Pittsburgh Area Builder Receives "Builder of the Year Award"
(LEMOYNE, PA) – James Rumbaugh, President of The Meritage Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been named 2003 Builder of the Year by the 12,200 employer-member Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA); Lemoyne. The award was presented at the PBA’s 2004 annual meeting at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rumbaugh was selected for the award based upon his contributions to Pennsylvania’s building industry, including his leadership in the PBA, involvement in his local and national chapters and his participation in community affairs. The award is the highest honor given by the PBA to a builder member.
A long-time active member of the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP), Rumbaugh serves his local association in many capacities. He serves on BAMP’s executive committee as a special appointee and the governmental affairs committee, among others. He has received awards at the local level including BAMP Builder of the Year in 1997 and again in 2003.
On the state level, Rumbaugh serves as the Pennsylvania Committee for Affordable Housing (PaCAH) chairman and is a PBA spokesperson. He has served as the alternate builder representative to the National Association of Home Builders in 2002-2003. Rumbaugh received the PBA Hammers and Gavels club member of the year award in 2003.
Additionally, Rumbaugh is also very active in his community serving as chairman or vice-chairman of the Plum Borough Municipal Authority
for over 20 years. He is also leading the way for annual fund-raising campaigns for his local YMCA.
The mission of the Pennsylvania Builders Association is to serve the needs of Pennsylvania’s building industry by providing services to enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of its local associations and individual members.
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