A long-time supporter of PHCC and educator to those in the plumbing-heating-cooling profession, the Copper Development Association received the PHCC Educational Foundation's prestigious Chairman's Award.

Presented at the PHCC Educational Foundation's Donor Reception during CONNECT 2015 in Hollywood, Florida, Educational Foundation Vice Chair David Dugger commended the world's foremost resource on copper and copper alloy applications with its "100-percent commitment" to PHCC and the industry.

"Any time we need support," he said, "CDA is there," adding that the Foundation can always count on CDA to provide financial assistance for its contests and regional instructor workshops, technical training, product donations, and on-site help at apprentice competitions.

With copper continuing to be a valued and reliable product in the p-h-c industry, the Foundation heavily depends on CDA representatives to educate PHCC members on the proper ways to braze and solder copper. "They are generous team players and a very important part of our PHCC family," Dugger said of these professional partners. "We couldn't be successful without them."