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2015 P RESIDENTIAL D I STINGUI SHED
S ERVICE A WARD R ECIPIENTS
2015 T EXAS H OUSING
H ALL OF H ONOR I NDUCTION
Harold Pollman, Northwood Homes & Pollman Development
Dallas Builders Association – Dallas, TX
The Texas Association of Builders hosted its
prestigious Texas Housing Hall of Honor and
Excellence in Leadership Dinner on November
12, 2015. The late Harold Pollman, of Northwood
Homes & Pollman Development, became the 19th
name to appear on the elite Hall of Honor wall
inside the Westin Austin Downtown Hotel.
Mr. Pollman was a remarkable leader whose legacy
is one of unparalleled service to the housing
industry, our state, our nation and the world.
Pollman’s companies Northwood Homes & Pollman
Development helped establish Dallas as one of the
nation’s most desirable places to own a home.
As an attorney and a real estate finance expert,
he was a consistent and vocal advocate for the
housing industry for 57 years. He regularly advised
federal and state governmental committees on
regulatory standards on home financing and
construction standards. For over 10 years, Mr.
Pollmanwas a visiting lecturer at the Cox School of
Business Graduate School at Southern Methodist
University in Dallas. He served as a delegate to
President Gerald Ford’s Economic Pre-Summit
meeting in Atlanta in 1975.
In 1992, he began years of service as a guest
lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of
Design. Mr. Pollman’s influence extended beyond
Texas and the United States as he participated in
a U.S.—China cooperative arrangement where
he taught courses in business management and
free enterprise principles to Chinese government
officials in Beijing and Shanghai. In 2004, Harvard
endowed a fellowship for postdoctoral students
called the Pollman Research Fellowship in Real
Estate Finance in his honor.
Additionally, Mr. Pollman’s philanthropic efforts in
his community reach beyond cultural barriers to
feed, educate and advance the under privileged
and elderly communities.
2015 President Steve Sorrells presented retiring
EOs Becky Oliver of the Greater San Antonio BA
and Toy Wood of the Greater Houston BA with 2015
Presidential Distinguished Service Awards.
These individuals are honored for their dedication to
the industry and association.
Toy Wood, Greater Houston BA – Houston, Texas
Brenda Moore, Big Country HBA – Abilene, Texas
Becky Oliver, Greater San Antonio BA – San Antonio, Texas
John Burchfield, David Weekley Homes – Houston, Texas
Bob Burton, Winstead PC – Austin, Texas
Sharon Reuler, Sharon Reuler, PC – Dallas, Texas
Carol Longacre, Longacre Construction Company – Lewisville, Texas
Tiffany Acree, StrucSure Home Warranty – Arlington, Texas
Robert Wood, Custom Homes by Robert Wood – Lubbock, Texas
Gene Lantrip, Lantrip's Custom Homes – Abilene, Texas
Bush Rudnicki Shelton – Arlington, Texas