2021 Metal Construction Hall of Fame

Every year, the class of the Metal Construction Hall of Fame has a slightly different composition, and the 2021 class is unique in the number of honorees in the Friends of the Industry category. Three of the five honorees fit this category, with the other two filling out the manufacturer/supplier and contractor/installer categories.

All of the honorees have made significant contributions to the metal construction industry, often through volunteer work and often at some risk to their own careers. Starting new companies and associations can backfire, but these inductees successfully navigated those paths to give their expertise to an industry that was grateful to receive it.

With our partners at the Metal Building Manufacturers Association, the Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association and the Metal Construction Association, we have identified over the last nine years, 60 people who represent the excitement of the industry.

Here are the 2021 Metal Construction Hall of Fame inductees:

• Walter D. Behlen (1905-1994) created the world’s first stressed-skin metal building, and founded Behlen Manufacturing Corp., Columbus, Neb., and was one of the founders of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association.
• Tom Black was the founding executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance, which has been instrumental in growing the market share of metal roofing in residential construction.
• Scott Kriner was the first chairman of the Cool Metal Roofing Alliance and, through his work as technical director for the Metal Construction Association and his consulting, has been a major force in pushing the industry towards greater sustainability.
• Mike Reynolds traveled the country to help make the “Quality and Craftsmanship Training Series” a reality, bringing much-needed training to the metal building workforce, and helped usher in the AC478 Accreditation program that established standards for metal building assemblers.
• Terry Wolfe, PE, through Force Engineering and Testing, Humble, Texas, helped provide guidance and direction to some of the stalwarts of the metal construction industry.

Honorees were named in the following categories:

• Manufacturer/Supplier
• Contractor/Installer

We’re grateful to our partners who supplied the judges for this year’s awards. They represent the major industry associations, while Modern Trade Communications is the founding partner and underwriter of the program:

• Greg Pasley, Ph.D., PE, chair, MBMA
• Art Hance, president, MBCEA
• Jim Bush, president, MCA
• John Paul Lawrence, president, Modern Trade Communications

You can learn more about all of the Metal Construction Hall of Fame honorees at www.metalconstructionnews.com/metal-construction-hall-of-fame.