Star Award Winners
2004
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Electrical – Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear
Bruce Baldwin, Greg Baldwin, Roger Harris, Ted Herrell, John Houston, Frank Tydings - Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
Project: Blue Plains Dewatering, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: BBS Corporation
General Contractor: W.M. Schlosser Company
Technical Excellence — Metals – Structural Steel Framing
Brian Isbell, Mark McFarland, Jimmy Moran - Derr Steel Erection Company
Project: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Architect: TVS, D&P, Mariani PLLC
Engineer: Thornton-Tomassetti-Cutts
General Contractor: Clark/Smoot Joint Venture
Visual Excellence — Electrical – Lighting Systems
Tom Booze, Keith Bridgewater, Clarence Harris, Stacey Jordon - E.C. Ernst, Inc.
Project: St. Matthew's Cathedral Restoration, Washington, DC
Architect: Oehrlein & Associates Architects
Engineer: Scott M. Watson, Inc.
2005
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Mechanical – HVAC-Piping
Robby Abell, Jimmy Beacham, Fred Goldsmith, Billy Smith, John Stokes, Paul Webster - Heffron Company, Inc.
Project: Georgetown University Central Plant Chiller Upgrade, Washington, DC
Architect: Martin Reddy Architects
Engineer: Mueller Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Technical Excellence — Finishes – Flooring
Wilfred Kunze, Bob Markoff, Mike Murray, Ed Neddo, James Prophet, Bob Vancoillie - GA Masonry Corporation
Project: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
Architect: SmithGroup
General Contractor: Clark/TMR A Joint Venture
Visual Excellence — Masonry – Exterior Stone
Wilfred Kunze, Bob Markoff, Mike Murray, Ed Neddo, James Prophet, Bob Vancoillie - GA Masonry Corporation
Project: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
Architect: SmithGroup
General Contractor: Clark/TMR A Joint Venture
2006
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Mechanical – HVAC-Piping
Lael Claiborne, Ron Sacchetti, Rozier Singletary, III, James Washington, Jr., Jack Welch, Michael G. Woods - Pierce Associates, Inc.
Project: Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Washington, DC
Architect: Hartman-Cox Architects
Engineer: URS Corporation
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Technical Excellence — Finishes – Drywall
Kirk Barnes, Richard Gibson, Gary Jackson, Kevin Matthews, Lamont Massey, Mike McGrady - Commercial Interiors
Project: Four Seasons Hotel Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect: Pierre-Yves Rochon S.A.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc
Visual Excellence — Masonry – Interior Stone and Marble
Jose Abeijon, Dave Jonke, Robert Radke, Wayne Radke, Marcus Vargas, Shagion Walters - Rugo Stone, LLC
Project: International Monetary Fund Headquarters, Washington, DC
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
2007
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Mechanical – HVAC-Piping
Ken Chasse, Paul Hahr, Steve Leinneweber, Stanley Menefee, James Quine - John J. Kirlin, LLC
Project Name: U.S. Capitol Visitor CenterSequence 2, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: RTKL Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company
Technical Excellence — Concrete – Cast-in-Place Concrete
Jose Flores, Ernest Hoppe, Nelson Melendez, Jose Andres Prudencio, Carlos Salazar, Charlie Turley - Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC
Project Name: Shakespeare Theatre and International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Building, Washington, DC
Architect (Theatre): Diamond + Schmitt Architects Inc.
Architect (Office Building): SmithGroup
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Visual Excellence — Metals – Ornamental Metal
Thomas Carranza, Mike Cavaliere, Mike Crider, Genero Guardado, Don Keresztenyi, Paul Smith - Cianbro
Project Name: U.S. Air Force Memorial, Arlington, VA
Architect: Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners Architects LLP
Engineer: ARUP
General Contractor: Centex Construction Balfour Beatty
2008
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Electrical – Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear
Gerald Brevard, Eric Johnston, Buddy McDowell, Justin McDowell, Ray Murphy, Alan Tucker - Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: AT&T IDC Expansion Phase 2, Ashburn, VA
Architect/Engineer: Highland Associates
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Technical Excellence — Masonry – Interior Stone & Marble
Thomas L. Barbee, David B. Kirby, Michael L. Kirby, Jose F. Mijango, James M. Natali, Ronald S.Wondoloski - Boatman & Magnani, Inc.
