TBA Hall of Fame Inductees
The City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility is a proud sponsor of the TBA Hall of Fame. Each year, the TBA adds one member to a list of elite individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the local building industry. Selected by the past recipients… which means they have won the admiration and respect of their peers, and are richly deserving on this honor, the 2017 winner was Mike Roberts of Roberts Sand Company. Having been on the TBA scene for many years… not necessarily with a lot of fanfare but with the quiet, steady, consistent contributions over a long period of time, Mike built his reputation as one of the area’s most-respected associate members in the industry and community… and this is well documented by the number of industry boards that Mike participates on. But even with as much experience as he has, Mike combines his experience as a business owner with his peers knowledge and brings back to the association that strength to assure that our path is well defined.
Anyone who has been a part of Mike’s time as one of our leaders, knows first-hand that he takes his roles on our board and other industry boards seriously because he believes that participation is about making a difference in people’s lives. For his longtime dedication to TBA, for his legacy of performance, and for his heart for our industry, our 2017 Hall of Fame inductee is:
Mike Roberts
Roberts Sand Company
2016 Garth Easton
2015 H.R. “Sonny” Phillips, CIP, CAPS
2014 Jerry McFarland
2013 Larry Wayne Strickland
2012 Mark Worley
2011 Drexal Harris
2010 Ronnie Spooner
2009 Lynn Wollschlager
2008 Pepper Ghazvini*
2007 Dave Samsel
2006 Bob Carnes
2005 Kip Carpenter
2004 Karen Koelemij
2002 Lee Everhart
2001 Frank Willis
2000 Neil Butler*
1999 Stan Derzypolski
1998 Jim Maples
1997 Brian Will
1996 Bob Watts
1995 Edward Dion
1994 Earl Cushing
1993 Mat Ryan
1992 Rob Wilson
1991 Paul M. Thompson
1990 Larry Harris
1989 John J. Koelemij*
1988 Pat Gridley
1987 Johnny Jordan
*deceased