Lifetime Honorees
Meet our Lifetime Honorees, dedicated members recognized for their leadership and lasting impact on the Greater Cincinnati construction industry.
Now accepting nominations for the 2026 SOC Lifetime Honorees.
Spirit of Construction
2025 Lifetime Honorees
Since 1996, Spirit of Construction has recognized the leaders of the Greater Cincinnati construction industry with prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards. Past winners have included 112 industry leaders.
Spirit of Construction
Past Lifetime Honorees
We’re proud to celebrate our Lifetime Honorees and their incredible contributions to the Greater Cincinnati construction community. Take a look at those who’ve helped shape our industry over the years.
2024 Lifetime Honorees
Steve Eder
2024 Lifetime Honoree
The Nelson Stark Company
Douglas Keller
2024 Lifetime Honoree
Richard Goettle Company
Steven Ortner
2024 Lifetime Honoree
Ohio Valley Electric
George Suckarieh
2024 Lifetime Honoree
University of Cincinnati
Donald Neyer
Posthumous
2024 Lifetime Honoree
Al Neyer (Posthumous)
Mark Stark
Posthumous
2024 Lifetime Honoree
The Nelson Stark Company
2023 Lifetime Honorees
Ronald Watson
2023 Lifetime Honoree
Watson Gravel
Gregory Herrin
2023 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
John Hemmer
Posthumous
2023 Lifetime Honoree
John M Hemmer Company
2022 Lifetime Honorees
Fleet Fangman
2022 Lifetime Honoree
Megen Construction Co.
Robert Grace
2022 Lifetime Honoree
Richard Goettle CompanyaTurner Construction
Tom Grote
Posthumous
2022 Lifetime Honoree
Grote Enterprises
Nick Zimmerman
Posthumous
2022 Lifetime Honoree
Schrudde & Zimmerman Inc.
2021 Lifetime Honorees
Albert Smitherman
2021 Lifetime Honoree
Jostin Construction
Marcus Taulbee
2021 Lifetime Honoree
Valley Interior Systems
2019 Lifetime Honorees
James Briggs
2019 Lifetime Honoree
Peck Hannaford & Briggs Co
Joseph Prus
2019 Lifetime Honoree
Prus Construction
Phillip Neumann
2019 Lifetime Honoree
Universal Contracting Corp.
Bernard Suer
2019 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Co.
2018 Lifetime Honorees
George Webb
2018 Lifetime Honoree
Terracon
Dale White
2018 Lifetime Honoree
DAG Construction
Raymond Evers
Posthumous
2018 Lifetime Honoree
Evers Welding
Joseph Mirlisena
Posthumous
2018 Lifetime Honoree
Thomas J Dyer Company
2017 Lifetime Honorees
Timothy Beischel
2017 Lifetime Honoree
R. J. Beischel Building Co.
Howard Mayers
2017 Lifetime Honoree
Mayers Electric
Evans Nwankwo
2017 Lifetime Honoree
Megen Construction Co.
Robert Henderson
Posthumous
2017 Lifetime Honoree
Ford Development Company
2016 Lifetime Honorees
William John Albrecht
2016 Lifetime Honoree
Perfection Group
Tonya Beesley
2016 Lifetime Honoree
Baker Concrete Construction
B.G. Danis
Posthumous
2016 Lifetime Honoree
Danis Construction
Raymond Viox
Posthumous
2016 Lifetime Honoree
Viox Services
William Teepe
Posthumous
2016 Lifetime Honoree
TP Mechanical
2015 Lifetime Honorees
William Harmeyer
2015 Lifetime Honoree
Cin-Fab
Lawrence Schumacher
2015 Lifetime Honoree
Schumacher-Dugan
Thomas Wiesman
2015 Lifetime Honoree
Dugan & Meyers Construction
James Inbus
Posthumous
2015 Lifetime Honoree
Inbus Roofing Co.
Raymond Prus
Posthumous
2015 Lifetime Honoree
Prus Construction Co.
2014 Lifetime Honorees
Richard Homan
2014 Lifetime Honoree
Turner Construction
Thomas Keckeis
2014 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
William Krul II
2014 Lifetime Honoree
Miller-Valentine Group
Jim Perin
Posthumous
2014 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
Messer Construction Company
2013 Lifetime Honorees
Wendell Bell
2013 Lifetime Honoree
Enerfab
August Bruewer
2013 Lifetime Honoree
Bruewer Woodwork Manuf.
Fred McCoy
2013 Lifetime Honoree
EGC Construction Corp.
Joseph Bayer
Posthumous
2013 Lifetime Honoree
2012 Lifetime Honorees
Richard Kohls
2012 Lifetime Honoree
Fenton Rigging Co.
Patrick McLaughlin Jr.
2012 Lifetime Honoree
cHc Fabricating
Michael Schneider
2012 Lifetime Honoree
Baker Concrete Construction
Edward Hagins
Posthumous
2012 Lifetime Honoree
AON Risk Services
2011 Lifetime Honorees
Kathleen Daly
2011 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Co.
