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Industry News
During the 2025 International Roofing Expo® 
in San Antonio, NRCA held its Industry Awards 
and Reception the evening of Feb. 20 
to recognize the roofing industry and its 
accomplishments. 
78th annual J.A. Piper Award
NRCA named Dennis Conway, principal 
and vice president of Commercial Roofers 
Inc., Las Vegas, recipient of its 78th annual 
J.A. Piper Award. The award is the roofing 
industry’s most prestigious honor and recognizes 
roofing professionals who have devoted constant 
outstanding service to the association and roofing 
industry.
John Bradford Volunteer Award
David Karel, executive vice president of Garlock-
French Roofing, Minneapolis, received the John 
Bradford Volunteer Award. The award is presented to an 
individual in the roofing industry who has consistently 
demonstrated outstanding acts of volunteerism. 
NRCA’s 30th Annual Gold Circle Awards
Outstanding Workmanship: Steep-slope—Renaissance 
Roofing, Belvidere, Ill., for Green County Courthouse, 
Monroe, Wis.
Outstanding Workmanship: Steep-slope—The Durable 
Slate Company, Columbus, Ohio, for Logan County 
Courthouse, Lincoln, Ill.,
Outstanding Workmanship: Low-slope—Klein 
Contracting Company, Doraville, Ga., for Signia Hilton 
Hotel, Atlanta 
The Roofing Alliance 25th annual Most Valuable Player 
Awards
The winner in the outstanding community involvement 
category was Cliff Johnson, driver for Beacon Building 
Products, Rochester, Minn.
The winner in the outstanding performance and leadership 
category was Alex Garcia, superintendent for Bliss Roofing 
Inc., Clackamas, Ore.
The Best of the Best Award winner also was announced 
during NRCA’s Industry Awards and Reception. Angel 
Arroyo, superintendent for Raincoat Roofing Systems Inc., 
Broadview, Ill., won the Best of the Best Award. Arroyo was 
named the best of the best based on his extraordinary 
contributions to the roofing industry.
The MVP Awards program and the Best of the Best Award 
special category recognize and honor outstanding roofing 
workers who achieve work-related and personal goals to 
which others aspire. The Best of the Best Award is sponsored 
by Professional Roofing and OMG Roofing Products Inc., 
Agawam, Mass. Award winners are chosen by a panel of 
roofing industry representatives.
NRCA Industry Award Winners

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