04/24/2026
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Today, we recognize our first finalist of three for this year's Wess Galyon Cornerstone Award.
Eric Gilbert, owner of Artistic Builders and partner at Liberty Communities, is the immediate past Chairman of WABA's Board of Directors. Fulfilling the need for affordable housing in the Wichita metro area is what drives Eric and his team. Over the past three years, Eric has taken a leadership role in forming WABA's Build My Future, a construction trades workforce development event for high school aged students. This past year, he has been instrumental in bringing the 75th Anniversary celebration together.
It was under Eric Gilbert's leadership, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, that a unanimous vote was taken to name WABA's headquarters as "The Wesley E. Galyon Building," in December 2025.
We will recognize Eric's many contributions at WABA's 75th Anniversary & Cornerstone Award Banquet, along with the other two award finalists, on Friday night as we tribute the memory of Wess Galyon.