Greg Moratschek
2011 Lifetime Honoree
Hummel Industries
Jack Scott
2011 Lifetime Honoree
Terracon
Arthur Avril
Posthumous
2011 Lifetime Honoree
2010 Lifetime Honorees
Grant Hesser
2010 Lifetime Honoree
Chas. V. Meascher & Co. Inc.
Harry Hoerr
2010 Lifetime Honoree
cHc Fabricating
Raymond Huseman
2010 Lifetime Honoree
Richard J. Huseman Contracting
Patrick O’Rourke
Posthumous
2010 Lifetime Honoree
O’Rourke Wrecking Company
2009 Lifetime Honorees
Garfield Hartman
2009 Lifetime Honoree
Integrated Protection Services
Thomas Humes
2009 Lifetime Honoree
Great Traditions Development
James Ludwig
2009 Lifetime Honoree
Sofco Erectors
William Besl
2009 Lifetime Honoree
Fenton Rigging Co.
2008 Lifetime Honorees
Dennis Denier
2008 Lifetime Honoree
Denier Electric Company
Elda Marshall
2008 Lifetime Honoree
Home Builders Association
George "Dewey" Newport
2008 Lifetime Honoree
Tate Concrete
Tate Concrete
Thomas Neyer, Sr.
2008 Lifetime Honoree
Al Neyer Inc.
Joseph Glassmeyer
Posthumous
2008 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
2007 Lifetime Honorees
Daniel Baker
2007 Lifetime Honoree
Baker Concrete Construction
Peter Strange
2007 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
R.J. Beischel
Posthumous
2007 Lifetime Honoree
R. J. Beischel Building Co.
Allen Paul
Posthumous
2007 Lifetime Honoree
Hamilton Co. Commissioner
2006 Lifetime Honorees
William Cargile III
2006 Lifetime Honoree
William Cargile Construction Inc.
David Swedes
2006 Lifetime Honoree
Hummel Industries
Jack Wieland
2006 Lifetime Honoree
Jack H. Wieland Builders, Inc.
Alan Wolf
2006 Lifetime Honoree
The Zero-Breese Co.
2005 Lifetime Honorees
Michael Mangeot
2005 Lifetime Honoree
Century Construction Inc.
Jerome Meyers
2005 Lifetime Honoree
Dugan & Meyers Construction
Matthew Toebben
2005 Lifetime Honoree
Toebben Construction
2004 Lifetime Honorees
Wayne Carlisle
2004 Lifetime Honoree
Maxim
Lawrence Keckeis
2004 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
W. R. Manteuffel
2004 Lifetime Honoree
Turner Construction
2003 Lifetime Honorees
Robert Buchert
2003 Lifetime Honoree
Home Builder Association
Joseph Frey
2003 Lifetime Honoree
Frey Electric
Schuyler Smith
2003 Lifetime Honoree
Acme Construction Services
2002 Lifetime Honorees
Carl Bimel
2002 Lifetime Honoree
Industrial Floors Expert
Robert Dorsey
2002 Lifetime Honoree
University of Cincinnati
Larry Rayburn
2002 Lifetime Honoree
Goettle
2001 Lifetime Honorees
Eugene Imbus
2001 Lifetime Honoree
Imbus Roofing
Howard Knauf
2001 Lifetime Honoree
Allied Construction Industries
Michael Kocheck
2001 Lifetime Honoree
Monarch
Joseph Schwarz
2001 Lifetime Honoree
Home Builders Association
2000 Lifetime Honorees
Neil Bortz
2000 Lifetime Honoree
Towne Properties
James Jurgensen
2000 Lifetime Honoree
John R Jurgensen Company
Jerry Lindsey
2000 Lifetime Honoree
Terracon
Frank Moratschek
2000 Lifetime Honoree
Hummel Industries
1999 Lifetime Honorees
William Geiler
1999 Lifetime Honoree
Geiler Company
Paul Hemmer
1999 Lifetime Honoree
Paul Hemmer Companies
William Ryan
1999 Lifetime Honoree
Ryan Homes
J. William Strawser
1999 Lifetime Honoree
Valley Interior Systems
1998 Lifetime Honorees
Thomas Buzek
1998 Lifetime Honoree
Richard Goettle Company
Raymond Neyer
1998 Lifetime Honoree
Al Neyer Inc.
John Steele
1998 Lifetime Honoree
Hilltop Basic Resources
1997 Lifetime Honorees
Robert Carlisle
1997 Lifetime Honoree
Carlisle Construction
Ralph Drees
1997 Lifetime Honoree
The Drees Company
Francis Dugan
1997 Lifetime Honoree
Dugan & Meyers Construction
James Neumann
1997 Lifetime Honoree
Universal Contracting Corp.
1996 Lifetime Honorees
Alfred Berndsen
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Messer Construction Company
Orville Brown
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Home Builders Association
Howard Denier
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Denier Electric Company
Richard Goettle
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Richard Goettle Company
Victor Smith
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Turner Construction
Alan Zaring III
1996 Lifetime Honoree
Zaring Homes
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