Tameeka Gwyn is used to schlepping concrete weighing as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) around a construction site. For Janna Rojas, it's a cinch to carry metal pipes as heavy as 100 pounds (45 kilograms) going into new plumbing.
As women achieve greater levels of parity in leadership roles, trail-blazing professionals in architecture, engineering and construction are focused on supporting and accelerating this trend.
Distinguished practitioner and social advocate Beverly Willis, FAIA, receives prestigious regional award for contributions to the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
Reflecting a lifetime of service, her prolific and continued design contributions to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) fields, as well as her broad accomplishments in helping women advance in the professions, Beverly Willis, FAIA, has been named recipient of an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Legacy Award.
The Professional Women in Building Council of the National Association of Home Builders has recognized Karen Schroeder, executive vice president and partner of Mayberry Homes in East Lansing, Mich., as NAHB PWB Woman of the Year.