{"id":6523,"date":"2016-12-15T08:39:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T13:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/?page_id=6523"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:35:58","slug":"distinguished-alumnus-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/alumni\/distinguished-alumnus-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Alumnus Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This award is given annually to a graduate of the School who has graduated a minimum of ten (10) years prior to award. Nominee must have distinguished himself\/herself since graduation in a construction field and have demonstrated consistent support of the School since graduation. Nominee\u2019s recognition may be on a local, regional, national, or international basis. The award is presented during the Spring Rinker School of Construction Management Graduation Dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone may nominate an individual that they feel is qualified for consideration. The person nominating an individual will be responsible for obtaining a minimum of three (3) additional letters from those knowledgeable of the nominee\u2019s qualifications. Nomination Letters are encouraged to be from a cross section of construction community (e.g. owners, Lenders, Designers, Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers). A Master Plaque identified as the \u201cDistinguished BCN Alumnus Award\u201d is prominently displayed in the award case at the entrance of the School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Below are the BCN Distinguished Alumni since the inception of this prestigious award:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1993 \u2013 Lance S. Frankham, BBC \u201964<br>1994 \u2013 Arthur G. Witters, BBC \u201941<br>1995 \u2013 Ronald H. Foster, Sr., BBC \u201967<br>1996 &#8211; No Award Given<br>1997 \u2013 Rebecca J. Smith, MSBC \u201987<br>1998 \u2013 Michael J. Wozney, Jr., MBC \u201970<br>2000 \u2013 Stephen R. Palmer, BBC \u201979<br>2001 \u2013 Allan A. Kozich, BBC \u201965<br>2002 \u2013 John R. Sofarelli, BBC \u201981<br>2003 \u2013 Vincent G. Burkhardt, \u2019BBC 72<br>2004 \u2013 Kweku K. Bentil, MSBC \u201975<br>2005 \u2013 Harley W. Miller, BBC \u201969<br>2006 \u2013 Robert P. Angle, BBC \u201967<br>2007 \u2013 Sidney R. Jordan, BBC \u201981<br>2008 \u2013 John A. McIntyre, BBC \u201984<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>2009 \u2013 Timothy A. Good, BBC \u201972<br>2010 \u2013 David J. Schmit, BBC &amp; MSBC \u201983<br>2011 \u2013 Wayne Wadsworth, BBC \u201989<br>2012 \u2013 Jeff Nelson, BBC \u201990<br>2013 \u2013 Erik Sharpe, BSBC \u201995<br>2014 \u2013 Sean DeMartino, BSBC \u201993<br>2015 \u2013 Dale Hedrick, BBC \u201980<br>2016 \u2013 Daniel Whiteman, BBC \u201969, MBC \u201992, PhD \u201902<br>2017 \u2013 &nbsp;Rob Maphis, BBC \u201993<br>2018&nbsp;\u2013 &nbsp;Jonathan Antevy, MSBC \u201994<br>2019 &#8211; Matt Webster, BSBC &#8217;95<br>2020 &#8211; No Award Given<br>2021 &#8211; Stacey Barton, BSBC &#8217;91<br>2022 &#8211; Michael Santarone, BBC &#8217;83<br>2023 &#8211; Nicholas Salce, BSBC &#8217;92<br>2024 &#8211; Richard Heim, BBC \u201973<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This award is given annually to a graduate of the School who has graduated a minimum of ten (10) years prior to award. 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