Awards and Recognition

Shook is fortunate and proud to have received numerous local and national awards for everything from safety to contruction services. The awards listed here are among the highest honors presented in the contruction industry.

In May 2010, Shook received the Company of the Year Award from Central State University's (CSU) College of Business and Industry. In a surprise special recognition during CSU’s thirty-third annual awards banquet recently, the College’s Dean, Dr. Charles H. Showell, Jr., made the presentation to Shook’s CEO, Frank J. Klein, in appreciation of Shook’s support and contribution to the University. Mr. Klein has been a member of the University’s Business Advisory Council for two years because of his passion to help students transition to and grow in the business world.

Quality and Innovation

The Build America awards honor AGC (Associated General Contractors) members who build the nation's most impressive projects. Shook has won three Build America Awards for the following projects: Downtown Middletown Mall in 1974, Emery Worldwide Super Hub in 1982 and Crown Finished Water Reservoir in 1998. Shook was awarded the Build America Merit Award for the Ohio Statehouse restoration in 1996 and the GM Sport Utility Vehicle Plant in 2002.

In 1992 the AGC created the Build Ohio program, which was modeled after the very successful Build America Award. Shook is proud to have been selected as the winner of several Build Ohio Awards including: The Allen Research Center in 1992, Days of Thunder Theater in 1994, Ohio Statehouse Renovation in 1996, Crown Finished Water Reservoir in 1997, Miami County Courthouse Renovation in 1998, Relizon (WorkForce One) in 2002 and Baldwin Chemical Rehabilitation in 2003. We were awarded Build Ohio Finalist awards for: Meijer #801 in 1993, Temple Israel in 1995, RTA-Wright Stop Plaza in 2003, University of Dayton Science Center in 2004, University of Cincinnati Central Utility Plant in 2005, DHL Administration Building and Sinclair Learning Resource Center in 2006 and Del-Co Water Treatment Plant in 2007.

In 2002 The Indiana AGC created the Build Indiana Awards. Shook's Indiana office has been honored with awards for the following projects: Richmond Meijer Store in 2000, The Indiana War Memorial Interior and Exterior Renovations in 2001 and SBC (AT&T) in 2004.

Safety

Most recently on February 15, 2011, Shook’s very own Larry Mileski, a project superintendent, was presented the Allied Construction Industries (ACI) Safe Employee Award for 2010 during the 12th Annual ACI/OSHA Construction Safety Day. For over five years, Larry has served as project superintendent at the Ford Sharonville facility. His construction crew has removed/replaced over 1.2 million square feet of concrete, erected tens of thousands of square foot of protective barriers, erected several building additions, and removed/replaced numerous pipelines. Under his supervision of more than 131,000 man-hours, there has been no lost time incident reported. His success has stemmed from emphasizing accountability to all of his crew members. He frequently rewards them for completing their work in a safe and productive manner.

Other recent safety awards include The SIP Contractor Safety Award in 2004, Construction Safety Excellence Award in 2004 and ACI Safety Innovation Award in 2005.