Celebrating Quality Craftsmanship
The WBC Annual Craftsmanship Awards Banquet was held at the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2025. During the opening remarks, Mike Holland, Chairman of the Board, welcomed the more than 1,000 commercial real estate industry professionals, spouses and friends in attendance.
Close to 15,000 men and women have been individually honored over the past 68 years for their work on 3,700+ Craftsmanship Award winning entries.
To kick off the evening, two new Craftsman Hall of Fame members, Dwight Daniels II and Anthony Maldonado were inducted. Each year up to 5 craftsmen may be nominated by the Craftsmanship Awards Committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Established in 2008, the Hall of Fame currently features 52 exceptional men and women in our industry.
This year 246 nominations were received in ten trade categories from sitework to finishes. Each entry was evaluated in January by a team made up of individuals with a wide range of industry experience. The judges represented a broad cross-section of the construction industry, including architects, interior designers, general contractors, subcontractors, construction consultants, and engineers. All evaluations were compiled, results tallied, and 83 winning entries were identified based upon the judge’s scoring.
Following selection of the award winners, a separate group of Star Awards judges representing different industry perspectives and disciplines evaluated the Star nominees. Star Award winning craftsmen encompass the key characteristics of all Craftsmanship Award winners and exhibit the highest level of focus on excellence. This year, eight remarkable entries were selected as Star Award nominees for demonstrating the highest level of quality and exceeding the awards criteria. From these, the Star Award winners for Visual Excellence, Technical Excellence and Excellence in the Face of Adversity were selected.
The Star Award for Excellence in the Face of Adversity was presented to Richard Guenther, Stephen Harris, Stephen Hoover, Ray Rhodes, Derek Shields and Anastassia Townsend with Berkel & Company Contractors for Underpinning, Foundations & Excavations at Federal Renovation and Expansion project.
The Star Award for Technical Excellence was awarded to the team of Marvin Baires, Esteban Cervantes, Faustino Huerta, Alberto Michaca and Jose Munguia with Innovo Construction for Doors & Windows: Specialty Features at Milken Museum project
Finally, the Star Award for Visual Excellence was presented to Phillip Belcher, Rodney Ferrufino, Rob Gingrich, Ottoniel Rubio Mercado, Ben Vasquez and John Watts with Mortensen Woodwork for Architectural Millwork at the Ned’s Club Washington, DC.
Event pictures and videos are now available online.
Hall of Fame & Star Award Videos
Star Awards Nominees Video 1
Project: Ned’s Club Washington, DC
Woods & Plastics: Architectural Millwork
Star Awards for Visual Excellence
Project: Caplin & Drysdale
Finishes: Drywall
Project: National Air & Space Museum – Revitalization
Sitework: Exterior Landscaping
Star Awards Nominees Video 2
Project: National Air & Space Museum – Revitalization
Masonry: Exterior Stone
Project: Milken Museum
Doors & Windows: Specialty Features
Star Awards Winner for Technical Excellence
Project: Orrick, Herrington, Sutcliffe LLP
Finishes: Ceramic Tile & Terrazzo
Star Awards Nominees Video 3
Project: National Air & Space Museum – Revitalization
Special Construction: Aesthetic Structural Steel
Project: Federal Renovation & Expansion
Sitework: Foundations & Excavations
Star Awards Winner for Excellence in the Face of Adversity
2025 Awards Photo Gallery
