Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) holds company-wide meetings throughout the year to provide progress updates on strategic initiatives, share insights across disciplines and geographies, and recognize professional excellence and outstanding contributions. The CMT Recognition program is an annual highlight of accomplishments across the firm. CMT’s Recognition Committee selected from a pool of employee-nominated colleagues and projects, and the winners were announced by CEO Bill Bailey, PE, SE, and other key staff. Congratulations to the well-deserving teams and individuals. For a comprehensive recap of the event, please continue reading as we outline the highlights below:
Recognizing Individual Excellence
The CMT Recognition Program reflects the firm’s commitment to expressing gratitude for employee achievements and excellence.
2024 Above & Beyond Awards
Above & Beyond Awards are presented to individuals for their outstanding performance in one of the following categories:
- Extraordinary contribution made toward the successful completion of a technical project
- Extraordinary contribution made toward the elimination of a quality problem or significant improvement of a process
- Outstanding overall contribution in support of team performance goals
- Outstanding contribution made through leadership of or extensive involvement in a professional society.
Jake Barbour, PE, ENV SP
Heidi Landon
Ryan Stehn, PE
Continuous Improvement & Innovation (CI²) Awards
CMT is committed to continuous improvement and innovation, an ongoing effort to improve processes and implement innovations to enhance the delivery of our services. The initiative supports CMT’s mission and has perpetually been an integral part of CMT’s business success model. The following awards celebrate those who consistently champion continuous improvement.
CI² Monthly Award Winners
| September Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM |
October Taylor Kaschke, MBA |
November Nick Batta, PE |
December Michelle Moulton |
| January Anton Yushanov |
February Alex Zelles |
March Ed Cramer, PE |
April Garrett Scholl, PE |
| May Harry Otsen |
June Rulian Barros, EI, Ph.D. |
July Jeff Large, PE, SE |
August Henry Schmitz, PE, CFM |
CI² Monthly Award Winners
- September: Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM
- October: Taylor Kaschke, MBA
- November: Nick Batta, PE
- December: Michelle Moulton
- January: Anton Yushanov
- February: Alex Zelles
- March: Ed Cramer, PE
- April: Garrett Scholl, PE
- May: Harry Otsen
- June: Rulian Barros, EI, Ph.D.
- July: Jeff Large, PE, SE
- August: Henry Schmitz
CI² Project Impact Awards
CI² Project Impact Awards recognize individuals or teams who completed a CI² project that demonstrates a significant impact to improvement and innovation at CMT.
Bluebeam Tool Chests
Barry Beauchesne
Best Practice – Guide to MoDOT Signals
Cassie Lee, PE
Land Acquisition Module
Craig Gallant
Land Acquisition Module
Ambra Knox, CM
CI² Knowledge Sharing Awards
CI² Knowledge Sharing Awards are presented to an individual or team for significant contribution toward sharing of knowledge within their group or companywide. This could include presenting internal learning/training, developing and sharing best practices, contributions to resource and technology management, and more.
Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM
Michelle Moulton
Jared Wigger, PE
Technical Project Excellence Awards
Technical Project Excellence Awards are presented to teams that have delivered a particularly innovative project or provided superb service to their client.
143rd Street East Extension | Village of Plainfield, IL
Project Manager: Tice Cole, PE, PTOE
Team: Jeremy Metz, PE; Patrick Holtrop; Brad Fotsch, PE; Denise Herrera, PE, SE; Misael Cordova, PE; Ambra Knox, CM; Zach Edwards; Eric Hansen, PE; Joey Heger, PE, SE; Alex Zelles, Charles Harrison, Jr., CST 1; Jennifer Mosca-Griffin; Jake Fitch, Cindy Dubois, Mike Mizeur, EI, PLS; Chris Dagiantis, PE, CFM; Scott DeSplinter, PE, CFM; Derek Cochran, PE; Casey Tobin; Sam Held; Ally Fields; Michelle Moulton; Jennifer Miller, CEI; Mike Moes; Rob Heady
Downtown For Everyone Streetscape Plan | City of Bloomington, IL
Project Manager: Mike Sewell, PE, LEED AP
Team: Emma Budill; Chris Stritzel, PE; Richard Shang, EI; Brian Eads, PE, PTOE; Konner Dudley; Roger Austin, AICP, ENV SP; Roger Driskell, PE; Cassie Reiter, PE, ENV SP; Natasha O’Neill
Blue Grass Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project | Iowa American Water Company
Project Manager: Scott DeSplinter, PE, CFM
Team: Maddie Hawkins, EI; Tanner Hasty, PE; Alex Block, AIA, LEED AP; Luke Kauerauf, EI; Jacob Vangunten, EI; Jeff Large, PE, SE; Ed Cramer, PE; Lou Weller, PE
Chadwick Flyer Trail Alignment Study – Kissick to Sunshine | Ozark Greenways
Project Manager: Ryan Stehn, PE; Matt DeMoss, PE
Team: Valerie Romano, AICP, LEED AP BD+C; Jacque Knight, AICP; Drew Hayes, EI; Mitchell Kroeger, PE; Jonah Farran; David Prock
