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Excellence Award Winners

2023 Excellence Award Winners

Manufacture of the Year

  • Cemco

Manufacturer Rep of the Year

  • Kelly Hedlund

Distributer of the Year

  • Colorado Drywall Supply

Distributer Rep of the Year

  • Jim Donovan JR

Person of the Year

  • Stephani Bunn

Suspened Acoustical Ceilings Over  $250K

  • Gold – Drywall Partitions – CSG
  • Silver – Heartland Acoustics – Denver Convention Center

Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Under $250K

  • Gold – Heggem Lundquist  – Analysis Group Denver TI
  • Silver – Drywall Partitions – KO Firm

Commercial Project Less than $1M

  • Gold – South Valley – Bloom Exhibit @ Children’s Museum of Denver
  • Silver – Heggem Lundquist – Regis High School Science and Innovation Cetner

Commercial Project Over $1M

  • Gold – Drywall Partitions – Castle Rock Library
  • Silver – ICI – Crocs HQ Innovation Campus

Exterior Finishes

  • South Valley Prefab – X Denver 2

2022 Excellence Award Winners

Manufacturer of the Year

  • Cemco

Manufacturer Rep of the Year

  • Carl Peterson – Cemco

Distributer of the Year

  • Jones Heartz

Distributor Rep of the Year

  • Donny Ortiz

Person of the Year

  • Andy Frank

Suspended Acoustical Ceilings over $250K

  • Gold – Heartland Acoustics – CSU Hydro
  • Silver – Drywall Partitions – T-Mobile

Suspended Acoustical Under $250K

  • Gold – Drywall Partitions – Stellas

Commercial Projects Less than $1M

  • Gold – Heggem Lundquist – $Colorado Avalanche Locker Room
  • Silver – ICI – Southeast Aurora Rec Center

Commercial Projects over $1M

  • Gold – South Valley – One Platte
  • Silver – Drywall Partitions – Ares

Residential Single Family

  • Gold – South Valley – Castle Rock
  • Silver – Heggem Lundquist – Cherry Hills

Exterior Finish

  • Gold – ICI – SCL Health LMC

2021 Excellence Award Winners

Commercial Under $1,000,000:

Commercial Over $1,000,000:

  • Silver Winner – CSU Animal Health Complex, Heggem-Lundquist
  • Gold Winner – Meow Wolf Convergence Station: Numina, KHS&S

Suspended Ceiling Over $250,000:

  • Silver Winner – Denver International Airport- Great Hall Renovation, Phase 1, E&K of Denver
  • Gold Winner – Next World, Drywall Partitions

Suspended Ceiling Under $250,000:

  • Gold Winner – The Slate Hotel, Heartland Acoustics

Residential Single Family:

  • Gold Winner – Private Denver Residence, South Valley Drywall

Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year:

  • Cemco

Outstanding Manufacturer Sales Rep of the Year:

  • Ryan Mitchell, Clark Dietrich

Outstanding Supplier/Distributer of the Year:

  • Jones Heartz

Outstanding Supplier/Distributer Sales Rep of the Year:

  • Brian Peek, Jones Heartz

AWCI Person of the Year:

  • Stephani Bunn, Genesis Building Supply

2020 Excellence Award Winners

Exterior Finishes:

  • Gold Award – Project: Zia Nodo, Sunnyside
    • Contractor: Gallegos Corporation

Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Over $250,000:

  • Gold Award – Project: Aimco Corporate Offices
    • Contractor: Heartland Acoustics

Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Under $250,000:

  • Gold Award – Project: Transamerica
    • Contractor: Heggem-Lundquist

Residential Single Family:

  • Gold Award – Project: Denver, CO
    • Contractor: South Valley Drywall

Commercial Project, Less than $1,000,000:

  • Gold Award – Project: TerumoBCT- Orion Clean Room
    • Contractor: ICI Colorado
  • Silver Award – Project: Most Precious Blood
    • Contractor: Heggem-Lundquist

Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

  • Gold Award – Project: Project ATLO
    • Contractor: KHS&S
  • Silver Award – Project: DU Community Commons
    • Contractor: ICI Colorado

Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year:

  • Benjamin Moore

Outstanding Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

  • Ken Silliman, ProCoat

Outstanding Distributer/Supplier of the Year:

  • Frontier Drywall 

Outstanding Distributer/Supplier Representative of the Year:

  • Greg Vucich, Guiry’s Paint

Outstanding AWCI Person of the Year:

  • Andy Frank, Frontier Drywall

2019 Exterior Finishes:

Gold Award – Project: S’Park Boulder

Contractor: KHS&S

 

2019 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Over $250,000:

