MCA Honors Rider And James With Distinguished Service Awards

Chicago, IL - The Metal Construction Association (MCA) proudly presented its annual Patrick R. Bush Volunteer Service Award to Jonathan Rider, and Larry A. Swaney Award to Mark James. The prestigious awards were given during MCA's winter meeting January 15th in Key Largo.

Jonathan Rider, with MCA's Dale Nelson.

Patrick R. Bush Award
This award recognizes an MCA member who recently made significant volunteer contributions to the Metal Construction Association. It was established to honor Pat Bush, an influential long-time MCA board member. The 2019 recipient, Jonathan Rider, has been with MCA since 2014.

Rider has served as Accessories Committee Vice Chair and has been on the Board of Directors for the past three years. He has also served as the METALCON Liaison Chair since 2017. Rider was a major contributor to the revamp of the METALCON show format in 2018 and helped ensure that the new Total Experience format was successful for both exhibitors and attendees.

"Those who know Jonathan speak to his strong sense of commitment and can say that he gives 110% to every project he works on," said MCA's Executive Committee Chair, Ed Karper.

Mark James

Larry A. Swaney Award
Named for one of MCA's founders and its first president, this award has been bestowed upon outstanding industry professionals for their contributions to the success of the association and the betterment of the metal construction industry. This year's award goes to Mark James.

Since designing his first roof system in the late 1970s, James has helped successfully complete over 30 million square feet of sloped-frame-over-flat-roof retrofit projects. He has conducted training programs at METALCON, International Roofing Expo, The Roof Consultants Institute, National Facility Managers & Technologies and more than 100 AIA continuing education programs. James has served as MCA's Retrofit Council Chairman and lead coordinator for the MCA's Championship Metal Roofing Games competition at METALCON.

"Mark's contributions have been nothing short of remarkable," said Karper. "We're fortunate to have him in our industry."

About The Metal Construction Association

The Metal Construction Association brings together a diverse industry for the purpose of expanding the use of metal in construction through marketing, research, technology, and education. Companies involved in MCA benefit tremendously from association activities that focus on research, codes and standards, market development, and technical programs. MCA’s market development efforts increase the use of metal in construction by educating the building and design communities about the benefits of metal. For more information about MCA, visit www.metalconstruction.org.