Greater Columbus Home Builders Association (GCHBA) has been recognized for its outstanding Workforce Development Project with an Award of

Excellence from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

The project took place during the 2022-23 school year with the GCHBA and Jordan Vocational High School College & Career Academy. Fifth grade students from Johnson Elementary School in Columbus participated in a “Careers in Construction” exploration experience working with the high school construction student mentors and members of the GCHBA. The 5th graders made and painted bird houses, participated in hands on career stations and took notes on various construction careers and requirements for each job. In the months that followed, literacy workshops were conducted where the students wrote about their experiences and illustrated drawings to coincide with their stories. These fifth-grade students are now published authors.

The NAHB - Association Excellence Awards is an annual program designed to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of state and local home builders’ associations and executive officers in the field of association management. EOC membership is comprised of the staff executives who direct more than 590 NAHB-affiliated state and local home builders’ associations representing more than 130,000 home builders in communities across the United States.

“The AEA - HBA Award submissions from our Federation’s local and state associations always amaze me. The award entries help spark new ideas and fuel motivational energy for other HBAs. We have a superb professional network, and it’s awesome to witness when the award winners help our colleagues successfully duplicate their efforts,” said Jay Iverson, EOC President and Executive Officer of the HBA of Iowa. “The volunteers and staff members representing this year’s winners should be very proud.”