Gold Award – Project: Gordon Grid

Contractor: KHS&S

2019 Residential Single Family:

Gold Award – Project: Cherry Hills, CO

Contractor: South Valley Drywall

    

 2019 Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

Gold Award – Project: Platte Fifteen

Contractor: ICI Colorado
 

2019 Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year:

RadiusTrack

  

2019 Outstanding Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

Tim DeVos, Cemco

 

2019 Outstanding Distributer/Supplier of the Year:

Jones Heartz

 

2019 Outstanding Distributer/Supplier Representative of the Year:

Doug Woods, Jones Heartz Drywall Supply

2019 Outstanding AWCI Person of the Year:

Kelley Huss, KHS&S

2018 Residential Single Family:

Gold Award – South Valley Drywall, Inc.- Single Family

 

2018 Exterior Finishes:

Gold Award – Heggem-Lundquist- CCU Student Center

 2018 Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

Gold Award – Heggem-Lundquist- 1776 Curtis St. 

2017 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Over $250,000:

Gold Award – Heartland Acoustics & Interiors- Colorado State University Stadium

2017 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings Less $250,000:

Gold Award – Heggem-Lundquist- Colorado Center Lobby, Tower I

    

 2017 Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

  • Silver Award – ICI Colorado- Moxy Hotel

 2017 Commercial Project, Less than $1,000,000:

    • Gold Award – ICI Colorado- Creekside Elementary
  • Silver Award – South Valley Drywall, Inc.- EKS&H

2017 Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year:

Benjamin Moore Paint

  

2017 Outstanding Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

Kelly Hedlund, Armstrong

 

2017 Outstanding Distributer/Supplier of the Year:

Guiry’s Paint

2017 Outstanding Distributer/Supplier Representative of the Year:

Ken Silliman, ProCoat Systems

2017 Outstanding AWCI Person of the Year:

Andrew Torrance, Hilti, Inc.

2016 Exterior Finishes:

  • Winner – Gallegos Corporations, Steele Creek Apartments
  • Runner Up – South Valley Drywall, Hyatt Place Hyatt House

 

2016 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings:

Heartland Acoustics & Interiors, University of Colorado Athletics Complex

2016 Residential Multi-Family:

South Valley Drywall, Private Residence

    

2016 Residential Single Family:

Tristar Drywall, Aster Town Center II

    

2016 Commercial Project, Less than $1,000,000:

  • Winner – South Valley Drywall, Restoration Hardware at Cherry Creek Mall
  • Runner Up – Drywall Partitions, Denver Place Lobby Renovations

 2016 Commercial Project, More than $1,000,000:

  • Winner – KHS&S, CU Athletic Complex
  • Runner Up – Drywall Partitions, AECOM

 

2016 Manufacturer of the Year:

CEMCO

 

2016 Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

Kelly Dunlop, CEMCO

 

2016 Supplier of the Year:

Jones Heartz Building Supply

 

2016 Supplier Sales Representative of the Year:

Jake Forbes, Jones Heartz Building Supply

 

2016 AWCI-CO Person of the Year:

Jason Gordon, Heartland Acoustics & Interiors

2015 Exterior Finishes:

Gold Award – KHS&S

 

2015 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings:

Gold Award – Heartland Acoustics & Interiors

2015 Residential Single Family:

Gold Award – South Valley Drywall, Inc.

    

2015 Commercial Project, Less than $1,000,000:

  • Gold Award – Heggem-Lundquist
  • Silver Award – Drywall Partitions

 2015 Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

  • Gold Award – KHS&S
  • Silver Award – South Valley Drywall, Inc.

 

2015 Manufacturer of the Year:

CEMCO

 

2015 Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

Kelly Dunlop

 

2015 Supplier of the Year:

Jones Heartz Building Supply

 

2015 Supplier Representative of the Year:

Jake Forbes

 

2015 AWCI-CO Person of the Year:

Ben Kelly

2014 Suspended Acoustical Ceilings:

Heartland Acoustics & Interiors

2014 Residential Single Family:

South Valley Drywall, Inc.

    

2014 Commercial Project, Less than $1,000,000:

Drywall Partitions

 2014 Commercial Project, Over $1,000,000:

  • Gold Award – South Valley Drywall
  • Silver Award – E&K of Denver

 

2014 Manufacturer of the Year:

CEMCO

 

2014 Manufacturer Representative of the Year:

Brandon Kaplan, STI, Inc.

 

2014 Supplier of the Year:

Colorado Drywall Supply

 

2014 Supplier Representative of the Year:

Michael Stoddard, Colorado Drywall Supply

 

2014 AWCI-CO Person of the Year:

Ben Kelly, Drywall Partitions