In 2011, RCI presented its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Joe Hale, FRCI, for his numerous contributions to the success of RCI over "one-third of his life." Hale, a past president of RCI and longtime chairman of the RCI Foundation, was called the organization's "visionary and historian."
In 1994, the RCI Executive Committee established the Dr. Herbert Busching Award after the late Clemson University professor and professional engineer. Busching was a dedicated early member of RCI who was the first chairman of the RCI Board of Regents. Recipients of this award are "people who have contributed significantly to the professionalism of roof consulting."The award is presented at the discretion of the Jury of Fellows. The association contributes $1,000 to the architectural, engineering, or construction management department of the school or university of the recipient's choice.
Recipients have been the following:
In 2008, the Jury of Fellows spearheaded an award authorized by the RCI Board of Directors to honor an RCI pioneer and its first executive director, William C. Correll Sr., AIA, FRCI. The award is presented at the discretion of the Jury of Fellows to an individual for "outstanding actions beneficial to professional development of the industry."
The following have received this award:
In 2002, the RCI Board of Directors created the Michael DeFrancesco Volunteer of the Year Award in honor of the late Michael D. Francesco, whose enthusiasm, dedication to RCI, and general zest for life were an inspiration for all who knew him.
Recipients have been the following:
In 1995, RCI lost one of its most popular and dedicated members, past president Richard M. "Dick" Horowitz, RRC, FRCI. Horowitz was a driving force behind RCI's RRC exam and its technical journal, Interface. In 1996, RCI named an award for the best technical article published in Interface after its favorite wordsmith.
Recipients have been: