The Armand C. Dellovade Charitable Fund was created by the WCCF to honor Armand C. Dellovade as the 2012 Philanthropist of the Year.
Armand Dellovade was born on January 24, 1938, in Avella, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Armand and Ann Dellovade. He graduated from Avella High School in 1957 and attended the University of Pittsburgh to study industrial engineering.
He attended the University of Pittsburgh from 1957 to 1960, but left college to begin his career as an ironworker for Plasteel Products. He worked on major projects through the Northeastern United States, eventually becoming the East Coast Superintendent. In 1969, he was promoted to General Superintendent of all construction for Plasteel, and served in this position until 1973.
After learning all of the different aspects of the business, he established his own company in 1973, A.C. Dellovade. His company became the country’s foremost metal roofing and siding contractor, installing specialty siding on projects such as Heinz Field, PNC Park, the assembly buildings at Cape Canaveral, and the MX Missile Space Shuttle Complex at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
In Washington County, Dellovade was previously active on myriad local projects. He was a major donor to the Frank Sarris Public Library and has supported Try-Again Homes, Community Action Southwest, Washington Hospital Foundation, Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and numerous local youth sports teams.
Dellovade has been recognized for his charitable giving with numerous awards. He was selected as the Golden Panther Man of the Year in 1983 at the University of Pittsburgh where he was also the president of the Southwest Chapter of the Pitt Golden Panthers. In 1985, he was selected as the Washington County Italian Man of the Year. He was the recipient of the 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year in Western Pennsylvania for construction; the 1999 Pittsburgh Italian American Scholarship Fund Man of the Year; the 2000 Italian-American Hall of Fame Man of the Year; and the 2004 Saints and Sinners Club Man of the Year. In 2008, he was honored with the Humanitarian Award from the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2012, Dellovade was named the Philanthropist of the Year by the Washington County Community Foundation.
