Annual Dinner
2023 ESD Annual Dinner
Featuring the ESD Construction & Design Awards and the ESD Annual Awards
June 27, 2023
St. John’s Resort, Plymouth, MI
Join us to discover great accomplishments and applaud great achievements as we pay tribute to the best, brightest, and most diverse group of engineering, design, and construction professionals in Southeast Michigan.
Time: 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception, 6:45 p.m. Dinner and Awards
Cost:
$175 Individual Members
$200 Individual Non-Members
$1,575 Table of 10
Includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert and a hosted bar during the reception. Business attire. Parking included.
Sponsorships
For information on sponsoring the Annual Dinner and helping celebrate ESD’s 125th Anniversary, download the Sponsorship Form located to the upper right or contact Elana Shelef at 248-353-0735, ext. 119, or eshelef@esd.org.
Congratulatory Ads
To congratulate a friend, colleague, family member, or organization, consider running a congratulatory advertisement in the event program. Full-page ads are $500 and a half-page ad is $250. For details, contact Elana Shelef at 248-353-0735, ext. 119, or eshelef@esd.org.
AWARDEES
Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award
- David C. Dauch, Chairman of the Board & CEO, American Axle & Manufacturing
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Vincent DeLeonardis, Retired CEO, AUCH Construction
Honorary Membership
- Steve Grigorian, President & CEO, Detroit Economic Club
ESD College of Fellows Inductees
- Ashley Lesser, PE, LEED AP, BD+C, Environmental Quality Analyst, EGLE
- Charles Stahl, PE, Retired, Director of Engineering, SKF-TCM
- Susan Wellman-Smith, Product Development Engineer, Ford Motor Company
John G. Petty Image Award
- Sonya M. Pouncy, CEM, CMVP, LEED AP, Partner, Building Vitals, LLC.
Nonprofit Partner of the Year
- LIFT
University Partners of the Year
- Lawrence Technological University
- Michigan State University
Emerging Young Professional Award
- Mark Pollard, Mechanical Design Engineer, SWX-HWE, Stellantis
Distinguished Service Awards
- John Dignan, EdD, Superintendent, Wayne-Westland Community Schools
- Elvana Hammoud, PMP, Manager, DTE Energy
- Cedric Flowers, Vice President, Gas Operations, DTE Gas
ESD Construction and Design Awards
- Huntington Bank Tower
Owner: The Huntington National Bank
Designer: Neumann/Smith Architecture
Contractor: Colasanti/MiG Joint Venture - Thomas B. Hagen Building, Erie Insurance
Owner: Erie Insurance
Designer: Albert Kahn Associates, Inc.
Contractor: PJ Dick - McLaren Greater Lansing Replacement Hospital
Owner: McLaren Health Care Corporation
Designer: HED
Contractor: Barton Malow/Christman Joint Venture - University of Michigan Ford Robotics Laboratory
Owner: University of Michigan
Designer: HED
Contractor: Devon Industrial Group - Richard & Theresa Barch Center for Freshwater Research and Education
Owner: Lake Superior State University
Designer: SmithGroup
Contractor: Spence Brothers - McLaren Greater Lansing Medical Services Building & Karmanos Cancer Center
Owner: McLaren Health Care Corporation
Designer: SmithGroup
Contractor: Granger Construction Company