Jeff Dworkin Honored With Hugh Prather Trophy
The Dallas Builders Association has awarded the 2024 Hugh Prather Trophy to Jeff Dworkin of JLD Custom Homes. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Dallas BA and has
been presented annually for the past 74 years to a builder, remodeler or developer member who has done the most for the betterment of the community and the industry as a whole.
The 2024 presentation was made during the Nov. 7 Past Presidents Dinner held at Dallas BA offices to mark the Association’s 80th anniversary this year.
The award was named for the Association’s first president, Hugh Prather, in hopes that his principles would serve as a guide for future generations of builders. It is not meant to be simply a “Builder of the Year,” but something more that reflects credit to the building industry.
Past recipients include homebuilding icons such as Dave Fox, W.W. Caruth Jr., Bob Folsom, Fred Roach, Harold Peek, Kent Conine, Tommy Ford and Harold Pollman, among others.
2022 Prather recipient and Past President Alan Hoffmann of Hoffmann Homes presented the award.
Jeff Dworkin has been active with the Dallas BA for two decades, serving as president in 2014. He has served on numerous committees and has just begun his third term as president of the Dallas Division. He also has served for years on the Construction Management Advisory Committee for Collin College and taught construction management classes there.
Known as an outspoken and tireless advocate for the housing industry, Dworkin has met with countless area building officials—most recently in Dallas—to keep the building process on track and keep costs affordable for homebuyers. In Dallas especially, when the permitting process “blew up” despite the Association’s best efforts, Jeff Dworkin was one of the builders who was front and center fighting to get things back on track, Hoffmann said.
“His background brings us a CPA, a former division president of a volume builder and now a successful custom builder who serves our industry with an unquestionable commitment,” concluded Hoffmann.