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Association News Price Brothers Inducted Into ArkansasMHA Hall of Fame Sherman Price and the late Leon Price, Sr. of Price Mobile Homes in Mena were recently honored for outstanding achievement, dedi- cated service and generous support of the state's factory-built housing industry with induction into the Arkansas Manufactured Housing As- sociation's "Hall of Fame". The Association's highest individual honor was presented to the Price Brothers during the Chairman's Banquet of the 41st Annual AMHA Convention - held September 27 at The Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. The announcement was made through an audio-visual presentation paying tribute to the recipients' lifetime accomplishments within the industry. The honor came as a complete surprise to Sherman Price, who accepted the award from 2010 Hall of Fame inductee Ken Ross with an emotional 'Thank You' to Convention atten- dees. Sherman and Leon Price sold their first fac- tory-built home in 1969 - and in the years since, the Price family name has become syn- onymous with affordable housing and excellence in customer service across Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. The family's retail lo- cation is regularly recognized by manufacturers and lending institutions for 'Excel tomerService'. Outside the industry, the Price Brothers have been active in their community, earning repeated recognition from service organizations and civic groups. Leon Price, Sr.(1942-1999) was named Elk of the Year, Optimist of the Year and American Legion 'Man of the Year'. Leon was also an instrumental figure in the de- velopment of the Gillham Lake Rural Water System, which now delivers safe drinking water to thousands of Western Arkansas households. Sherman Price has served in numerous lead- ership positions with AMHA. He is currently a member of the Association's Board of Direc- tors, the AMHA Executive Committee and serves as Vice Chairman of the organization. Sherman is well-known and highly respected by area civic leaders and elected officials. Sherman Price was joined by his wife, Norma- and surprised by daughter,Kristi; sis- lenceinCus- ter, Kathy; and nephew, LeonJr. - when he accepted the award for the duo. ABOUTTHEAMHA'HALLOFFAME'... The Arkansas Manufactured Housing Asso- ciation's Hall of Fame was established in 1990 as the organization's highest individual honor, in recognition of the lifetime achievements and dedication by a person to the Arkansas manu- factured home industry and the organization. Twenty YearMembership Award In recognition of twenty years of continuous membership in the Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association, Roy Borden Agency of Little Rock, Arkansas received the organiza- tion's "TwentyYearMembershipAward". LloydWatson,executive vice president of Roy Borden Agency accepted the award. Roy Borden Agency located at 300 S. Rodney Parham Rd. is a leading manufactured housing insurance agency in central Arkansas. DECEMBER 2012 8 THE JOURNAL No. 6 on Get It Quick Page