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NRCA employee receives McCawley Award

Mark Graham, the National Roofing Contractors Association executive director of technical services, has received the Midwest Roofing Contractors Association’s (MRCA’s) 2012 James Q. McCawley Award for outstanding service to the roofing industry.

In 1984, he began his career in the roofing industry when he joined F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co. Inc., Milwaukee, as an estimator and project manager. In 1986, he joined Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill., as a project engineer specializing in the investigation, design and repair of roof and waterproofing systems. Graham joined NRCA in 1993 and is responsible for the association’s Technical Services Section.

Established in 1969, the MRCA award, named for James Q. McCawley who dedicated his life to the advancement of the roofing industry, is the highest honor bestowed by MRCA. The award is presented annually to an individual in recognition for outstanding service to the roofing industry.