Hap Richardson Selected as Significant Sig

Brothers, it is my pleasure to announce that Zeta Phi Alumni Allan “Hap” Richardson has been selected as a 2020 Sigma Chi Significant Sig Award honoree. A Carlsbad, New Mexico native, Hap attended New Mexico State University graduating in 1973 with a degree in Civil Engineering. While attending NMSU, Hap became a member of Sigma Chi in the Zeta Phi Chapter. As an undergraduate, Hap was an honor student as well as Sigma Chi Provincial Balfour Award winner.
Hap’s service to Sigma Chi did not stop upon graduation. He became a regular attendee of the Alumni meetings in 1997 and ultimately became the Alumni Chapter President in 2002. This was an especially turbulent time period as the Beta Xi Chapter was losing its charter. It is widely believed that without Hap’s “steady hand and people skills”, Beta Xi’s road to re-charter would have been much more arduous. This, however, was not Hap’s only re-charter initiative. In the late 2000’s, Hap devoted considerable time, money and energy to the re-chartering of Zeta Phi at New Mexico State University. Zeta Phi continues to thrive today due in large part to Hap’s efforts.
Hap’s professional career took him into the family construction business where he is the President of the highly successful Richardson & Richardson Construction company. Although it is impossible to enumerate all of the construction contributions Richardson & Richardson has made, one of the most notable remains the renovation of the old Albuquerque High School into loft-style, modern day, city center living. As a highly respected businessman, Hap has served two terms as President of the Associated General Contractors New Mexico Chapter, first in 1987 and most recently in 2018. Hap and Richardson & Richardson have received numerous plaques of service, letters of commendation and expressions of gratitude with the most recent being the “Jack Miller Outstanding Award for Instruction in Contractor Marketing, Measuring Employee Effectiveness and Introduction to LEAN construction.”
Hap’s contributions to city and state are vast. From serving as Master of the local Masonic Lodge in Cuba NM, to participating in their local FFA and rodeo events, to contributing time and money to various public school educational needs, the list is expansive. Richardson & Richardson recently completed their 24th year of raising thousands of dollars all of which was donated to the New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranches. Their motto is “Rekindling Hope in Today’s Youth.”
Hap, on behalf of the Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter of New Mexico, and your Active and Alumni brothers, congratulations on receiving this well-deserved honor! You truly have brought Sigma Chi and all of us, favor and distinction.
—Special thanks to Larry German for providing historical content.