Ron Coppenbarger of Jacksonville has been elected to the Florida Housing Hall of Fame. The announcement came earlier this month from Hall of Fame Board of Governors Chairman and Hall of Fame member John Koelemij of Tallahassee and the induction ceremony will be Saturday, October 4 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Orlando during FHBA’s Annual Fall Conference.
Coppenbarger, a former professional football player who founded Coppenbarger Homes, is a past president of both the Florida Home Builders Association and the Northeast Florida Builders Association.
Also going into the Hall is Richard Durling of Fort Myers, a past president of the Lee BIA and longtime leader in the fight against excessive impact fees on new homes in Florida.
They become the 52nd and 53rd members of the Hall, which honors individuals who have made signficant and lasting contributions to the Florida construction industry.