh i'd like to thank the international code council as well as the awards committee for selecting me for this award it was a shock and uh i'm very pleased to receive it you know one of the critical components of the success of our industry i believe is the continued recognition of individuals and organizations by organizations like the international code council i credit my staff for carrying out the ideas and concepts that i put forth over the years also my city leaders for the encouragement and for the latitude to advance the ideas and the validation and support from the international accreditation service we have a motto here and our motto is that it's built on a good foundation and certainly anyone that studies building codes and engineering knows that good building has to have a good foundation and that's the motto for our department our foundation is built on a history of respect for our industry mentorship and leadership for our employees and providing safe and sustainable structures we are committed to building positive relationships with our stakeholders and increasing accuracy and customer service we welcome the opportunity to share our ideas and best practices with other building departments and again i thank you for the recognition and acknowledgement in this award congratulations again joe thank you the pm cmg leadership award is given to an individual or organization for exceptional service in the plumbing mechanical fuel gas and swimming pool spa industry the 2020 pmg leadership award recipient is richard grace from fairfax county virginia a code specialist 3. richard is recognized for his long-term involvement and dedication to the co-development process he has been the pmg care committee chair for both the virginia building code officials association and the virginia plumbing and mechanical inspectors association is also recognized for consistent membership of new and younger members please join me in congratulating richard grace thank you shirley can you hear me an audio check so i'd like to start by thanking skip harper my friend and my colleague for many years and bpmia for taking the time to nominate me for this award i also want to thank i also want to thank icc's awards committee for selecting me and a special thanks to carly higgs for the fantastic communications she's provided during this process my participation in co-development on both the state and national levels excuse me along with code training and mentoring i provided would not have been successful without the support of all my past and present supervisors in fairfax county's land development services so i want to thank you all for your support i especially want to thank god tomlin for pulling me into the world of code development early on in my career and encouraging me to participate a guy told me once that if i wanted to know more about these codes i needed to get involved in the code development process he was right guy's been my friend and my mentor for almost two decades now the number of hours we've spent discussing code language code intent and code proposals is too numerous to count i hope that i have taken his example and made myself assertive and available to other code professionals in our industry in order to inspire and mentor them as effectively as guy has done for me finally i want to thank all the members of the virginia plumbing and mechanical inspectors association for all their hard work and volunteer participation to better virginia's virginia's code community and those communities beyond virginia's borders along with the support that they provide to me and our organization thank you so much congratulations again richard the chapter merit award recognizes a chapter that distinguishes itself through activities demonstrating the code council's joe co goals and objectives this year's chapter merit award recipient is the oregon permit tech association for years has worked hard to remain involved in and heavily promote building safety month they have established a robust training program for the permit tech certification exam and they remain actively involved in their regions legislation the group has also worked extremely hard to increase recruitment of code council membership with the chapter by more than 25 percent please join me in congratulating the oregon permit tech association accepting the word on behalf of the chapter is association president tiffany bone i would like to acknowledge our wonderful board first of all brooke cooper michelle leinberger serena lock reagan trap and deanne mcgosh these ladies have kept our association running through this pandemic all while working full-time going to school themselves as well as homeschooling our own children we've been able to keep continuing business as normal and quickly switch gears from an in-person conference that we do every year to now offering webinars without missing a beat without their hard work and dedication we wouldn't be as successful as we are today um we'd also like to thank our fellow associations including permit tech nation region 2 opoa soicc and schmeckita for their endless advice mentorship and support as well as our organ building officials and building departments for not only their encouragement but also supporting their permit tax when it comes to education and certification opta's main goal is the education of our permit tax in our jurisdictions here really understand that the best thing you could do for your department is to have a well educated and a certified permit technician we would also like to thank the icc board and the award committee we're a really small group that works hard to promote permit techs not only in oregon but all over the u.s and your acknowledgment is just more motivation for us to keep continuing um finally we'd like to thank our members um our numbers are