At the 2017 AWCI Awards Brunch, F.L. Crane & Sons’ president Mike Heering was honored with the Pinnacle Award. The AWCI Pinnacle Award is given to an individual who most merits the industry's highest recognition. The recipient of this award has given time and energy unselfishly for the benefit of AWCI and the industry, and who exhibits family dedication and commitment to community.
A Michigan native, Heering moved to Mississippi in the early 1970s and soon found favor with the Crane family. Ever since, he has become a formidable force at F.L. Crane and Sons in Fulton, Miss., as well as within the industry.