Thursday, 10 November 2011

Woman achieving in the building industry

Congratulations to this years winners of the National Association of Women in Construction Awards

Read about it here


2011 NAWIC Awards for Excellence Winners

Winners of the NAWIC 2011 Excellence Awards are:

LEND LEASE CRYSTAL VISION AWARD FOR ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Winner:Efy Karagiannis, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority.  First ever female President of the AIB, Victorian Chapter, Efy is an active member of several Boards and steering committees.

JOHN HOLLAND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AS A BUSINESSWOMAN
Winner: 
Carolyn Viney, Grocon, member of Grocon's Executive Leadership Group who has made a significant difference to the way in which Grocon manages its development work.


BAULDERSTONE AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Winner:
Rachel Lowe,  Fulton Hogan. For her commitment to not only improving environmental sustainability practices but also educating both the industry and the community.  Rachel developed, coordinated and facilitated an environmental training road show for regional local government employees.


THIESS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT Diana QuicenoMetro Trains.  Establishing herself as a hands-on project manager, Diana identified and initiated scope changes that enhanced the value of a project that had both severe delivery and budget schedules.

ABIGROUP AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
Winner:
Dusanka Pupovac, Baulderstone.  For her work as Project Manager on the Marysville Rebuilding Advisory Centre.  She showed compassion to the client in an environment full of emotion and hardship and assisted in raising funds herself to get the job completed.


HICKORY GROUP AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN
Winner:
Rachel Nicholls, Arup.  A clear standout for her role in the successful completion of the Springvale Road Rail Grade Separation ahead of time and under budget.


AQUENTA CONSULTING AWARD TO AN EMERGING LEADER
Joint Winner: Coralie Sutcliffe, Probuild Constructions.  As group management accountant, Coralie has contributed to the controlled growth of Probuild through the development and implementation of a suite of management tools.

Joint Winner: Karen Burnie, Thiess - referred to as a stellar performer by one of her managers, Karen's forward planning and anticipation of stakeholder and community issues has contributed to delivery requirement and project delivery performance.


BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX AWARD TO A YOUNG ACHIEVER
Winner:
Vicki Grima, Thiess.  Graduating in environmental engineering, Vicki now works on the Brighton Bypass project in Tasmania.  This project has considerable heritage and cultural issues due to finding significant aboriginal artefacts once construction work had commenced.


RMIT UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A PRACTICING TRADESPERSON 
Winner: Cheryl Uwin, CR Unwin Carpentry.  Cheryl's contribution to her trade can be seen in the accolades she has received in the past 12 months:  Victorian Carpenter of the Year:  National Carpenters Day National Carpenter of the Year:  National Carpenters Day Leadership Scholarship: Master Builders Foundation.


VICTORIA UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY AN APPRENTICE / TRAINEE
Winner:
Bianca Lucantonia, Warrick Construction. Hard work, a strong work ethic and mature outlook on taining and being trained have been Bianca's drivers helping her to succeed in the male dominated trade of carpentry.


BUILDING COMMISSION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A STUDENT
Winner:
Elizabeth Walker, Deakin University / Aquenta Consulting.   Currently undertaking a double degree in architecture and Construction Management, Elizabeth combines her love of the construction industry and travel to get actively involved with essential projects for local communities in Thailand and Africa.

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