Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Matt Terry, executive vice president for TDIndustries, received ABC’s 2023 Young Professional of the Year Award during the ABC Convention in Orlando, Florida, March 15.
The Young Professional of the Year is an industry professional under the age of 40 who is employed by an ABC member company and is chosen based on leadership qualities, career achievement and vision for the future of commercial and industrial construction. Terry, 40, was selected based on his contributions and dedication to the industry and ABC.
Terry supports and works with the Construction Education Foundation, a local trade school in north Texas that heavily promotes the merit shop philosophy and a free enterprise workplace environment. TDIndustries has created its own training facility, TD Exchange, to increase the skills and achievements of its employee-owners. Additionally, Terry is actively engaged in advocacy efforts and promotes the ABC merit shop philosophy.