continuing to grow every year and without all the support of them attending our conferences and our classes none of this would be possible congratulations again to the working permit tech association the chapter of the year award is our highest award upon you see chapter it recognizes extraordinary performance by chapter in promoting the goals and mission of the co council the 2020 chapter of the year is the code officials association of alabama from outreach programs to more remote areas of the state a scholarship will focus on expanding certifications fostering education and sort of certification for safe codes and construction has been a pillar of the groundwork for the coaa most recently these activities have included going out into areas underserved by code training to show officials and contractors how homeowners can save money through improved techniques a well-deserving group for this prestigious chapter award please join me in congratulating the code of code officials association of alabama accepting the award on behalf of the association is president tim jordan i continue here there they are and excuse the technical difficulties i couldn't go katherine should i have to mention that if you can immune if they can't i'm i'm meeting you guys right now oh here we go there over there here they are all right so here we go so thank you charlie for announcing uh the award thank you icc and the awards uh committee for accusing us this year sorry i'd like to have an opportunity to introduce you to the cla family i'm starting with our vice president phillip crump phillip crime vice president shelby county alabama hannah bryant treasurer austin alabama heather goggin is not able to be with us today we miss her he's probably ours she's from uh jack house he's our secretary board members eric waddell athens alabama south california volvo daryl ms samuel bell paul antoine mobile county alabama david hill sergeant-at-arms barry falls uh direct board member and vice president of region 9. they'll follow me and vice president richard broome city of england so i'd like to take this time to pass to let's face it excuse me special thanks to our past presidents rick stallings allen boswell david hill paul antoine and dale hall for all that they do in coming to meetings and serving and just helped give us direction on how to to be a better chapter our icc family is mr dominic sims allen boswell mike savage carly higgs selena horton crystal body jessica franklin and our icc instructors terrell stripling and tim ryan that make our conference educational opportunities so valuable mr ron pastor for the help that he's given to at claa this year and then our special friend mark roberts regional governmental representative that gives us special attention and takes care of us gives us resources and and contacts when we need those uh let's come about our way our state agencies are so important to us to give us training and education and bridge those gaps between us the contractors home builders architects engineers and everything include the state heat and air board the alabama gas fitters and plumbing board the home builders licensure ford the home builders of alabama architects board engineering board our energy division indoor air quality and also the lp gas board along with the utilities with the alabama power that help us like i said provide that training opportunity that's really special to us our vendors and educational providers there's so many of them to thank that we have 34 for our conference schedule this year so we can't thank them enough we know our conference doesn't happen without them um we're really thankful for 150 plus members strong of coa members and all that they do to help with our our membership and also the special thanks i'd like to say to our local leaders for the jurisdictions uh that the cla board represents without your commitment and allowing them to serve on this board none of this is possible and i want to do a special thanks to my leadership in mobile alabama mr ricky mitchell matthew barclays and tom ward without these three guys right here i would not be sitting in this chair today and i want to thank them thank everybody that uh this won this award before we've been at those chapter meetings and seen what what it takes to get to this point so we thank you for showing us what to do and we're thankful congrats again to you and your team and all the members of the coa the icc community services award recognizes outstanding service that promotes public health safety and welfare the 2020 recipient of the code council community service award is the mansfield texas volunteer program headed by priscilla sanchez priscilla has worked as a co-compliance officer and supervisor for more than 25 years and has made it her life's work to serve her community she was fundamental to development of the mansfield volunteer program which now need with civic groups faith-based organizations and social service agencies ultimately providing a safe environment for all this program has made significant strides in improving community and the environment please join me in congratulating the man's field volunteer i program know i can't seem to get the video to come on but i think you can see me um first of all i want to thank icc the awards committee for picking the city of mansfield and i want to thank the city council manager the city manager and the city council and the volunteers for being a big part of the community service program without them and backing me up i don't think this program would be successful i mean it's it's unbelievable the things we do here together as a group we're a team and having a team is it's incredible what can be done here uh so uh one thing i've learned is kindness is free so the way i look at it when you have kindness in you your heart opens