RV/MH Heritage Foundation · Elkhart, Indiana · Preserving the legacy of two industries
Celebrating the pioneers, leaders, innovators, and builders whose contributions helped shape the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries.
The RV/MH Heritage Foundation was formed in March 1972. The inaugural class began a continuing record of the people whose leadership, innovation, service, and influence advanced the RV and manufactured housing industries.
Recognition creates more than an annual honor. Each biography becomes part of a permanent historical record, connecting individual achievement with the broader story preserved across the Foundation’s museums, library, archives, and educational work.
Search the growing historical directory by name and induction year, then explore individual biographies and original portrait mappings.
Learn the official eligibility standards, annual deadline, required recommendations, and confidential selection framework.
Follow the Foundation from its formation in 1972 through its continuing work to preserve the people and stories of both industries.
Visitors can experience the Hall of Fame as part of the Foundation campus in Elkhart, where inductee stories are placed alongside historic vehicles, homes, artifacts, photographs, publications, and archival records.
The Green Jacket Ceremony welcomes each class into a visible tradition of distinction. The annual Induction Ceremony & Dinner formally celebrates the class and preserves the moment for the historical record.
Search the Hall of Fame directory or plan a campus visit to experience the stories in their museum and archival context.