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MCOA Presents Its Project Of The Year Awards
MCOA Project of the Year Award Intermediate GA: Little Falls-Morrison County Airport. Pictured are: John Glesne, KLJ Engineering (Project Engineer); Greg Kimman, city of Little Falls (Public Works Director/City Engineer); Don Rudolph, Little Falls-Morrison County Airport Commission (Chairman).
MCOA Project of the Year Key Intermediate GA: Detroit Lakes Municipal-Wething Field. Pictured are: Kelcey Klemm, City of Detroit Lakes; Taylor Peterson, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; Mark Hagen, Detroit Lakes-Becker County Airport Commission; Bryce Moen, Hough Inc.; Bryan Page, Mead & Hunt, Inc.
The Minnesota Airports Conference 2021 Aviation Awards recognized Tom Werner, Duluth International Airport, for his Outstanding Leadership in the Promotion of Aviation in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Airports Conference 2021 Aviation Awards honored Barrett Ziemer, Range Regional Airport, with an Award of Excellence.
MCOA Project of the Year Award Outstanding Leadership in Airport Planning, Environment & Strategic Initiative, Perham Municipal Airport. Pictured is Andrew Zielike, KLJ (Lead Project Planner), who accepted the award on behalf of the city.
MCOA Project of the Year Award Key Commercial Service: Rochester International Airport. Pictured are: Paul Strege, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; Matt Wagner, Mead & Hunt, Inc.; John Reed, Rochester International Airport; John Poe, Mayo Clinic; Mayor Kim Norton, City of Rochester; Chad Sell, Hoffman Construction Co., and Victor Saavedra, Hoffman Construction Co.
MCOA Project of the Year Award Key Intermediate GA: Mankato Regional-Sohler Field. Pictured are: Taylor LaHaise – TKDA; John Peterson – TKDA; Matt Gustafson – TKDA; Kyle Schultz – City of Mankato; Trent Cottingham – Minnesota Paving & Materials; Brian Fuhrmann – Minnesota Paving & Materials; and Dan Sherer – TKDA.
MCOA Project of the Year Award Intermediate GA: Fertile Municipal Airport. Pictured are: Nick Thoennes (Neo Electrical Solutions), Jon Reger (Neo Electrical Solutions), Andy Smuder (Neo Electrical Solutions), Ben Melin (Neo Electrical Solutions), Tim Wegwerth (SEH Inc.), Kevin Davidson (Agassiz Asphalt, LLC), Mike Stennes (Agassiz Asphalt, LLC), & Kailey Kangas (Agassiz Asphalt, LLC).
The 2022 Minnesota Airports Conference visited the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester April 6 to April 8, focusing on airport management, operations, and maintenance.
The event was open to anyone interested in general aviation and marked a return to an in-person format. The annual conference was sponsored by the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics and Minnesota Council of Airports and facilitated by the Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP).
Highlights from the event included an attendee welcome gathering, a keynote presentation by Dr. Mark Warner, a professor of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic and an avid historian on the Mayo brothers, general sessions on topics including AIP funding and the state grant process, airport electrical compliance, attracting the next generation of workers, and aviation in a post-pandemic world, concurrent sessions exploring airport construction, hangar development, pavement best practices, and airport geometry, an exhibits featuring innovative products and services, and the Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) annual meeting.
The Minnesota Airports Conference 2021 Aviation Awards honored the following: Award of Excellence: Barrett Ziemer, Range Regional Airport; Outstanding Leadership in the Promotion of Aviation in Minnesota, Tom Werner, Duluth International Airport, and Cassandra Isackson, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics.
The following were MCOA Award Winners (Project of the Year Award):
Intermediate GA: Little Falls-Morrison County Airport, Construction of Runway 18/36. Airport Sponsor: City of Little Falls and Morrison County; Consultant: KLJ Engineering; Contractor: Kraemer Trucking & Excavating.
Intermediate GA: Fertile Municipal Airport, Runway Reconstruction and Lighting Replacement, Taxiway and Apron Reconstruction, Apron Expansion, and Taxilane Construction. Airport Sponsor: City of Fertile; Consultant: Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.; Contractor: Agassiz Asphalt, LLC, and Neo Electrical Solutions.
Key Intermediate GA: Detroit Lakes Municipal-Wething Field, Runway 14/32 Parallel and Runway Reconstruction. Airport Sponsor: City of Detroit Lakes and Becker County; Consultant: Mead & Hunt Inc.; Contractor: Hough, Inc.
Key Intermediate GA: Mankato Regional-Sohler Field, Taxiway Improvements and Runway Holding Bays. Airport Sponsor: City of Mankato; Consultant: TKDA; Contractor: Minnesota Paving and Materials
Key Commercial Service: Rochester International Airport, Taxiway D Reconstruction. Airport Sponsor: City of Rochester; Consultant: Mead & Hunt, Inc.; Contractor: Hoffman Construction Company.
Outstanding Leadership in Airport Planning, Environment & Strategic Initiative, Perham Municipal Airport. Airport Sponsor: City of Perham; Consultant: KLJ Engineering.
(All Photos Courtesy Michael McCarthy University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies)
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