up and there's nothing that you can't accomplish with that our volunteers are we don't put any age limit on there we'll take the little ones up to whatever age you're still able to come out and utilize your skills out in the community and um like i said this program is i wish people could come to the city of mansfield and just be the work that is being done here by our volunteers and uh just working together but i want to thank y'all and like i said thank the city uh city manager and the city council for allowing this program to flourish and hopefully will continue to flourish and get bigger than what we have now and thank y'all congratulations the icc educator of the year award recognizes excellence in promoting educational advancement of the building safety profession this award is given in memory of brent snyder for his calming and inspiring leadership the 2020 educator of the year report goes to charles claussen charles dedicated most of his professional life to provide education training to those in the administration and enforcement of building codes he founded the building official building professional institute in his home state of texas which has become recognized as one of the top four training events for building code professionals in the united states the epi has worked very closely with icc's learning center to provide quality instruction to code administrators plans examiners building inspectors fire inspectors fire marshals permit technicians architects engineers contractors and all the trade oriented disciplines of plan review and inspections please join me in recognizing charles claussen the 2020 educator of the year charlie thank you thank you very much thank you committee and i say i'm honored and truly humbled by this award uh it's really special to me because brent snyder was a personal friend of mine and a longtime friend i'm sure brett would say as well as anyone involved in education will tell you it is a team effort that makes all this p
ssible i've been fortunate to steal the ship and just keep the motor running the real credit really should go to both the building and finish association of texas in the north texas chapter of icc they have volunteered countless hours to make dpi where it is today you know our first bpi was in january of 1993 so our planning began in early 1992 with our partner university of texas at arlington and my dear friend dr johnny mathis uh dr math has worked for me or worked with me for over 25 years until his recent retirement uh starting with one institute we've grown to four different institutes across the state i'm sure that uh increased numbers is probably wanted retired sb i believe that education is the foundation of what we do as municipal county and state officials we would have little need to print the various code books and supporting documents if we don't teach the content with education we will become more consistent in our application and interpretation of the code across the nation i've been impressed with how icc has expanded its role in outreach and construction industry across this country and it's out in its outreach to other nations and i believe the educational program has been a major component of that and i completely support what they're doing this past week we had our first experience with virtual training at our central texas bpi and as educators this is relatively new but probably the new norm we learned a great deal by this experience and planned to adapt this type of training in our future bpis i say that only because we need to find new ways to reach and teach as many people in the construction industry as possible change is hard but not impossible as educators we just need to make it available shirley and members of icc have been around the construction industry for well over 50 years some would say i've probably been there too long but that being said each day i get to work with instructors students and the volunteers of bpi it's a real privilege for me thank you congratulations again charles the robert w gaine fire prevention leadership award is presented annually to recognize career achievement by an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and long-standing dedication in support of fire codes and fire prevention this prestigious award honors the memory of chief robert king the 2020 fire service award goes to lee wheeler chief wheeler has had a long and distinguished career of more than 50 years in the fire service industry he has been a key contributor to the advancement of the uniform fire code and was instrumental in the of all codes to form the international fire code the icc fire service mission council gets some insight in his recommendation for wheeler and said chief lee wheeler provided the vision leadership and unwavering commitment that forged the international fire code from the code council's legacy firefighters in short chief wheeler is the robert gaine of our generation please join me in congratulating lee wheeler recipient of the 2020 fire service award and i i'm sad to say lee's unable to make our event today but he sends his sincere thanks for the honor we'll have more information and his award see webpage award page listens again to lee the gerald h jones code official of the year award is given to an individual his contributions advance the code enforcement profession and mission of the code council the award is presented in honor of the founders of the three model code organizations albert h baum m.l clement and phil roberts the 2020 code official of the year is valerie evans for 19 years valerie has served as a visionary leader in the southern nevada building community she has become known as an innovator around the region and valerie is responsible for creating north las vegas stealth certification plan review program and created a residential