Fourteen students across Pennsylvania were the recipients of the 2022-23 Endorsed Trade Program’s Student Recognition Awards.
The Student Recognition Award is a scholarship presented to students across Pennsylvania in recognition of their embodiment in the trade. Students who carry a minimum GPA, are members of a student chapter of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and from schools enrolled in the Endorsed Trade Program, are eligible.
Nominees are submitted by instructors and awards are sponsored by the PBA Endorsed Trade Program, the local Home Builders Associations, and the PBA Professional Women in Building Council.
Recipients are as follows:
Kaden Batsa, Construction Trades
Eastern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center
Chad E. Goodman, Instructor
Sponsored by: BA of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
Samantha Bredow, Electrical Technology
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Randy McDowell, Instructor
Sponsored by: Home Builders Association of Bucks and Montgomery Counties and the PBA Professional Women in Building Council
Keegan Conville, Carpentry
Carbon Career and Technical Institute
Jeffrey Hazelton, Instructor
Sponsored by: Carbon Builders Association
Emma Dibert, Interior Decorating and Finishing
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
LuAnn Andros, Instructor
Sponsored by: Blair Bedford Builders Association
Nathaniel A. Fisher, Carpentry
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Martin Craine, Instructor
Sponsored by: Builders Association of Central PA
Trent Fleming, Construction Trades
York County School of Technology
Nicholas Sabold, Instructor
Sponsored by: York County Builders Association
Justin Hernandez, Carpentry
Monroe Career and Technology Center
Pat McHale, Instructor
Sponsored by: Pocono Builders Association
Matt Hudak, Carpentry
Berks Career and Technology Center
Jeffrey Miller, Instructor
Sponsored by: Home Builders Association of Berks County
Ashden Koontz, Building Construction
Bedford County Technical Center
Steve Sellers, Instructor
Sponsored by: Blair Bedford Builders Association
Olivia Krumpak, Carpentry
Mercer County Career Center
Jason R. Powers, Instructor
Sponsored by: Mercer County Builders Association and the PBA Professional Women in Building Council
Tyler Ream, Carpentry
Indiana County Technology Center
Timothy W. Bash, Instructor
Sponsored by: Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association
Davis Rowell, Building Construction Technology
State College High School
Dylan Wadington, Instructor
Sponsored by: Builders Association of Central PA
Paul Stuckert, Plumbing and Heating Technology
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Jeffery Muschiltz, Instructor
Sponsored by: Home Builders Association of Bucks and Montgomery Counties
Jarren Walker, Electrical Occupations
Somerset County Technology Center
Cody Kerr, Instructor
Sponsored by: Somerset County Builders Association
The Endorsed Trade Program was developed by the PBA, in collaboration with educators, local builder associations, and others to provide technical school graduates with more credibility in the job market – as well as provide builders with a highly skilled workforce.
Learn more about the Endorsed Trade Program HERE.
The sole function of the Pennsylvania Foundation for Housing is to raise funds for the Endorsed Trade Program’s operating budget and to award scholarships. Please consider donating to the Foundation to invest in the future of the home building industry. MORE INFORMATION HERE.