Every spring ENR confers its annual Award of Excellence at a day long event in New York City. Engineering and construction’s best and brightest gather to salute their peers. ENR’s newsmen and newswomen used the opportunity this year to sit down and talk with some of the folks who made news during the past year.

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Thomas A. Broderick
Executive Director, Construction Safety Council
Interviewed by Richard Korman, business editor for ENR and web editor for enr.com
Subjects include various controversial aspects of OSHA rules and training on construction sites, and how good or bad the ideas of supervisors and workers are in maintaining a safe site.

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Robert B. Flowers, Lieutenant General (Retired)
Chief Executive Officer, HNTB Federal Services Corporation, former head of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Interviewed by Debra Rubin, managing senior editor for ENR
The challenges and the funny side ("The first day of work [on my new job in the civilian sector], I got into the back seat and the car didn't go anywhere.") of transitioning from the military to the private sector. Insights into the federal marketplace and BRAC (base realignment and closure).

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Dimitrios P. Kallitsantsis, Aktor A.E.
Project Manager of Greek Olympic Stadium
Interviewed by Nadine Post, senior buildings editor for ENR

Building the Greek Olympic Stadium, getting it built in a nearly impossible timeframe under difficult conditions. And what it's like working with "Starchitects" such as Calatrava, the architect on his project, and others he's been involved with.

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Jack K. Lemley
Former Award of Excellence winner for Channel Tunnel, current consultant on Boston's CA/T, among other projects
Interviewed by Bill Angelo, Boston bureau chief of ENR and editor-in-chief of Design-Build magazine
Talking about avoiding problems on megaprojects. Can't discuss CA/T specifically but offers insights from his experience on the Channel Tunnel in England/France and on projects he's consulted on since.

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Joe Maloney
Secretary-Treasurer of the Building Trades, AFL-CIO, this year's Award of Excellence winner
Explains Helmets to Hardhats program (which garnered him ENR’s Award of Excellence award) and how it came about. Some veterans who benefit from this program talk about the difference Helmets to Hardhats has made in their lives. This video was shown at the Award of Excellence event honoring Maloney.

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U.S. Army Col. Gregg Martin
Last year's Award of Excellence winner, cited for planning and leading the Army engineer component of the invasion and reconstruction of Iraq
Interviewed by Tom Sawyer, information technology editor for ENR and former embedded reporter with Martin’s engineers
What is the situation in Iraq a year after we cited Col. Martin? He's now in Germany supporting the efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he gives an update. Also addresses global rebasing efforts..

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Dave Nash
President, BE&K Government Group, formerly head of Iraq Project Management Office
Interviewed by Andy Wright , managing senior editor for ENR and web editor for enr.com
Discusses the political challenges of the Project Management Office and the attendant challenges of working in Iraq. Shares insights as to what worked and what didn't.

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R. Clay Paslay
Executive Vice President, Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport
Interviewed by Aileen Cho, transportation editor for ENR
The challenges and problems of expanding DFW airport (or any airport) and specifics on the innovative people mover system and what it's like to combine parts of three international terminals into one mega international terminal. Aileen has been there to cover the project and asked a lot of pithy and insightful questions.

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Ralph Peterson
Chairman, CEO and President, CH2M Hill
Interviewed by Debra Rubin, managing senior editor for ENR
This 15-year leader of CH2M Hill gives his view on how the industry is changing. He talks about the 3 biggest factors: globalization, technology and integration...and the #1 problem as he sees it.

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Thomas H. Rogér
Vice President and Project Executive, Gilbane Building Co. and Board Member of World Trade Center Memorial
Interviewed by Debra Rubin, managing senior editor for ENR
He is an engineer consultant and on the board of the World Trade Center Memorial project, both as an engineer and as a family member -- his daughter was a flight attendant on one of the planes. He talks about how 9/11 affected him personally and the challenges and conflicts of being involved on this project, as well as dealing with international terrorism victims groups too.

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Edward C. Sullivan (above)
President of AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Dept.
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Steven B. Satrom (below)
General Manager of the Americas Engineering Center, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., representing the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
Interviewed by Sherie Winston, Washington correspondent for ENR
Main subject is the groundbreaking Construction Users Roundtable Tripartite Initiative, involving owners, unions and contractors working together to make changes on union projects for the benefit of all.

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