video inspection program which has allowed citizens and contractors to complete projects more efficiently and allows for quicker inspections the video this video inspection program served as a model for other larger jurisdictions in the las vegas valley valerie also oversaw recent code adoptions that have made north las vegas a safer place please join me in congratulating valerie evans 2020 code official of the year calories okay so then i get to say that again i just want to congratulate all of the award winners for all of the prestigious awards that the international code council offers and recognizes across the board and it is my honor and my privilege to accept the gerald h jones code official of the year award on behalf of the entire city of north las vegas team my team and the team at north las vegas is the building and fire safety division and that includes the fire inspectors the building inspectors all of the plans examiners and the permit application center who are really the recipient of this award our development community here in north las vegas that brings business and employment opportunities into this jurisdiction they have been instrumental in the relationships that we have had the opportunity to foster so that we could create processes and programs that keep development moving forward and that make life safety and code compliance at top priority the self-certification and plan review program and the remote video inspection program are just a couple of the examples of the way we look to increase efficiencies and to make the process of development a team effort the um the program continues to change at the speed of business and as we run through this covid pandemic and we move forward in our business model everything just continues to change at the speed of business and go faster to faster the north las vegas team will continue to find ways to be more efficient and customer friendly while being a part of the built environment i'm very blessed to be a part of north las vegas and and i want to thank you again for this honor i i got the bug from code development back in 2009 and i've been kind of running with it ever since then and i'm just uh honored and privileged to accept this award thank you congratulations and valerie the excellence in public safety award is given to a member of the building industry who demonstrates integrity professionalism and dedication to public service in the interest of public safety the 2020 excellence of public safety award goes to stephen tafoya mcp building official director of fayette county georgia department of buildings building safety according to his colleagues based on his 33 code council certifications alone steve tafoya raises above and beyond all duties assistance and leadership required of him daily his implementation of a paperless plan review permitting software started in 2016 helping has helped his country combat the covet 19 uh teleworking obstacles easily steve empowers people to be the best they can be with his dedication and drive please join in congratulating the winner of the 2020 excellence and public safety award stephen tafoya keep seniors you let's try this one and tell you what uh it looks like we may be having a few technical difficulties i'll reach out um and we may contribute back to you in a few moments okay all right when we get those uh difficulties worked out we'll let stephen give his speech but congratulations again i guess we can't get them uh the national leadership in sustainability and energy efficiency awards recognize outstanding contributions to the growth and enhancement of codes or public policy espousing the principles of the icc sustainability membership council and the institute for market transformation this year we have two recipients the city of santa monica california and brad smith from the city of fort collins colorado the sustainability membership committee has submitted a video with their remarks to honor the recipients hello i'm greg johnson chair of the international code council's sustainability membership council or smc the international code council's national leadership in sustainability award recognizes outstanding contributions to codes of public policy advancing the principles of the icc and smc in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainability this year we are pleased to recognize the city of santa monica california for its achievements and sustainability in the built environment in 1994 santa monica was one of the first cities in the country to develop a sustainable city plan implementing landmark strategies to reduce city-wide greenhouse gas emissions santa monica was also one of the first cities in california to introduce a solar pv requirement for new construction and was the first city to introduce a net zero energy building code for residential construction in public private partnerships the city has worked with the west side energy partnership in southern california edison to replace thousands of fluorescent and metal halide lamps with leds saving millions of kilowatt hours santa monica is also led in water conservation and has developed policies and rebate programs to reduce water use in buildings and landscaping introducing a water neutrality requirement which allows development to occur without increasing the amount of water used citywide santa monica thank you for your contributions to a better world for all of us i'm pleased to introduce jim sayers of the international code council's board of directors for the presentation of the award thank you greg as craig said my name is jim sayers the director of the international code council and board liaison to the sustainability membership council it's always a pleasure to be able to recognize the achievements of an exceptional member of the icc like the city of santa monica on