The International Code Council recognized one of the National Institute of Building Science’s own at the association’s Annual Conference, held in Baltimore last month.  Institute Board Member Emory Rodgers was presented with the Bobby J. Fowler Award.

The Fowler Award, the most prestigious of the Code Council awards, honors the late Bobby J. Fowler, the first Chairman of the Code Council’s Board of Directors, whose vision led the Council on the path to a single set of building codes to be used across the nation. It is presented to an individual whose contributions to the building safety industry advance the ICC’s goals in achieving a safer built environment. Particular emphasis is placed on the recipient’s holistic view in achieving the stated goal and displays a focus beyond local or regional concerns to issues and activities that span the globe. This year’s honoree, Emory Rodgers, is the Deputy Director of the Building and Fire Regulation Division of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

Rodgers has worked tirelessly for more than 30 years in the name of public safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia and nationwide. As an ICC Board member, Rodgers played a major role in guiding the association during its earliest stages. He is a past president of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association and the legacy model code organization Building Officials and Code Administrators International.

Rodgers was presented the award by International Code Council Board President Adolf Zubia (left) and Code Council Board Member and Awards Committee Chair Tim Ryan (right), who also is an Institute Board Member.