Associated Builders and Contractors named the finalists for the 2019 Craft Professional and Craft Instructor of the Year awards. The winners of both awards will be announced at the Careers in Construction Awards on March 28 during the ABC Convention 2019.
2019 Craft Professional of the Year finalists:
- Joel Newton, Windemuller, ABC Western Michigan Chapter
- Shaun O’Brien, Buist Electric, ABC Western Michigan Chapter
- Adrian Rios, McCullough Construction, ABC Northern California Chapter
2019 Craft Instructor of the Year finalists:
- Joseph Fentross, Rancho Pacific Electric, ABC Southern California Chapter
- Clemon Prevost, Fluor, ABC Greater Houston Chapter
- Fernando Sanchez, TIC/Kiewit, ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter
ABC presents the annual Craft Professional of the Year award to a construction craft professional who excels in his or her field while also demonstrating a commitment to safety, education and the merit shop philosophy. Craft Instructor of the Year is awarded to an educator who possesses outstanding creativity, a positive attitude and the ability to transfer knowledge through communications skills and innovative teaching that promotes lifelong learning to the future construction workforce.
Tradesmen International and NCCER are co-sponsors of these awards.