behalf of the board of directors and membership of the international code council it is my honor to present the city of santa monica with the national leadership and sustainability award this award is presented in recognition of the city's significant contributions in advocacy leadership in the development of codes and standards programs and public policy in the areas of energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment congratulations we have one more video to share i will get that started on behalf of our city council our outstanding staff and our sustainability supportive residents thank you to the international code council for this recognition the city of santa monica is pleased to accept the 2020 icc national leadership in sustainability award we were one of the first cities to adopt a sustainable city plan back in 1994. last year we augmented that with an ambitious climate action and adaptation plan recognizing that sustainability goals have become even more urgent santa monica aims for an 80 emissions reduction by 2030 and full carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner we realize that goals like that require prompt and decisive action almost two years ago we helped create a regional electricity provider called the clean power alliance which now delivers most of our energy from 100 clean renewable resources our city appreciates the work of the icc on sustainable building codes we've passed code requirements for solar pv ev charging net zero energy water neutrality and building electrification we anticipate upping our electric preferred energy code to mandatory electrification by early 2022. to demonstrate that sustainable building makes economic sense we this year completed a new city hall east designed to achieve the living building challenge certification it came in on time under budget and will save the city millions of dollars over its 100 year life again from all of us in santa monica thank you for this award hello i'm greg johnson chair of the international code council's sustainability membership council or smc the international code council's national leadership and sustainability award recognizes outstanding contributions to codes or public policy while advancing the principles of the icc and smc in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainability in the belt environment this year we are pleased to recognize brad smith of the city of fort collins colorado for his achievements in energy efficiency as an energy code compliance specialist brad has had a substantial impact on energy use in buildings brad's responsibilities include everything from advising plan reviewers to ensuring construction follows plans in the field red troubleshoots complex construction issues and communicates reasonable solutions to allow builders to meet their schedules brad has hosted a series of builder and trade focused workshops to educate uncommonly misunderstood aspects of the energy code partnerships include alignment with the local home builders association and other organizations brad organized and managed a code compliance study in the city of fort collins which quantified the rate of energy code compliance and the associated impacts of non-compliance the study also identified key areas to prioritize while working both internally with plan examiners and inspectors and also externally with builders in the trades mr smith thank you for your contributions to energy efficiency and a better world for all of us i am pleased to introduce jim sayers of the international code council's board of directors for the presentation of the award thank you greg as greg said i'm jim sayers a director of the international code council and board liaison to the sustainability membership council it's always a great pleasure to be able to recognize the achievements of an exceptional icc member representative like brad smith brad on behalf of the board of directors and membership of the international code council it is my honor to present you with the national leadership in sustainability award this award is presented in recognition of your significant contributions in advocacy leadership and the development of codes and standards and programs in the area of energy efficiency and the built environment congratulations what a silver lining to a challenging 2020 on behalf of myself the team at the city of fort collins the building community and the citizens of fort collins we thank you for this award the hard work put into making our neighborhoods sustainable is a collaborative effort and a testament to the determination of the entire community i accept this award knowing that i'm but only one part of a larger passionist ambitious and committed community i'd also like to thank the city for khan's leadership for their confidence and continued support of these initiatives and we hope that other communities see our successes and make a commitment to seek sustainability and community resilient codes when given the opportunity lastly i'd like to thank the and smc for your role as leaders in the code development process and for supporting communities to share their success and trials in an effort to raise awareness both nationally and in the greater international code development industry [Music] congratulations again to the award winners from the snc the icc notorious award is granted to an individual who has given unselfishly of time and talent in furthering the development of the icc codes and standards this year this year's reception for the terry notorious service award is jim jimmy wayne seeley unfortunately jim passed away in may and this award will be presented posthumously in the words of our ceo dominique sims jim's influence in the design codes and construction industries cannot be overstated he was recognized throughout his career for his superior work representing our industry on many important issues jim embodied the definition of professionalism was admired by his colleagues and leaves a lasting impression on our industry education one of jim's close friends vale hawes has joined us to accept the award and share some words on behalf of his wife phoebe and his beloved coach family please join me in welcoming bill thank you and howdy from dallas texas unfortunately as was has been said we lost jim a few weeks ago and his beloved spouse phoebe asked me to say a few things on his behalf as a close friend and colleague of his since 1966 i intend to be a little personal under the circumstances jimmy wayne seely was born different he knew from a pretty young age who he was unlike most of us who were still trying to figure out ourse
