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2026 Annual Awards Gala

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Annual Awards Gala!

It was an honor to celebrate with all of you

Continue reading to see who we celebrated this year and click the button below to see images from the event!

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Keynote speaker

 

We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to listen to Erin Jones, for this year's keynote. She shared her inspiring story, and prompted us to think about why we do what we do where we do it.

Do you have an answer to her question? Share your thoughts with us via email!

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Awards

 

Congratulations to all our Award Winners!

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Shawna Conery, J-U-B Engineers

Member of the Year

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Karl Otterstrom, Spokane Transit Authority

Honorable Ray LaHood (Man of the Year)

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Marlene Feist, City of Spokane

Woman of the Year

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Kimley-Horn

Employer of the Year

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Pines (SR-27) & Trent (SR-290) Grade Separation, City of Spokane Valley

Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year

Scholarship recipients

 

Good luck in school to our scholarship recipients!

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Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate scholarship

Joselyn Reisner, Carroll College

Helene M Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship

Florence Osei, Eastern Washington University

Barsha Neupane, Washington State University