PCCA Hall of Fame
The PCCA Board of Directors created the Hall of Fame to recognize and celebrate the contributions that individuals have made over the years to the success of our association and to the success of the power and communication construction industry.
Current PCCA members can nominate as many people as they like. Once a person is nominated, he or she remains nominated in perpetuity and will be considered each year until inducted. Selections will be made by a Hall of Fame committee, which includes two Board members, two Past Presidents, and the current PCCA President. Enter your nomination today.
Bob Sellenriek - Inducted 3/10/2026
Robert “Bob” Sellenriek is a pioneering contractor, industry leader, and founder whose life’s work helped shape the modern communications infrastructure across Missouri and the Midwest.
Through grit, vision, and an unwavering commitment to doing things the right way, Bob built not only a company, but a legacy defined by integrity, resilience, and service.
John Hale - Inducted 3/10/2026
John Hale's career at John Deere career began in Baltimore, Md., in April 1980, with the Eastern Industrial Region. His first of many field assignments was throughout much of Pennsylvania and Delaware collecting delinquent retail note payments (and in some cases, he said, regretfully repossessing equipment) from contractors and logging customers. Those were days of very high interest rates. This was the first of at least nine moves with the company, and he called it an excellent introduction to customer business, dealer business, John Deere equipment, and the importance of quality service, effective collection techniques, and the industry itself.
Larry Pribyl - Inducted 3/12/2025
Hard work is the theme of Larry Pribyl’s career. Larry founded M&P Utilities in 1973 doing what he described as "a couple of people with a backhoe and a dump truck doing dig-ups for Northwestern Bell." They did anything that could be done with a backhoe or a trencher, and later with an air powered pneumatic gopher. The company had phenomenal growth, and the original partner sold in 1999 during the big rollup era. The company that bought M&P fell victim to the telecommunications crash and filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Larry formed MP Nexlevel with his brother Tim in 2002 to perform the bonded work from the bankrupt company. In 2004, MP Nexlevel purchased back his company along with eight other companies that had been rolled up along with M&P. In 2006, his nephew Rob became a partner in the company, and MP Nexlevel grew tenfold by 2019.
Todd Myers - Inducted 3/12/2025
When introducing Todd Myers for induction into the PCCA Hall of Fame, PCCA President & CEO Tim Wagner said, "Most of the PCCA Hall of Fame members have one thing in common – they’re hard workers. Todd Myers is one of the hardest workers that I have ever met. When he’s not working at his day job, running a successful utility construction company, he’s farming or making wine or restoring old cars or spending time with his grandchildren. And he still finds time to serve on the PCCA Government Affairs Committee, attend PCCA Washington Fly-ins, attend PCCA Mid-Year Meetings, attend quarterly Ohio Broadband and 5G Sector Workforce Partnership meetings, and support the utility technician program at Terra State Community College.
Dan Levac - Inducted 3/7/2023
Dan Levac began his longstanding career in the telecommunications industry in his home country of Canada as a cable splicer for Bell Canada in 1980. After cutting his teeth in the splicing trade for several years, he eventually transitioned to what would become a 30+ year career with PLP in 1990.
John Fluharty - Inducted 3/7/2023
Starting as a coating applicator for Northwood's Constructors in 1980, John Fluharty has worked a wide variety of positions in the communications, power, and pipeline construction industries. You name it, John's done it: equipment operator, warehouse manager, purchasing agent, construction superintendent, field supervisor, manager of construction services, corporate sales, and eventually senior level management.
John is also a tireless advocate for the utility construction industry and serves on numerous industry boards and executive committees:
Ken Trawick - Inducted 7/7/2021
Ken Trawick got his start in this business early, working for Trawick Construction during summers while in high school at Chipley High and college at Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. He graduated from A&M in 1970 with a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the Unites States Airforce and a degree in mathematics.
Ernest Johnson - Inducted 7/7/2021
Ernest Johnson was an influential leader in the foundation and growth of PCCA, a past president, father of Past President Greg Johnson, and a friend to many in the industry.
Ernie served on the PCCA Board of Directors, in all the officer posts, and as association president in 1989-90. He and his wife Delores hosted a successful Mid-Year Meeting at the Grove Park Inn, in Asheville, N.C., and their 1990 Convention at the Westin La Paloma, boasted the most attendees in PCCA history (a number that wasn't topped until 1995).
Ron Tagliapietra - Inducted 3/3/2020
The work ethic and character of individual PCCA members is why this association and this industry have been so successful. 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Ron Tagliapietra exemplifies the qualiti
es of a PCCA Hall of Famer in so many ways.
Tag got his start in the industry right after high school graduation, in 1964, as a laborer turning a cable reel on the first Michels plow crew. He quickly moved up to backhoe operator in early 1965. Michels owned seven backhoes at the time.
Greg Johnson - Inducted 3/19/2019
When PCCA Executive Vice President Tim Wagner introduced Greg Johnson for induction into the PCCA Hall of Fame, he said, "Greg Johnson is exactly who I picture when I think about PCCA’s roots. His family’s company, Okay Construction, started off as Franson Bothers in 1920, building railroad grade and roads with mules and horses. In 1938 with the emergence of the Rural Electrification Administration, they started electrifying farms and homes in rural Minnesota. After World War II, Greg’s dad, Ernie, started working for Franson, and in 1950 they incorporated into Okay Construction. Ernie took over Okay in the 1960s, and in 1967 at the age of 14, Greg started working summers for Okay Construction.
Eugene Klaasmeyer - Inducted 3/19/2019
Gene Klaasmeyer developed a strong work ethic from an early age. At twelve, he operated a bulldozer for his father’s road grading operation. He worked every summer with his father and brothers
during his school years. He then went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. While at Nebraska, he was a member of the Civil Engineering Honor Society and the All Engineering Honor Society.
Mary Vermeer Andringa - Inducted 3/19/2019
Mary Vermeer Andringa is Chair of the Board at Vermeer Corporation, a global industrial and agricultural equipment company headquartered in Pella, Iowa. Prior to assuming her current role in 
November 2015, she was CEO and Chair of the Board for one year and President and CEO for five years. Her earlier roles at Vermeer have included Co-CEO and COO, focusing on her passion for continuous improvement and innovation.