Recognizing Industry Leaders in Design and Construction
The 2023 NAC Annual Report can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
THANK YOU
Thank you to NAC’s Lifetime Givers, and Industry Partners,
Lifetime Givers
Industry Partners
NAC Scholarship
Our members, and our 2023 new member inductees, have both a responsibility and an opportunity to keep the mission and vision from 25 years ago as alive and meaningful as intended. From our efforts over the last year, I am confident that we will continue to keep that responsibility as our focus. This past year saw NAC bring Edd Gibson on board as the first full-time CEO/President, and this proved to be a key in jump starting an eventful and active year. From the smooth transition of his leadership to the numerous initiatives undertaken by our dedicated members, I see much progress and success.
The year was not without its changes, which is only natural. Change is growth. Change brings new paths to be explored. The Academy made organizational changes in committee leadership, revised the by-laws, and initiated fresh new looks in sponsorship policies, knowledge base development, and the underwriting of our Ask Me Anything webinars. We expanded the scholarship program, which shows great promise as a pillar of developing future industry leaders. I take great pride in seeing us seize these tremendous opportunities and take them under our wing.
Among the many stellar accomplishments in 2023, I must point out the new Strategic Plan, which is included in this annual report. Also, inducting 34 new members at the Annual Meeting in Boston gave Academy members a chance to see fresh faces and make new friends who have now joined us in our endeavors to give back to the industry. Also in Boston, the Academy honored Tom Gilbane with our highest honor, the Ted C. Kennedy Award and Medal, and recognized Jim Porter with the Richard L. Tucker Outstanding Service Award. We saluted the Army Corps of Engineers and its North Dakota partners with the Recognition of Special Achievement for their tremendous work in flood control. A huge thank you to our Boston co-chairs, Christine Keville and Sam Sleiman, for their leadership in a superbly executed Annual Meeting. They raised our yearly event to a new level that signals more opportunities for all of us regarding how we as members can participate and lead Academy activities.
The journey for the Academy over the past 25 years has undoubtedly been one of growth and change. And success. To Richard Tucker, our founder, and the leaders he gathered to launch this unique organization that 1999 summer day in San Antonio, we owe tremendous thanks and gratitude. We take our mission and vision seriously: to honor and serve. Let us create opportunities to continue the Academy’s purpose and the charter members’ intentions. We are leaders of leaders.
Milo Riverso
NAC Chairman, 2022-2024