2009 Newsmakers of the Year Awards
Hosted by The Daily Reporter and WI Builder
Green Awards sponsored by WasteCap Resource Solutions
Nominees and Winners
Big Diverter, Demolition
Winner: Marquette University | Demolition of 1212 W. Wisconsin Ave. | Michael Jahner, Project Manager
Nominees:
● City of Madison Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development | Demolition of Allied Drive
Redevelopment | Mark Olinger, Director
● LaMacchia Construction | Renovation of 153 N. Milwaukee Street | Don Lawrence, Senior Project Manager
● Mortenson Construction | Renovation of St. Luke’s Healing Garden | Kurt Theune, Project Manager
● State of WI | Renovation of UW Stevens Point Baldwin Hall | Bill Houlmont, DSF Project Manager
● VJS Construction Services | Renovation of Hartland Apartments | Chris Sauve, Partner, Vice President | Amanda
Schauer, Project Manager
Big Diverter, New Construction:
Winner: Hunzinger Construction | Construction of Johnson Controls Glendale Campus Expansion | Dan Davies, Senior Project Manager | Craig Konrad, Project Manager | Dave Dell’Agnese, Project Manager
Nominees:
● Mandel Group, Inc. | Construction of ONE – The North End | Phillip Aiello, Senior Development Manager
● Miron Construction | Construction of UW Whitewater COBE | Tim Andrew | Project Manager
● Mortenson Construction | Construction of American Transmission Co. | Mark Tomsyck, Project Manager | Steve
Hordyk, Superintendent
● Mortenson Construction | Construction of Froedtert North Tower | Jeffrey Gruhn, Project Manager
● Mortenson Construction | Construction of the Harley Davidson Museum | Benjamin Goetter, Project Manager
● Opus North Corporation | Construction of Northwestern Mutual Life Phase II | Joshua Babiasz, Associate Project
Manager
● Oscar J. Boldt Construction | Construction of Interdisciplinary Research Complex | Jeff Niesen, V.P. Construction
Management
Innovative Achievement Award
Winner: WI Dept. Natural Resources / WI Dept. of Administration Division of State Facilities Partnership | Led to recycling on State of Wisconsin projects | Rex Loker, Project Manager, DSF | Matt Frank, Secretary, DNR
Nominees:
● City of Madison | C&D Recycling Ordinance | George Dreckmann, City of Madison Recycling Coordinator
● L&W Supply | Drywall recycling program | Pat Lynch, Manager, Wisconsin Drywall Distributors
Super Super Award
Winner: Rick Senk | Senior Superintendent | Mortenson Construction
Nominees:
● Von VanDreel | Field Superintendent | Hunzinger Construction
● Pat Babe | Superintendent | KBS Construction
● Donald Schliepp | Project Superintendent | Titan Building Company
● Steve Hordyk | Senior Superintendent | Mortenson Construction
WasteCap Awards
2009
- WasteCap named 2009 Best of Milwaukee Award in Recycle Services by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association – Press Release
- Waste & Recycling News recognizes Jenna Kunde as a woman leader in Environmental Management, March
2008
- Milwaukee Beautiful names WasteCap WI for the Leadership Award, November
- WasteCap Wisconsin named Recycler of the Year by Wisconsin Builder Magazine, November
