Robert F. Boger Awards

There are three Boger Awards – for feature articles, special reports, and editorials published in construction magazines or journals. Entries may be produced and submitted by single authors or multiple authors.

The awards honor the late Robert F. Boger, publisher of McGraw-Hill’s Engineering News-Record and Construction Methods & Equipment, as well as a primary force behind the founding of CWA. The association established the Robert F. Boger Awards for editorial excellence and achievement in construction journalism in 1975.

Previous Award Winners

2007

• Larry Stewart, executive editor of Construction Equipment for feature article "Industry Moves to Stem the Theft Tide". Honorable mentions in the feature article category:  Richard Korman of ENR for "Barnyard Conditions," Joanna Masterson of Construction Executive for "At Work Against Discrimination," and Carl Molesworth of Pacific Builder & Engineer for two part article on "Columbia Jetty."  
• Tom Jackson, Marcia Gruver, and Rachel Telehany of Equipment World for their special report, "Crew Shift." Honorable mention in the special report category:  Robert Cassidy, David Barista, Jay Schneider, and Jeff Yoders of Building Design & Construction for "Green Buildings and the Bottom Line."  
• William Krizan of ENR for the editorial - "Project Owners with Few Bidders May be Stinky Clients." Honorable mention to Bill Wilson of Roads & Bridges for his editorial, "Step on It."  

2006Colleen Salomon, of the International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (feature, “Delta Dilemma,” published in The Official.)
Larry Stewart, Construction Equipment (honorable mention feature, “Production Heroes”)
Jack Roberts, Marcia Gruver, Olivia Grider, and Tom Jackson, all of Equipment World, (special report, “Hot Iron.”)
William Krizan, Engineering News-Record (editorial, “Building Trades May Be Better Off.”)

2005Tom Jackson, Equipment World (features, “The Road to Retirement”)
Robert Cassidy, Gordon Wright, Larry Flynn, and David Barista, Building Design & Construction (special reports, “Progress Report on Sustainable Development”)
Richard Korman, ,I>Engineering News-Report (honorable mention, special report, “Minutes to Live”)
William Krizan, Engineering News-Report (editorials, “Paris Airport Collapse Should Not Stifle Innovation”)

2004Walt Moore, Construction Equipment (feature, “Grade-Control Systems with Added Dimension”)
Dan Brown, TechniComm (honorable mention features, “Work Zones: One Step from Death” in Grading and Excavation Contractor)
Robert Cassidy, Gordon Wright, Larry Flynn and David Barista of Building Design & Construction (special reports, “Sustainable Development”)
Aileen Cho, Engineering News-Record (honorable mention special reports, “Airports of the Future”)
William G. Krizan, Engineering News-Record (editorial, “Hot Wire the Grid,” “Unlock Gridlock,” and “A Ground Zero Icon”)
Don Marsh, Concrete Products, (honorable mention editorial, “Spirit of Capitalism Escapes Texans’ Assassination Attempt”)

2003Matt Phair, Reed (features, “Clearing a Vertical Path to Safety,” in Building Design & Construction)
Tom Kuennen, Expressways Publishing Project (honorable mention features, “Perpetual Pavement Feature” from Better Roads)
Tom Inglesby, Masonry (winner special report, “Pentagon Series – The Phoenix Project”)
Debra Rubin, Engineering News-Record (winner special report, “Looking at Construction Education in Colleges and Universities”)
Bill Wilson, Roads & Bridges (editorial, “Can They Cut the Mustard?”)

2002Allen Zeyher, Roads & Bridges (features, “Reviving a Landmark”)
Gerry Donohue, Building Products (honorable mention features, “The Pressure’s On”)
Tom Sawyer, Engineering News-Record (special report, “E- construction”)
Robert Carpenter, Underground Construction (editorials, “Caltrans Oversteps Bounds”)
Jack Roberts, Equipment World (special 9/11 category award: feature, “Attack on America”)
Nadine Post, Engineering News-Record (special 9/11 category award: special report, for disaster coverage in several issues)

2001Richard A. Korman, Engineering News-Record (feature, “Unbelievable Receivables”)
David Rosenbaum, Engineering News-Record (special report, “Education for Careers in Construction”)
Bill Wilson, Roads & Bridges (editorial, “What to Wear”)

2000Walt Moore, Construction Equipment (feature article)
Tony Illia, Insight Communications (editorial)
Ann-Margaret Crater, The CIT Group (special reports)

