AWCI’s Awards Program recognizes members’ stellar work on building projects, their effective safety program, the best product innovations and the people who make the greatest impact on the wall and ceiling industry and AWCI.
Applications will open for all 2027 awards (except the Safety award) on May 2026. Safety award nominations will open at the end of the year.
The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI) recognized the 2026 excellence in construction quality, innovation and safety winners at BUILD26: AWCI’s Convention + Expo, held March 15-18, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The 2025 Distinguished Service Award winner was recognized at the Industry Leaders Conference, November 11-13, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky.
2026 Recipient:
Scott Casbona
The award recognizes an individual for exemplary volunteer service to the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry.
AWCI members and chapter staff who volunteer their time and resources in support of the association play a vital role in the success of its programs, services and events.
Recipient: Pete Wilhelms
Project:
Heartland Whole Health Institute
Bentonville, Arkansas
AWCI Member Contractor:
Performance Contracting, Inc.
Project:
Kirkland Hall at Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
AWCI Member Contractor:
Precision Walls, Inc.
Project:
Limelight Mammoth
Mammoth Lakes, California
AWCI Member Contractor:
KHS&S
Project:
Central Florida-Themed Attraction
Orlando, Florida
AWCI Member Contractor:
KHS&S Contractors – East Coast
Project:
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Tower Addition
Marietta, Georgia
AWCI Member Contractor:
Hemma Elevations
Project:
New Sacramento Courthouse
Sacramento, California
AWCI Member Contractor:
Raymond-Northern California, Inc.
Project:
Populus Hotel
Denver, Colorado
AWCI Member Contractor:
E&K of Denver
Project:
TCW Headquarters
Los Angles, California
AWCI Member Contractor:
Sharpe Interior Systems
PSI
J&J Acoustics, Inc.
Valley Interior Systems, Inc.
Hyperframe
View previous award winners here: 2022 Award Winners, 2021 Award Winners, 2020 Award Winners, 2019 Award Winners, 2018 Award Winners, 2017 and earlier Award Winners.
