An Evening of Excellence

 Excellence in many forms - scholarship, volunteerism, design, construction, collaboration, and contribution to the community – was recognized on Thursday evening  at  the 19th annual CNR/Aon Regional Excellence Awards and St. Louis Chapter, National Association of Women in Construction recognition awards,  held at the Randall Gallery downtown.

Aon, a national leader in construction risk management services, sponsored the event for the first time. Lori Goltermann, president of Aon Missouri, said that Aon's sponsorship  was a recognition of Aon's commitment to the St. Louis construction industry. Goltermann noted that on a national basis Aon also sponsors the Associated  General Contractors of America's "Build America" awards. Earlier this year Tarlton was presented a Build America award at the  AGC national convention for the Moosylvania Marketing project, located  in Maplewood. Moosylvania was also a recipient of a Regional Excellence  Award Thursday.

"Green construction" was a theme among the projects selected by judges for 2008 CNR Regional Excellence Awards. Seven of the eight projects incorporated major commitments to sustainable, energy-conserving construction and operation in their building programs.

The winners of the Regional Excellence Awards for this year are: Cardinal Glennon Children's Expansion; Doisy Research Center at St. Louis University; Express Scripts; Frieze Harley Davidson; Kerr Foundation; Monsanto Data Center; Moosylvania Marketing; and St. Louis Community College at Wildwood.

The judges were Sarah Tetley of PGAV Architects, president, St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Price Marr, manager, strategic sourcing, Ameren; George Azzani, president, Kaiser Electric; Stephen Bannes, professor and program director, graduate studies in construction management, Washington University; Rick Lodewyck, president, CDG Engineers; and Terry Simpson, senior project manager, Northstar Management Co. The stated purpose of the awards, now in their 19th year, is to recognize projects completed in the last year that "in sum, demonstrate excellence in design, excellence in construction, and a positive contribution to the St. Louis community." Awards are presented to the designer the general contractor/construction manager, and the owner for each project.

NAWIC presented over $20,000 in scholarships. Winners of the NAWIC scholarships were Hala Abdelaziz, architecture Washington University; Jeycea Bobo, civil engineering, Missouri University of Science and Techology; Christine Brinkmann, civil engineeering, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Herrig, architectural and civil engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Annsih KesMa-Serud, architectural technology, Ranken Technical College.  The recipient of NAWIC's most prestigious scholarship,  the Carol Kueker Memorial Scholarship was Christine Palmer, civil engineering, UM-St. Louis/ Wash U. joint engineering program.

NAWIC  also recognized the contributions of several chapter members during the past year.

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