Individual Awards
Distinguished Young Professional Award
The CMAA Distinguished Young Professional Award recognizes and celebrates a full-time, individual member, for a commitment to the industry and outstanding professional accomplishments early in their career. This award may be given to more than one person in any given year.
2024 Recipients:
Mark Hildreth | The McKissack Group, Inc.
Karina Massey, PE, CMIT | Jacobs
Ruthwik Pasunuru, CCM | Program Controls, Inc.
Ketty Paulino | NYC Department of Design & Construction
CMAA Award for Environmental Stewardship
The CMAA Award for Environmental Stewardship recognizes a program and construction management professional who has guided and aided an owner(s) in defining and meeting their [owner] organization’s environmental responsibility goals over a period of at least five years.
2024 Recipient:
Jerry Aliberti, CCM | NYC Department of Design & Construction
Mark Hasso Educator of the Year Award
The Mark Hasso Educator of the Year Award recognizes and celebrates a full-time educator for a commitment to program and construction management education and for building relationships and connections between educators and practitioners.
2024 Recipients:
Dr. Payam Bakhshi | Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wes Collins | Auburn University
CMAA Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
The CMAA Award for DEIB recognizes a program and construction management professional or organization with a demonstrated commitment to at least one of the following:
- Promoting, developing, and educating professionals to build and sustain teams and work cultures that are diverse, welcoming, and inclusive.
- Including diverse perspectives on teams and in decision making.
- Promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within organizations.
2024 Recipient:
Dominic Cendejas-Tafoya | VST Engineering
The Golden Key Award
The CMAA Golden Key Award recognizes and celebrates individual members – in any membership category – with a record of service and contribution to the growth and development of CMAA or the CMAA Foundation over a period of at least five years and whose contributions have advanced the vision, mission, and values of CMAA or the CMAA Foundation. This award will be given to more than one person each year; recognizing at least one owner and one other individual annually.
2024 Recipients:
Carl Holmes, PE, CCM | San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Andrew Mittleman, CCM | Jacobs
Coin of Excellence
Recognizes an exceptional individual who embodies the highest standards of professionalism and supports a culture of certification within the construction management industry.
2024 Recipient:
Lori Kahikina | Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)
Mehdi Heydari CCM of the Year Award
The Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI) confers this award for the culture of certification upon a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential holder who has clearly identified and stimulated opportunities to advocate for construction management certification, CMAA, and excels within their construction programs.
2024 Recipient:
Sarah Wilson, PE, CCM | VTA
Nomination and Selection Process
The nominations submission process for 2024 Individual Awards has now closed.
Nominations are submitted by CMAA members in good standing. The nominating individual may represent a group, e.g., a CMAA Chapter, but only one nominating individual may be listed. The Selection Committee consists of members of CMAA’s Executive Committee. Upon selection, CMAA will notify the recipient of the award and they will be recognized at CMAA’s fall conference.