Gordon M. Waters Distinguished Service Award
HISTORY:
Mr. Gordon M. Waters helped organize the Carolinas Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractor Association in 1943, and served as the first President of the association. In his honor, CRSMCA has dedicated this as the highest honor awarded to a CRSMCA member for their dedication and service to this association, the roofing industry, and the community in general.
RECIPIENTS:
| 1965 | Gordon M. Waters Sr.** | 1996 | Ben R. Pickens, Jr.** |
| 1966 | Earl Delay** | 1997 | H.M. Bo Browder, Jr. |
| 1967 | Sam T. Piper | 1998 | Stuart T. Driscoll, Jr. |
| 1968 | Morris Apple | 1999 | Jack Best |
| 1969 | Charles E. Graham** | 2000 | George A. Gaines, III |
| 1970 | Bill Arthur** | 2001 | Glen M. Mosser, Jr. |
| 1971 | Garold Stewart** | 2002 | Dennis G. Whitener |
| 1972 | J. Roy Martin, Jr.** | 2003 | Perry R. Safran |
| 1973 | Walter P. Budd, Jr.** | 2004 | James M. Carver |
| 1974 | John Stanley** | 2005 | Bill E. Laney |
| 1975 | Horace T. King** | 2006 | Rodney "Roddy" Piper, Jr. |
| 1976 | W. Fred Hamlin, Sr.** | 2007 | Eddie Lloyd, Jr. |
| 1977 | Albert Hazzard, Sr. | 2008 | Samuel R. Spann, Jr. |
| 1978 | Bill Cullen** | 2009 | Dorothy "Dottie" S. Nagle** |
| 1979 | Lokie Martin | 2010 | Jessie "Buck" Buchanan |
| 1980 | Julien McKeithan | 2012 | A. W. "Jeff" Jeffreys |
| 1981 | William P. Baker, Jr. | 2013 | David K. Knight |
| 1982 | William T. Fort, Jr. | 2014 | Gregory Jones |
| 1983 | Robert T. Harrison | 2015 | John "Johnny" T. Atkins, Jr. |
| 1984 | William W. Davis** | 2016 | Anthony "Andy" Abrams |
| 1985 | Charlie Jackson** | 2017 | Frederick "Fred" Farley |
| 1986 | Robert L. Pelham | 2018 | Gwyn Abee |
| 1987 | Willie Brown | 2019 | Ed Benson |
| 1988 | H. B. Stroup | 2020 | N/A |
| 1989 | Ed Williams, Sr.** | 2021 | David Griffin |
| 1990 | Joe A. Piper, II | 2022 | Ron Shafer |
| 1991 | H. Tommy King, III | 2023 | Richard "Dick" Baxter |
| 1992 | Mike Wilkinson | ||
| 1993 | Richard O. Watts | ||
| 1994 | William F. Hamlin, Jr. | ||
| 1995 | William Roger Waters |
**deceased recipient