Project Name: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Architect: RTKL Associates, Inc.
Engineers: RTKL Associates, Inc. and SM Haw Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company
Visual Excellence — Masonry – Exterior Stone
Manuel E. Barros, Victor Castro, Jose Escamilla, Henry Gallego, Yves Torres - Lorton Contracting Company
Project Name: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: RTKL Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Manhattan Construction Company
2009
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Special Construction – Interior Custom Metal Panels
Joe Bunger, Billy Elder, Mike Hiles, Ovila Paquet, Bobby Presley, Ted Woodward - C. J. Coakley Co., Inc.
Project Name: The Newseum Project, Washington, DC
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Visual / Technical Excellence — Masonry – Unit Masonry
Dave Baker, Jose C. Gonzalez, Bob Markoff, Carlos Moreno, Lester Townsend, John Young - Calvert Masonry, Inc.
Project Name: Dumont Condominiums, Washington, DC
Architect: Esocoff & Associates Architects
General Contractor: James G. Davis Construction Corporation
Visual / Technical Excellence — Special Construction – Thermal and Moisture Protection
Shpetim Bunjaku, Colin Hoitt, Halil Kuqica, Sevdaim Mexhuani, Pete Morillo, Ismael Tejada - James Myers Company, Inc.
Project Name: King Hall Restoration, Annapolis, MD
Architect: RTKL Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Forrester Construction Company
2010
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Electrical – Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear
Joe Dugan, Joseph Lajoie, Eric Neville, Nick Noonan, Russel Way - Freestate Electrical Construction Company
Project Name: National Institutes of Health: CIT Building No. 12, Infrastructure UpgradePhase 1, Bethesda, MD
Architect: Ann Myers Architecture
Engineer: WFT Engineering, Inc.
General Contractor: Tishman Construction Corporation
Technical Excellence — Doors & Windows – Curtain Walls
John Butler, Doug DeGraw, Ric RobertsIcon EBS and Dean Beane, Nathan Bergen, Michael Marshall - Structurecraft Builders
Project Name: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington, DC
Architect: Bing Thom Architects
Engineer: Fast + Epp
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Visual Excellence — Woods & Plastics – Architectural Millwork
Tony Barbery, Joel Cabanban, Wayne Libby, Roger Parker, Mike Pullen, Wade Sampsell - Gaithersburg Cabinetry and Millwork
Project Name: The Jefferson Hotel Renovation & Revitalization, Washington, DC
Architect: ForrestPerkins
General Contractor: SIGAL Construction Corporation
2011
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Electrical – Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear
Glen Connors, Chris Harper, David Ridings, Greg Ward, Jeff Waugerman, Jon Whiston - Dynalectric Company
Project Name: Equinix Data Center, Ashburn, VA
Architect: Sheehan Partners Architecture
MEP Engineer: H.F. Lenz Company
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Technical Excellence — Metals – Ornamental Metal
Elmer Amaya, Ann Gaines, Dennis Larkin, Jon Scott Lindsey, Jr., Jon Scott Lindsey, Sr., Edwin Sanchez - Independent Custom Metalworks, LLC
Project Name: U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters, Washington, DC
Architect: Safdie Architects
General Contractor: Tidewater Glazing, Inc.
Visual Excellence — Special Construction – Acoustical Ceiling
Earl Ferguson, Tom Gulley - Cleveland Construction, Inc.
