Mary Andringa, the chair emerita of Vermeer Corp., has been inducted into the Horizontal Directional Drilling Association’s (HDDA) Hall of Fame Class of 2024. The award acknowledges individuals whose work have made a lasting impact on the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry. The HDDA is a trade organization dedicated to promoting HDD within the utility and pipeline industry. Its mission includes educating the public and government agencies about HDD’s environmental and economic benefits and limitations. Andringa was recognized for her work at Vermeer, where she led the development of the company’s first HDD in 1991 and continues to optimize processes and introduce new technologies. “This is a tremendous honor. I’m humbled to stand alongside these other industry pioneers,” Andringa said in a prepared statement. “I want to acknowledge everyone at Vermeer. Over the last 30 years, it’s our innovative minds who strived for continuous improvement and devised new designs. Without our team’s hard work and dedication, I certainly wouldn’t be receiving this recognition.”