Midwest Students, Interns Take PCI Prizes

Four student and intern teams from the Midwest were winners in the 2003 Architectural Design Competition sponsored by the Chicago-based Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Student Education Committee.

The first-place winners in the student category were Dave Kurtz and Zin Anastasi of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. An honorable mention was given to the team of Travis Krick and Tyler Saxma, also of SIU.

The third-place winner in the Intern Development Program, which comprises college graduates not yet licensed as architects, was Kristopher White of Architectural Spectrum in Champaign, Ill. An honorable mention went to the SIU-SCI Student Affiliate.

Teams were asked to present a concept for university housing that provided apartment-style living for 168 to 200 students. Each occupant was to be provided with individual living space grouped into four-student suites that contained a living room, kitchen, dining area, two full bathrooms and laundry.

The winning entries will be exhibited at the 2003 PCI Annual Convention & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 19 to 22.

'ASA Chicago Honors Six Industry Leaders

The Des Plaines-based Association of Subcontractors & Affiliates/ASA Chicago has recently recognized six industry leaders at its ninth annual awards dinner at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.:

· Outstanding General Contractor of the Year: Kenny Construction Co., Wheeling
· Outstanding Design Builder of the Year: McShane Construction Corp., Rosemont
· Outstanding Construction Managers, Tishman Construction Corp. of Illinois, Chicago
· Outstanding Project Manager, Jill Engelman, Bulley & Andrews, Chicago
· Outstanding Superintendent, Dave Michaelsen, FCL Builders Inc., Itasca
· Outstanding Public Service Award, John Roberson, Department of Construction and Permits, city of Chicago

Milwaukee AGC Parties, Honors Seven

Construction professionals who have contributed to the industry's success in Milwaukee were recently honored during the Annual Past Presidents & Awards Night.

Honorees included the past presidents of the Association General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee - sponsor of the event - the Milwaukee Builders Exchange and the graduates of the Supervisory Training Program.

Individuals receiving honors included the following:

· Kevin O'Toole of Brookfield-based Hunzinger Construction Co., Skill, Integrity and Responsibility Award
· Frank Slamar, Chairman of the Year Award, for efforts on behalf of the AGCGM Safety Committee
· Les Lippert of Menomonee Falls-based Lippert Tile Co., Associate of the Year Award, for contributions to the AGCGM
· John Hauke of Waukesha-based Voss Jorgenson Schueler, Harvey Peterson Award, for unyielding commitment to construction safety
· Thomas Bentley III of Milwaukee-based The Bentley Co., Pioneer Award, for long and selfless dedication to the AGC and the construction industry
· Larry Farkas of Hunzinger Construction Co., Gil Czaplewski Superintendent of the Year Award
· Thomas Crean of Marquette University for leadership and efforts resulting in a positive community spirit in Milwaukee

Indiana BCA Funds Six Scholarships

The Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Building Contractors Association has awarded six Northeast Indiana Construction Advancement Foundation scholarships.

Winners are Jeremy Bangert, Jennifer Bowman, Katherine Papagiannis, Joel Rinkenberger, Stephen Schuhmacher and James Stoller.

Each is pursuing an undergraduate degree in construction engineering technology at Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne.

SEAOI Installs President, Council

The Chicago-based Structural Engineers Association of Illinois has elected its president and governing council for 2003.

Carl Peterson, senior consultant with Chicago-based Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc., is the new president.

Members of the governing council include Deb Zroka of Branco & Zroka Engineering PC as president-elect; Roger Reckers of TGRWA LLC as treasurer; and Thomas McCluskey of McCluskey Engineering Corp. as secretary.

Members elected to the Board of Directors include Timothy Kaye of Halvorson & Kaye SE, George Krupa with Parsons Engineering and William Malinowski of Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers Inc.