1999Chris Santilli, Wordcrafting (features, “Thinking Outside the Box,” in Construction Specifier)
Richard Korman, Engineering News-Record (honorable mention features, “The Jokes Aren’t Funny Anymore”)
Marcia Gruver, Equipment World (editorial, “Raise One for Art”)
Nadine Post, Engineering News-Record (special reports, “Why? Times Square Scaffold Collapse”)
Matt Jeanneret, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (honorable mention, special reports, “Analysis of the Transportation Equipment Act for the 21st Century”)

1998Eric Adams, Architecture (feature, “Collaborating with Conservators”)
Elizabeth Keating, Aberdeen’s Magazine of Masonry Construction (honorable mention feature, “Keeping Workers Cool in Hot Weather”)
Mark Kuhar, Pit & Quarry (editorial, “Tout Your Economic Impact”)
Tom Kuennen, Expressways Publishing Project and Kirk Landers, Construction Equipment (special report, “Crossroads ‘97”)

1997Tom Hale, Construction Digest, (feature article on Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
Ann Sullivan, Architecture (honorable mention feature article, “Asia’s Tallest Towers”)
Marcia Gruver, Vincent Toney, Rebecca Bushery, Jack Roberts and Tad Bartlett, Equipment World (special reports on the 40th anniversary of the Interstate)
Ben Herring, Constructor (editorial, “Moving Forward Together: AGC of California”)

1996Virginia Kent Dorris, Architecture (feature writing, “Straw Bale Construction”)
Ann C. Sullivan, Architecture (feature writing, “Photovoltaics”)
William Heavey, Constructor (editorial, “A Blow to the Heart”)
Larry Flynn, Roads & Bridges (special report, “Metric Mayhem”)
Marcia M. Gruver, Equipment World (honorable mention editorial, “Don’t Take A Fall”)
William Heavey, Marla McIntyre, Constructor (honorable mention special report, “Quality of Life … The Unspoken Promise”)

1995Tom Kuennen, Roads & Bridges (editorial, “National Highway System”)
Bradford McKee & Kenneth Natikin, Architecture (special report, “Series on Design/Build Delivery Methods”)
Raul A. Barenneche, Architecture (feature writing, “Denver’s Tensile Roof”)
Larry Stewart, Construction Equipment (honorable mention feature writing, “America’s Fleet”)

1994Deborah Dietsch, Virginia Kent Dorris, Architecture (article, Project Partnering)
Chris Santilli, Construction Specifier (article, “Kids for Architecture”)
Kirk Landers, Pam Gruebnau, Construction Equipment (editorial, “Today’s Buying Issues”)
Don Best, The Journal of Light Construction (honorable mention, “After the Storm: Hard Won Lessons”)
Larry Flynn, Roads & Bridges (Special report, “Will America’s Roads Become Linear Landfills?)
Desiree Ward, Building Operating Management (honorable mention, “Indoor Air Quality”)

1993Jeff Adams, Equipment World (feature writing)
David Heinly, Professional Builder & Remodeler (feature writing)
Kirk Landers, Larry Stewart, Pam Gruebnau, Construction Equipment (special report)
Tom Kuennen, Roads & Bridges (editorial)

1992Nancy Solomon, Architecture (editorial)
Marcia Gruver, Equipment World (honorable mention)
Jean Hiller, GOMACO (honorable mention)
Denise McGiffen, The Subcontractor (honorable mention)
Jim Olsztynski, Plumbing & Mechanical (honorable mention)

1991Jim Olsztynski, Plumbing & Mechanical

1990Sally Brain, Constructor

1989Construction Equipment, “Global Changes”

1988Construction Equipment

1987Ruth Stidger, Better Roads

1986Don Merwin, Highway & Heavy Equipment

1985Oliver R. Witte, Roads & Bridges

1984Construction Equipment

1983Jay M. Kraker, Engineering News-Record

1982John LaRoe, Midwest Contractor

1981Construction Equipment

1980James Ripley, Canadian Engineering & Construction Record

1979Greg Sitek, Heavy Duty Equipment

1978Construction Equipment

1977Joseph Neussendorfer, Detroit Builders Exchange

1976Robert Stevens, Excavating Contractor

1975David Williams, Contractors & Engineers (honorable mention)

1974John Rehfield

1973Harold McKeever

1972Constuction Equipment
Highway & Heavy Construction (honorable mention)
Western Construction (honorable mention)

1971John Rehfield, Construction Equipment