Staff Awards & Achievements
Over the past several years, OUA has received numerous awards and recognitions. Some of these awards include:
Gwynne Darden, Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc., 2012 AGC Build Georgia Awards, First Place for Butts-Mehre Expansion, 2011
Gwynne Darden, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Georgia Chapter, 2012 Award of Merit for Butts-Mehre Expansion, 2011
Gwynne Darden, Award of Merit from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America -- Stegeman Coliseum Renovation, 2012
Gwynne Darden, AIA Georgia Honor Design Award -- Stegeman Coliseum Concourse Renovation, 2011
Joe Powell, Student Housing Business Innovator Award -- Best use of Green/Sustainable Construction & Development for Building 1516, 2011
Gwynne Darden, Engineering News-Record Award -- the Southeast's best Sports/ Entertainment project for Butts-Mehre Expansion, 2011
Gwynne Darden, ACHF Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation – Stegeman Coliseum, 2011
Scott Messer, ACHF Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation – New College, 2011
Scott Messer, Georgia Preservation Award from the Georgia Trust – New College, 2011
Derek Schuber, Finance and Administration Merit Award / Recipient of the Newcomer Award, 2011
W. Paul Cassilly, Finance and Administration Merit Award/ Finalist for the Tough Dawg Award, 2011
Joe Powell, Dwight O. Douglas Award for Outstanding Support and Service to the Department of University Housing from University of Georgia Housing, 2010
Scott Simpson / Kevin Kirsche, ACHF Outstanding Stewardship Award from the Sustainable Tree Trust, 2010
Krista Coleman-Silvers, ACHF Outstanding Rehabilitation Award – Interim Medical Partnership Building, 2010
Scott Messer, ACHF Outstanding Restoration Award – Fine Arts Theater, 2010
Gwynne Darden, Georgia American Concrete Institute, Honorable mention for the Vince Dooley Athletic Complex Plaza, 2009
Linda Henneman, Brick Award, awarded by the Georgia Chapter of American Institute of Architects for the Lamar Dodd School of Art, 2008
Scott Messer, ACHF Outstanding Restoration Award – Old College Renovation, 2008
Linda Henneman, Finance and Administration Merit Award / Tough Dawg Award Finalist, 2008
Scott Simpson / Kevin Kirsche, Stormwater Steward Award from Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities – UGA Performing Arts and Visual Arts Center, 2008
Scott Simpson, Outstanding Greenspace Design Grand Award from the Georgia Urban Forest Council – D.W. Brooks Mall, 2006
Scott Messer, ACHF Outstanding Restoration Award – Candler Hall, 2006
Scott Messer, Georgia Preservation Award from the Georgia Trust – Candler Hall, 2006
Scott Simpson and Danny Sniff, Award of Merit from the Association of University Architects – D. W. Brooks Drive, 2006
Randall Klebs, Tradeline Inc. Award for outstanding research buildings – Paul D. Coverdell Center, 2006
Scott Messer, The Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship from the State Historic Preservation Division of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2006
Krista Coleman-Silvers, International Parking Award of Merit, awarded by the International Parking Association for Category III, East Campus Village Parking Deck, 2005
Scott Messer, The Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship, 2005
Scott Messer, Outstanding Restoration, awarded by Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for Phi Kappa Hall, 2005
Scott Messer State Stewardship Award - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) presented four of its five State Stewardship Awards - including the Governor's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation - to University System of Georgia (USG)
Brenda Elrod Campus Closeup - Brenda Elrod, Assistant Director for Interiors in the Office of University Architects, has worked 18 years for the University. It's also her alma mater. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. [Read more...]
Gwynne Darden Campus Closeup - Before coming to work at UGA, Gwynne Darden was a consultant for a historic preservation program in Japan. She also worked at architectural firms in Boston and outside of Atlanta. [Read more...]
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