NABHOLZ.Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (born March 17, 1936, in Richmond, Virginia) served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican, and was first elected in 1972.Daniel received a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University, and served in the U. Nabholz, Sr. went from building a bungalow he hoped to live in with his bride to a multi-million dollar business. Not bad for a guy who couldn't afford to complete his formal education. One thing for sure - he decided early on that he wanted to be a builder. Today he is chairman emeritus of Nabholz Construction Corp., one of the largest Arkansas-based building contractors in the state. Nabholz started his business in 1949 in Conway, his hometown, which was then considered a sort of sleepy college town with two relatively small schools, Hendrix College Hendrix College is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. College history Hendrix College was founded as a primary school called Central Institute in 1876 at Altus, Arkansas, by Rev. Isham L. Burrow. and Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock. The school is most respected for its programs in Education, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. ) - although even then each had disproportionately large impact on higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. in the state. After a 37-month tour of duty in World War II, Nabholz went to ASTC ASTC All, Sine, Tangent, Cosine (in an X-Y graph) ASTC Association of Science and Technology Centers ASTC ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Ltd ASTC Assam State Transport Corporation for a year, decided that he needed to be an engineer to be a builder and enrolled in the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. . But the job situation was unsatisfactory there, so he dropped out. He had, however, met Barbara Harpe, a nursing student from Lawton, Okla., and they planned to be married. He was building a home for themselves in 1949 when he had an opportunity to sell it at a profit. That launched his building career, which reached a milestone in 1993 when his company did more than $1 billion in sales in Arkansas. The company has been listed since 1986 as among the top 400 constructors in the United States. In the 50 years since he founded the company, Nabholz has added services and divisions such as Nabholz Client Service, Nabholz Cranes and Rigging, Nabholz Industrial Services and Conark Builders. The company has divisions at Conway, Little Rock and Rogers in Arkansas and in Tulsa, Okla., and Springfield, Mo. In 1955, Nabholz Construction became the only general contractor ever to receive the Arkansas Quality Achievement Award and the company is listed as an "accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. quality contractor" certified by the Associated Builders and Contractors for demonstrating a commitment to excellence in four areas of corporate responsibility: safety, training, employee benefits and community relations. The company's most noted projects include Arkansas Children's Hospital Arkansas Children's Hospital, an affiliate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States, serving children from birth to age 21. , St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Hot Springs, Hendrix College and a number of major commercial and industrial plants. Nabholz started an apprenticeship program in 1972 (certified the next year by the United States Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working ) consisting of four years of classroom training. It is open to the public and graduates carpentry journeymen. Nabholz has also been active in government, civic and industry organizations. He has served the Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. on the national and state levels, serving as president of the Arkansas Chapter in 1967. On the national level, he has served AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers committees dealing with membership development, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , manpower and training, open shops, construction education, construction management, ethics, and project delivery systems. He also is a member of the American Institute of Constructors The American Institute of Constructors (AIC), is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) trade organization founded in 1969 for the advancement of professionalism and ethics in the Construction industry. , founding the Little Rock chapter. Nabholz was national president of the organization in 1981 and was honored as a Fellow of the Institute in 1979. In Conway, Nabholz has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, Young Business Men's Association and the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars. A member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Conway, he has served on both parish and diocesan levels in the development of scriptural study program and construction programs. Nabholz was named to the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission in 1981 and was chosen chairman in 1983. He also served the state Board of Higher Education and is a past member of the Arkansas Waterways Commission and has served as chairman and president of the Arkansas Basin Association, where he strongly supported opening the Arkansas River to navigation. He has served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Colony and is a former vice chairman of the Institute of Politics. He helped found the Conway Industrial Development Commission and served as vice president. He has served on the boards of First National Bank of Conway and the First Commercial Bank Holding Co. of Little Rock, both of which have become Regions Bank. Nabholz was recognized in 1990 by the Arkansas Wildlife Federation for conservation practices on his land and was chosen top coordinator in the Arkansas Acres for Wildlife Program in 1987. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the Conway Chamber of Commerce in 1983, the Businessman of the Year Award from the Conway Rotary Club in 1992 and the 1997 Business and Professional Leader Award from the Little Rock Rotary Club. Nabholz was selected in 1988 as "Construction Entrepreneur of the Year" by Venture magazine and Arkansas Business chose him as "Executive of the Year" in 1989. Nabholz also was inducted in 1992 into the Arkansas River Historical Society Hall of Fame. |
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