Bruce Pfeiffer (posthumously)

IAPMO’s American Flag Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes exceptional contributions to the advancement of plumbing and mechanical standards, particularly those that align with the values of innovation, safety, and public welfare. The award is bestowed upon individuals or organizations that have demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment to enhancing the industry through significant achievements or groundbreaking initiatives. By celebrating these outstanding efforts, the American Flag Award underscores IAPMO's dedication to promoting excellence and ensuring the highest standards within the plumbing and mechanical sectors.

This year, IAPMO honored Bruce Pfeiffer’s legacy — a legacy that lives on today through Kim Pfeiffer’s continued participation in our annual conference, carrying forward Bruce’s impact on IAPMO, our industry and on so many of us who were fortunate enough to know him and even more fortunate to have called him a friend.

We keep Bruce’s memory alive not because he checked some number of boxes along the way, but because his contributions rose to a level only the absolute finest in our association’s nearly 100-year history ever attained. He was truly the best of us.

So, this year we present Bruce Pfeiffer, posthumously, with the 2024 American Flag Award.

“I thought I was going to do this without crying today, but I did not succeed because this is a total surprise,” Kim Pfeiffer said. “Thank you very much. He would be honored.”