Distinguished Design-Build Leadership Awards are given to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the advancement of best design-build practices and of design-build as the project delivery method of choice. Nominees need not hold DBIA membership. Nominations can be submitted by DBIA members, by other practitioners or by nominees themselves. There is no entry fee for nominating an individual.
Award Catagories:
Public-Sector
- Project Owner
- Project Manager
Private-Sector
- Project Owner
- Project Manager
Legislation
- National Legislator
- State Legislator
- Local Legislator
Education
- Faculty: includes full-time faculty at accredited institutions of higher learning
- Students: enrolled in an academic program, either undergraduate or graduate, during
the 2007-2008 academic semesters
2008 CALENDAR:
- February 2008 - Call for Nominations
- May 30, 2008 - Deadline for all entry submissions
- June 12, 2008 - Judging of entry submissions
- November 3-5, 2008 - Presentation of Awards at DBIA's Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV
JUDGING & CATEGORY CRITERIA:
For information on how nominations will be evaluated, please click here.
The names of the award winner(s), if any, will be announced to the nominees prior to DBIA’s Annual Conference, so that they may choose whether they will accept the award in-person at a formal presentation that will take place during DBIA’s Annual Conference.
HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION:
There is no entry fee for nominating an individual for a Distinguished Leadership Award. Nominations must be formatted in MS Word and submitted via email to Stephenie Zvonkovich, DBIA National, at szvonkovich@dbia.org. Nominations may not be submitted via fax. All nominations must be received by DBIA National no later than May 30, 2008. In the Nomination Submission, include the following.
Cover Page
• The text: “2008 Distinguished Leadership Awards
• Nominee’s name, position, company/organization, and their contact information (mailing address, email, and phone number(s))
• Contact information of the person submitting the nomination (name, organization, mailing address, email, and phone number(s))
Inside Pages
• Include “2008 Distinguished Leadership Award – Nominee’s name, position, & organization” as the header appearing on every page.
• Provide a detailed description answering how the nominee meets the award criteria (Arial 11 font, double-spaced, no more than 3 pages).
• Visual aids may be included if supportive of the nomination, but should not exceed four. They should not exceed 8.5” x 11” in size and should be included in the MS Word document. Videocassettes and DVDs will not be accepted.
Signed Agreement
The following statement must be included at the end of the nomination:
“I understand that the contents of this entry become the property of DBIA and will not be returned. I further understand that DBIA shall have the right to make all text and photos, if any, available for publication without compensation, real or implied, and without claim by nominees against the jury, DBIA or its staff, or individual DBIA members.”
Include either an electronic signature or your initials, and the date, as agreement to this statement.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Stephenie Zvonkovich at szvonkovich@dbia.org.