ves he enjoyed his uniqueness and felt comfortable with his role in life there has never been anyone quite like him he was one among many things a very good architect an accomplished photographer an enthusiastic bird watcher loved classical music loved mexico and its culture he was a craftsman at whatever he was interested in doing he wrote the book on building codes he loved being with friends and was an accomplished raconteur and curmudgeon he was irreverent about r2 almost anyone or anything especially fools and most of all he loved phoebe lou seely a short story to illustrate his style of rare humor one day in 1970 jim a colleague jack yardley and me were at the dallas we were at the dallas city hall waiting to see the dallas city manager uh this was at the at the time a very large project largest the three of us had ever even attempted and we were all sitting in the ante room waiting to see the city manager we all three had our legs crossed over the other and he looked down and said boy we're we're really big shots sitting here in the city manager's office and all three of us have holes in our shoes i think at that time the three of us were making less than twelve thousand dollars per year after working in two different firms together we went our separate ways and jimmy began to focus on building codes our professional lives reconnected on several occasions when i wisely added him to our project teams to consult on code issues i was struck by not only how much he knew and how adaptably he could maneuver his way through the complexities of this highly specialized field he could always find a way to legally and skillfully achieve the need of the project and to satisfy code officials that his was a proper and safe solution i found most officials that he went before were clearly trusting in his judgments and suggestions and really almost revered jim this was and is a very rare quality for anyone he became crustier and crustier with age but the years only made him more like fine bourbon never will there be another like him jimmy wayne seely well done my good friend you are and will forever be missed and on behalf of phoebe seeley and all of his friends thank you very much thank you valentine's greatly missed and a special thank you phoebe for sharing jim with us all these many years the bobby j fowler award the most prestigious award presented by the international council the fowler award honors the memory of the first chairman of the icc board of directors who led the charge to consolidate three regional model code organizations into one association the 2020 bobby fowler award recipient is sam francis sam was a senior director for national programs with american wood council he's a council of american building officials certified building official and has 20 years of experience as a building code official he also served on the ohio construction industry certification board and the national construction inspector education program test prep preparation city has also been very active with model code organizations as he served on various committees with ashrae boca icc and nfpa as well as several state committees in the northeast traditionally he has been a member of the techno technical advisory group representing the united states to the international standards organizations iso sam is taught extensively on subjects related to codes and co-development throughout the united states and canada is the author of numerous articles and publications on various building regulation subjects please join me in congratulating the 2020 bobby fowler award recipient sam francis thank you shirley um i i had a what i consider to be a mediocre acceptance speech prepared here but but frankly in listening to the acceptance by all of the proceedings particularly the tribute to jim seely um i'm not going to read it i'm going to do something else which is is just just tell you uh how meaningful it is to me just to just be considered with those people who are the recipients of the fowler award and let me start by saying when shirley called me to let me know that i was the winner nod your head if this is true surely i was speechless um let that take in a minute i was speechless and i still am to at a large extent i just i'm having a really hard time getting my head around being talked about in that in that group uh so um one of the reasons i i decided to go off script so to speak is that um i i did have some notes here because i'm humbled to be nominated for this and uh the previous uh recipients have all mentioned mentoring and and i i must say this is a key to anyone's success in in this business and i'm flattered that apparently it took when i got it i can remember about 10 years ago uh at a meeting and i won't go into any of those details but jim seeley took me aside and said what the hell were you guys thinking about when you did this and we had a little conversation and we realized the error of our ways but those are the kinds of things that lead to professional development now i'm surprised