CBC Award of Honor
Overview: The Chicago Building Congress "Award of Honor" is the highest personal achievement award that can be bestowed upon an individual in the Chicago building industry. Since 1995, this prestigious award has recognized outstanding leaders for their lifetime contributions to the art and science of construction.
Status: Active program, now presented annually as part of the CBC Merit Awards since the awards celebrate the building industry.
Geographic Scope: Chicago building industry
Focus: Recognizes individuals for:
Lifetime contributions to the art and science of constructionOutstanding leadership in the Chicago building industryExceptional career achievements
Eligibility: The page does not specify formal application criteria, but recipients are selected by the organization to honor their lifetime contributions.
Award Recipients (Past):
1995: Richard S. Pepper (Pepper Construction Company)1996: John E. Kenny, Sr. (Kenny Construction)1997: Melvin Gray (GRAYCOR)1998: Adrian Smith (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)1999: Raymond A. Worley (Morse Diesel International)2000: Eli W. Cohen (Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.)2001: Parker R. Thorne (Thorne Associates, Inc.)2002: Robert Wislow (U.S. Equities Realty, LLC)2003: Sidney Epstein (A. Epstein & Sons International)2004: Alvin Gorman (Power Construction Company)2005: Richard A. Stein (Mesirow Stein Real Estate)2006: Clyde N. Baker, Jr. (STS Consultants)2007: Dirk Lohan (Lohan Anderson)2008: Michael J. Faron (W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.)2009: Drew E. Waitley (LaSalle National Bank)2010: Joseph R. Krusinski (Krusinski Construction Co.)2011: Carol Ross Barney (Ross Barney Architects)2012: Ralph Johnson (Perkins+Will)2013: Norman R. Bobins (Norman Bobins Consulting)2014: Andy Stapleton (Mortenson Construction)2015: Anthony McGuire (McGuire Engineering)2016: Lamar Johnson (Gensler)2017: Don Biernacki (Related Midwest)2018: Anne Edwards-Cotter (Cotter Consulting)2019: Joseph M. Antunovich (Antunovich Associates)2020: Michael McInerney (Titan Electric)2022: Jim McShane (McShane Construction)2023: Stan Pepper (The Pepper Companies)2024: Kevin McKenna (Clayco)
Contact Information:
Chicago Building CongressPhone: 630-510-4574Email: cbc@chicagobuildingcongress.orgExecutive Director: RJ ColemanAddress: 400 E. Randolph St., #3115, Chicago, IL 60601