The 9th annual Topping Out Awards Program was held on October 25, 2012. Topping Out recognizes excellence in the fields of development, architecture and construction which positively impacts our communities. Proceeds from Topping Out benefit the University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture and The Arc of Collin, Dallas & Rockwall Counties. The Arc is a non-profit organization that strives to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. RLG was honored to have been part of the design team for 5 projects that were nominated for the Topping Out Awards. David Goodson, Pete Larson, Stuart Markussen, Richard Ballou, Andy Ayers and David Cumming all attended this year’s program, while Mark Bartlett was on the Topping Out committee and had the privilege of announcing the raffle winners and Hannah Hansing helped out as a volunteer.