CSC Honorary Membership Award
The CSC Honorary Membership is the association’s only award conferred on a non-member. This year’s recipient is Michael Atkinson, the president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) since 1993. His more than three decades of experience with that group has included every aspect of senior government relations, procurement, and industry promotion regarding construction in this country.
Atkinson was called to the Ontario Bar and admitted to the rolls of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1981. He is a member of the Federal-Industry Real Property Advisory Council, the Industrial Security Advisory Board, the Construction Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, and the Law Society of Upper Canada.
1. Ross Browne Award
The F. Ross Browne Award recognizes editorial excellence in Construction Canada, highlighting the author or co-authors of an article in the magazine. This year, the publication’s editorial advisory board chose a July 2016 piece from a shortlist of top features. It brought together two CSC members from different companies and chapters (respectively, London and Toronto), as Kees Govers, B.Sc.(Agr), GRP, and Sasha Aguilera, B.Arch, GRP, shared the plaque for their collaboration, “Designing Extensive and Semi-extensive Vegetated Roofs for Long-term Performance.”
Program Director Awards
Program Director Awards were given out in numerous categories.
Conferences
In recognition of their work in hosting the informative and fun event in Kelowna, co-chairs Bennett and Kimberley J. Tompkins, FCSC, CTR, received Program Director Awards, as did the other members of the 2017 Kelowna Conference Committee:
- Mark Felt, CCCA;
- Ryan Foster, CTR;
- Don Fraser;
- Alison Henry, CTR;
- James Kelly, CTR;
- Mario Maggio;
- Brian Maher, CTR;
- George McCutcheon, CSP;
- David R. McGuigan, FCSC;
- Daryl Muz;
- Bill Pelke;
- Melodie Pike, CTR;
- Kelly Sawatzky, RSW, CSP; and
- Vince Smith.
For his work with the committee, the late Andrew MacPhail was also honoured.
Education Certification
Michael Schneider, FCSC, CCCA, and Cathie Saar-Paradis, FCSC, RSW, CCCA, were recognized for their ongoing dedication to CSC certification subcommittees. Further, six other members received the award for their participation in the translation of the Specifier course:
- Patrick Bissonnette;
- Sophie Brochu;
- Philip Caron;
- Sylvie Guevin;
- Yvon Lachance, CCCA; and
- Thierry Segard.
Membership Chapter Development and Communications
Guy Houle, director of the Québec Chapter, increased his contingent’s membership by 150 per cent—he was honoured for his efforts.
