Outstanding Leadership Awards

This award is granted to outstanding ESD Committee or council members based on evaluation in the following areas of committee work: accomplishment, communications, community relations, educational and professional relations, flexibility and creativity, finances, forward planning, operating, organizing, participation, planning, and publications.  The Awards Committee chooses a minimum of one candidate, and a maximum of six candidates.

Past Recipients

2019-2022 No awards given

2018
Sean Conway
Mark Murray
Nassif Rayess, PhD

2017
Michael Cloud, PhD
Shannon M. Dobreff
Mark Fetters
David R. Finley, PhD, PE
Ken Mahnick
Latonya R. Waller

2016 
Gene D. Dickirson, PE
Jeffrey J. Hausman, AIA, LEED AP
Randy G. Paquette

2015 
Thomas M. Doran, PE, FESD
John Fillion
Douglas M. Gatrell, PE
Sue Littles, FESD
Leslie A. Smith, CMP
Thomas R. Wroblewski

2014 
Steven Innes, PE
Adam Larky, PE
Joseph F. Neussendorfer
Kenneth Randazzo
Frenae F. Smith
Robert P. Washer, FESD

2013 
Eugenie Abboud
Waldemar Czarnik
Thelma Dobson
Jeff Gallant
Patti Miller
Chuck Robinson

2012
Cheryl Aubuchon
Corian W. Johnston, PE
Filza H. Walters

2011
Joseph A. Fortuna, MD MACOEM
Timothy Krause, PE
Alisyn Malek
Jennifer Mefford
Alycia Meriweather
Lynley M. Weston, PE, LEEP AP

2010
Andrew L. Gerhart, PhD
Kamesh Gupta, PE, CEM
Richard L. Hurford, Esq.
Margaret E. Matta, AIA, LEED AP
Robert Threlkeld

2009
Barbara Aylesworth
Richard A. Bither, PE
Mike Burris
Alan Jacobson
William A. Moylan, PhD, PPM, FESD
Charles Poat, AIA, LEED AP

2008 Recipients
Todd Grafton
David Lomas
Siraj Mumin
Robert Washer

2007 Recipients
Gerald M. Belian, PE
William R. Harris, PE
Ralph H. Kummler, PhD, FESD

2006 Recipients
Christopher D. Dyrda
John Fillion
Patrick J. Smithbauer, PE, LEED, AP
Robert Stevenson, PE

2005 Recipients
Gale T. Arkwright, CPC
Michael F. Cooper, PE , FESD
Gordon Harbison
Roy H. Link, FESD
Paul Sgriccia

2004 Recipients
Douglas R. Allen, FESD
Katherine Banicki

2003 Recipients
Sue L. Littles, FESD
Dennis M. King, FAIA, FESD

2002 Recipients
Lawrence D. Burns
Robert C. Purcell, Jr.
David A. Skiven, PE
Mumtaz A. Usmen, PhD, PE, FESD
Michael J. Vinarcik, PE

More Info

Contact: Sue Ruffner,  sruffner@esd.org or 248-353-0735, ext. 117.