that it led to the balor award among other things the fowler award is for integrity and those of you who have played golf with me and watched me keep score uh well let's let's move beyond that and talk about professionalism and and the the list of those who mentored me is long it it's um particularly uh meaningful a few years ago i sat down over coffee with my wife and just reflected on my career um by the way in my speech i said we reflected but the truth is she listened i reflected and then she corrected all the errors but um it it's replete with instances of mentoring and and encouragement and and that's just a big and important thing professionalism is something that we should each in icc strive for that's that's one of the things the follower award recognizes and i can say that i won't say how many years ago it was but there wasn't an icc and i i was at code hearings and frankly uh um i was opposing a a particular item and uh the proponent of that item after the dust had settled and i i can't remember for the life of me what it was or how it went but what i can remember is that proponent who you probably all would remember came over to me and said i really appreciate your professionalism you you went about it in a specific way he mentioned you know for example um you didn't mention my name directly but referred to the proponent and kept everything on a positive and up up the uh message and and that's part of in the code world of being professional and i was flattered by that um there i i thought recently about the things that of which i am most proud for example at one of my very first code hearings glenn erickson as a moderator ruled me out of order and the truth is i was i was learning and he later explained to me the error of my ways and that would have been good enough that he had just let it alone there but but glenn ruled me out of order in every code hearing after that whether i was or i was not and in fact that if i remember right in his last stint as moderator and he ruled me out of order at that time and and frankly it just brought tears to my eyes thinking about that i i'm i'm proud of being out of order in the eyes of glenn erickson um the the whole the whole path of my career has been aided by a number of people i see some of them on on the list of participants here but let me say that i would never have been sitting here i would never have had a career that involved icc had it not been for michael primarti superintendent of building inspection back at the city of dayton where i worked well i i guess i should say where i was employed michael has had comments about my work ethic but michael changed the culture of that department because prior to that we just didn't get involved and things were happening in ohio codes were changing ohio for those of you who don't know uh had the first statewide building code law now now you wisconsin guys are going to plus yeah you enact you it started enforcing yours before we did but we passed the law before you did so get over it we have the first one it was it was a big deal so as i came into the building department michael was superintendent and he encouraged me frankly to get involved and be involved and i thought this is great he sees something in me he sees that i'm have some skills in this arena and i found out recently when he was interviewed about this award he did it because he didn't want to go do it and he would have had to had he not sent me to do it so there you go you never know what course your uh or pat your career is going to take i want to thank everybody involved in my nomination and particularly i know that i was supported by jim seely i want to say that one more time you all heard the the immense contribution jim made i'm humbled by everybody who was involved in that truly and among other things i i want to thank my family as proud as i am practically moved to tears over this award i'm more proud of my grandchildren and for that matter they're my children and their spouses but especially i have to thank my wife for her support encouragement the editing that she did once in a while that helped me get some of those articles you've heard about uh correct and and that was that's a big deal a a special thanks to to everyone who was involved in my nomination and frankly um a little i also need to thank icc staff where else can you get the kind of assistance that you would get from them for example where else would a senior vice president lean over and say to you just hit the damn 5 iron from under this tree right up there at the left corner and then applaud when you're on the green only icc it's been a wonderful experience i can't tell you how flattered i am to be the recipient by the way there it is up there in a prominent position on my wall the bobby fowler award thank you all very much i'm humbled and flattered thank you thank you and congratulations again sam and congratulations to all of our 2020 recipients we thank you for your service full bios of all our award recipients are available on the icc awards webpage thank you to everyone who showed up today to celebrate the accomplishments of our award recipients and thank you to the code council staff that help this event it was an honor to host today and it's been an honor to be chairman of this once again i want to thank my committee with you all safe and healthy end of the year and look forward to seeing you in 2021 and now if catherine will give us a few closing remarks congratulations again guys to all of our winners uh we are so proud and the so excited i know we can't be there in person but here is a virtual cheers your happy hour from joan and i your way um we are going to put this video it will be available for everyone one big congratulations to everyone cheers thank you bye everybody great job shirley thank you okay bye bye thanks
