Each fall, two MAB members receive its highest honors: the Builder and Associate of the Year awards.

Past winners of these awards can be found below.

The awards are based on work expended in the interest of fellow members, the Association and the community within the past year (Sept. 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023). These members are judged on:

1. MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND INDUSTRY PROMOTION (30 POINTS)
MAB involvement and what it has meant to the nominee personally and professionally.
2. CIVIC ACTIVITY (15 POINTS)
Local state and national level participation in civic and service clubs, charitable activities, political commissions, fraternal or religious groups, etc.
3. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS (20 POINTS)
For business owners, the development of his or her business from beginning to present. For employees of member companies, his/her role in the business and how he/she has developed it from the time started to the present. Also, actions are taken to improve upon professionalism and/or role in the trades industry.
4. LOCAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY (30 POINTS)
Association offices and committee work, special assignments, membership recruitment, etc.
5. STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES (5 POINTS)
Offices held and committee work, attendance and participation at state and national conventions, director meetings, etc.

Recipients of the Builder & Associate of the Year awards will be chosen by board members and MAB staff. The awards will be presented at the Annual Builders Bash. Local winners go on to represent MAB for consideration in the North Dakota Association of Builders’ Builder and Associate of the Year awards.


 

2023 Builder & Associate of the Year Nominations
Please refer to selection criteria above when nominating a member for these awards. One form should be filled out per nomination, and members may nominate as many times as they would like!
Please consider and include the following in your reasoning: 1. Member involvement and industry promotion 2. Civid Activity 3. Professional Accomplishments 4. Local Association Activity 5. State and National Association Activities

 


 

BUILDER OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2022 Ready Builders
2021 Flying B Construction
2019 Dufner Construction
2018 All-State Contracting
2017 Future Builders
2016 Rolac Contracting
2015 Craft Builders
2014 Rich Priesing
2013 Al Schall
2012 Kal Larson
2011 John Coughlin
2010 Joel Feist
2009 Jay Hight
2008 Duane Johnson, Eric Wanner & Matt Geinert
2007 Kevin & Mark Mattson
2006 Dave Humphreys & Wade Huus
2005 Joel Feist
2004 Dave Lebrun
2003 Dan, Dean, Danny Feist
2002 Stacey Abel
2001 Jerome Silvernagel
2000 Coughlin Construction
1999 Bryan Mindt
1998 Jim Heidrich
1997 Dennis, Linda & Stacey Abel
1996 Todd Bodine
1995 Joe Kraft
1994 Ron LaCount & Larry Hatchard
1993 Bruce Walker
1992 Dan Feist
1991 George Masters
1990 Mike Geyer
1989 Pat Kraft
1988 John Coughlin
1987 Ron Huber
1986 Fred Abelseth & Jim Crawford
1985 Les Feist
1984 Brian McDaniel
1983 Jim Froeber & Vern Thiessen
1982 Clayton Johnson
1981 Jerald Harris
1980 Gary Kramlich
ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2022 Gooseneck Implement
2021 Marie Hallof
2019 Amanda Geinert & Jessica Erdmann
2018 Houston Engineering
2017 Minda Stockdill
2016 First International Bank & Trust
2015 Kasper Ziegler
2014 Tanesha Leker
2013 Kevin Connole
2012 Mitch Kraft
2011 Rob Orts
2010 Phil Olstad
2009 Mark Boespflug
2008 Steve Velk
2007 Pam Karpenko
2006 Dawn Rasmussen
2005 John Lund
2004 Greg Aasmundstad
2003 Joe Stenvold
2002 Don Kainz
2001 Mike Stenvold
2000 Troy Huber
1999 Jim Kupfer
1998 Karen Engle
1997 Joanne Hoyt
1996 Marvin Fettig
1995 Gene Thurston
1994 Loren Knutson
1993 Doug Kary
1992 Paul Beck
1991 John Stewart
1990 Jim Christensen
1989 David Bickler
1988 Jim Montgomery*
1987 Melanie Hanson
1986 Dale Henry
1985 John Coughlin
1984 Doug Voeller*
1983 Arnold Fiedler*
1982 Ben Tollefson
1981 Darrel Larson
1980 Byron Lane

 

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