The HDD Industry's Biggest Night
Horizontal Directional Drilling has historically been a tight-knit community, diversification with many new faces entering the field every day, makes it tougher to stay in touch. With that perspective, industry minds decided it was high time for an HDD reunion. If you operate a million-pound rig or a small machine, whether you are long-since retired or a recent entry into the market, this is an event that honors the HDD industry. The event is for all those who have participated in the industry throughout the years, including contractors, owners, engineers and manufacturers no matter the rig size, from jumbo to mini units. In short, the purpose of the reunion is to celebrate the comradery that is HDD!
Also featured during the HDD Reunion will be the formal induction of the Class of 2026 into the HDD Hall of Fame. Underground Infrastructure magazine and the Horizontal Directional Drilling Association, in conjunction with the HDD Reunion Organization, are proud to announce the HDD Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
HDD Hall of Fame
A special industry selection committee reviewed a large contingent of nominees, narrowing the candidates down to 16 finalists and finally, to the eight awardees for 2026. The honorees will be formally inducted into the HDD Hall of Fame during the HDD Reunion on Wednesday, Jan. 28, as part of the HDD activities at the Underground Infrastructure Conference at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
The 2026 class represents contractors, a consulting engineer, and manufacturers: Don Riggs, Future Infrastructure; Frank McKinney, Sharewell and InRock; Russell Baker, Berco; Eric Skonberg, consulting engineer/former contractor; and John Teer, Sharewell.
Posthumous honors in this class go to: Mark Van Houwelingen, Vermeer; Robert Hamil, Laney Directional Drilling; and Thomas “Tom” Allen, Tom Allen Construction/American Fiber Comm.
HDD Program
There will be a series of in-depth HDD-specific educational sessions, conceived and produced by the HDD industry, on both Jan. 27 and 28. In addition to these sessions, on Jan. 28 there will be a special, interactive panel held at Center Stage on the floor of the UIC exhibit hall with the HDD Hall of Fame honorees from 1 – 2:30 p.m.
The formal recognition and awarding of the coveted HDD Hall of Fame awards will be included in a special ceremony during the renowned HDD Reunion celebration, held immediately after the exhibit hall closes Jan. 28, at the convention center. The HDD Reunion will begin at 5:15 p.m.
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