Project Name: Arena Stage Expansion and Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect: Bing Thom Architects
Engineer: Fast + Epp
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
2012
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Sitework – Underpinning, Foundations and Excavations
Richard Abel, Martin Ward - Connally Contracting Corporation
Project Name: Howard Theatre Restoration (Excavation), Washington, DC
Architect: Martinez+Johnson Architecture
Engineer: Lundy & Franke Engineering, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Technical Excellence — Special Construction – Scaffolding & Rigging
Buddy Carter, Benjamin Coffey, Omar Cruz, Brett Friedel, Daniel Harris, Pedro Rios - Scaffold Resource, LLC
Project Name: Smithsonian Institutuion's Arts & Industries Building - Shell Renovation Project, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Visual Excellence — Woods & Plastics – Architectural Millwork
Paul J. Garvin, III, Frank Huschitt, III, Eugene Kezy, Matt Riemenschneider, Scott Sherby, Richard Stiers - Imperial Woodworking
Project Name: Square 54, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
2013
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Metals &ndash Structural Steel Framing
Robert Bodmer, Joseph Burger, Randall Christensen, Richard Johnson, John Reed, Jassiel Vargas - Superior Iron Works, Inc.
Project Name: Smithsonian Institution Arts & Industries Building Revitalization - Shell: Exterior Enclosure & Structure, Washington, DC
Architect: Ennead Architects/SmithGroupJJR
Engineer: McMullan & Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company, Inc.
Technical Excellence — Masonry – Exterior Stone
Jose T. Alvarez, Leonard Pagliaro, Jose Sieiro - Pagliaro-Lorton-Nardi, LLC
Project Name: National Gallery of Art East Building Stone Repair, Washington, DC
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates, P.C.
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty/Smoot, A Joint Venture
Visual Excellence — Metals – Ornamental Metal
Rob Cassity, Kevin Clyne, Alex Hernandez, Jeff Russell, David Wantz, Roger Waskey - Accent Architectural, Inc.
Project Name: The JBG Companies Headquarters, Chevy Chase, MD
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbor + Partners
Engineer: Smislova, Kehnemui & Associates, P.A.
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
2014
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Electrical – Lighting Systems
David Bastain, Shawn Gibson, James Alex O’Donnell, Martin O’Neil, Donte Randall, William Smith — J.E. Richards, Inc.
Project Name: The Capella Hotel, Washington, DC
Architect: Michael Winstanley Architects & Partners
Engineer: Thompson Co. Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Technical Excellence — Masonry – Exterior Stone
Jose Compos-Diaz, Miguel Diaz, Bill Greenart, Pete Machado, Andy Peckne, Mike Wondoloski — R. Bratti Associates, Inc.
Project Name: Sherman Building Repairs, Washington, DC
Architect: Quinn Evans Architects
Engineer: Keast & Hood Company
General Contractor: The Christman Company
Preservation Consultant: PRESERVE/scapes
Visual Excellence — Woods & Plastics – Architectural Millwork
Kourosh Atri, Joel Cabanban, Brian Cross, Chad Hill, Keith Ice, West Mason — Gaithersburg Cabinetry & Millwork
Project Name: The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Mt. Vernon, VA
Architect: Ayers Saint Gross Architects & Planners
Interior Design: MFM Design
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
2015
Excellence in the Face of Adversity — Special Construction – Bridges/Heavy Highway
Noe Flores, John Houghton, Abe Massalley, Pat McDonough, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Mark Valentine - Flippo Construction Company, Inc.
Project Name: Bridges at Courthouse Road & 10th Street, Arlington, VA
Engineer: Commonthwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation
General Contractor: Flippo Construction Company, Inc.
Technical Excellence — Finishes – Plaster
Limber Lazarte-Castro, Carlos Escobar, Merrill Poe, Orlando Rivera, Robert Turner, Landon Walker - C.J. Coakley Co., Inc.
Project Name: Virginia Theological Seminary - Immanuel Chapel, Alexandria, VA
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Visual Excellence — Masonry – Interior Stone
Dario Acosta, Victor Lemus, Kenny Morgan, Wilfredo Orellana, Wilson Orellana - R. Bratti Associates, Inc.
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Woods & Plastics – Architectural Millwork
Gerald Blunt, Thomas Brown, Dominic Comella, Ton Hong, Mark North, Chris Ridge - Columbia Woodworking
Project Name: 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects and Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction