Building Congress & Exchange Recognizes Craftsmen with Annual Awards
The Building Congress & Exchange (BC&E) honored and recognized the extraordinary skill and talent of 20 craftsmen at the 81st Annual Craftsmanship Awards on Nov. 7 at The Winslow in Baltimore. The winners represent all facets of the industry.
Over the summer, the Craftsmanship Committee judged nearly 40 nominations that included lighting, HVAC, carpentry, stone and iron work. Each nominated project was judged based on overall craftsmanship including the quality of work, complexity of both technical and design challenges, and the level of difficulty.
During the evening, the Building Congress & Exchange Foundation also honored three promising high school students with the Future Craftsman and Design Award: Logan Davidson from Winters Mill High School, for Electrical; Ariana Diaz from Century High School, for Drafting; and Jonah Maenner from Manchester Valley High School, for Welding. In addition to recognition for their achievements, these students also receive scholarships to pursue further training, degrees or purchase supplies to begin work in the construction or design field.
For the fourth year, the Building Congress & Exchange awarded the Judge’s Choice Award, which recognizes the best craftsmanship of the 20 winners. This year’s award had two recipients the Clifton Mansion Grand Stair team from Thomas Moore Studios for Conservation, Refinishing & Decorative Painting;and Verizon Wireless team from Rosendin Electric for Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear.
BC&E inducted two craftsmen into the Master Craftsmen category. Julian Davis of Hayles and Howe and the first woman among BC&E’s esteemed list of Master Craftsman, Mariah Gillis from Thomas Moore Studios.
For a complete list of winners, please see below. To review videos about the winning craftsmen and their work, please visit the BC&E website at https://www.bcebaltimore.org/craftsmanship/.
81st ANNUAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Annapolis Post Office
Sculpting, Casting & Gilding
Amy Hollis, Pavel Kudelich, Stephen Hollis & Juan Sanchez
Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
The Bethel Promise Center
Ornamental Plaster Restoration, Exterior Light Gauge and Metal Work
Mark Tyree
Jennings H. Mitchell & Son, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
City House
Ornamental Plaster Restoration
Julian Davis and James Meade
Hayles and Howe, Inc.
GC: J C Porter Construction, LLC
Clifton Mansion Grand Stair
Conservation, Refinishing & Decorative Painting
Gillian Quinn (Montrose Fine Art Conservation), Laurie Timm (Laurie A Timm Conservation), Bridget Cimino, Sue Crawford, Ewa Pohl, Mariah Gillis & Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore Studios
GC: Thomas Moore Studios
D.C. Fountain
Stone & Concrete Formwork
John Minihane and Naser Husadzinovic
Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
Five Arts and Student Center
Custom Furniture
The Thos. Moser Team
Thos. Moser
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Copper Siding
Mike Spare
Turner Roofing
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Goucher College Mary Fisher Dining Hall
Pyrok and Wood Ceilings
John Shanahan
Walls & Ceilings, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House
Faux Steel
Kevin Hale
Artisan Industry, LLC
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Electrical and Lighting
Mike Demario and Scott Cluster
DEL Electric
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Johns Hopkins University Mudd/Levi/Bio
HVAC Piping
Bunky Bumgardner and Vince Brooks
G.E. Tignall & Company, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
M&T Bank Stadium
Unit Masonry & Precast Concrete
Karl Kress, Shawn Collins & David Bartley
Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc.
GC: Gilbane Building Company
Maryland School for the Blind
Historic Window Replication
Timothy Schwind, Jr. and Timothy Eastman
Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
GC: Lewis Contractors
Maryland School for the Deaf Hessian Barracks
Rough Carpentry & Shingle Roof
Frank Stroik
The Country Homestead
GC: Lewis Contractors
McDaniel College Gill Center
Underpinning
Diego Rios
Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
GC: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Robert L. Bogomolny Library
Exposed Conduit
Mike Harman and Josh Voelker
Enterprise Electric Company
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Towson University | Residence Tower
Rainscreen System
Khudoyor Yogbekov, Dmitrii Aleksandrov, Chyngyz Dolotbakov, Ruslan Imanbalin, Naziret Kulmatov & Pavel Nesterov
Lavada, Inc.
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Electrical Conduit and Equipment Installation
Mark Celozzi, Jon Wainwright, Jon Potter,
Robbie Mefford, Mike Lipford & Sean Conner
Enterprise Electric Company
GC: Plano-Coudon Construction
Verizon Wireless
Power Generation, Distribution & Switchgear
John Knauer, Bernard Carlin, Jonathon Peacock, Daniel Sellner, Jamie Collins, Anthony Pyles & Chauncey Giles
Rosendin Electric
GC: HITT Contracting, Inc.
Walters Art Museum | Hackerman House
Flooring
Jay Sterner
Master Care Flooring
GC: Lewis Contractors