In 2022, southern Arizona’s construction industry lost Shirley Dail. She began working in 1963 for The Builders Club, a plan service. There were very few women working for the construction industry at that time. She and her husband Bud Dail started Shirley’s Plan Service in 1982, becoming known as the “Leading Lady in the Tucson Construction Industry,” knowing everyone and everything going on in the construction industry.
To honor her, the Foundation developed the Shirley Dail Community Service Award to honor outstanding women in the construction industry.
The award was first presented posthumously in 2022 to Shirley Dail and was accepted by her grandson Chris Fields. It is now an annual program for the Foundation.
