G. Raymond "Ray" Hefner, executive vice president of the Plumbing Industry Council, located in St. Louis, received the 2006 Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association's (PHCC) Legislative Service Award at the recent annual convention in Chicago. He was nominated by Bob Mitchell, Plumbing Industry Council president.
The Legislative Service Award is presented in recognition of an individual who has made a significant legislative contribution to the p-h-c industry during the past year. According to the nomination, "Since Ray arrived at the Plumbing Industry Council 11 years ago, he has been the catalyst for many new and innovative programs, but none more important than the establishment of the Plumbing Industry Council's Political Action Committees (PAC)."