Walter Jones Drive Awards – 2026
Cogence Alliance would like to honor the best in project collaboration, while showing our community how their contributions are improving project outcomes in the A/E/C industry.
The “Walter Jones Drive Awards” will highlight the critical role and immense value that collaboration and innovation bring to building projects.
The award winners will be honored at the Cogence 2026 Town Hall and will be featured on the Cogence website.
The 2026 Walter Jones Drive Awards ‘INTENT to Submit‘ will be open for registration February 15, 2026 thru July 15, 2026.
Award Categories
- Project Award. Projects can compete in one of the following categories: Extreme (construction costs over $350 million), Large (construction costs $30 million – $350 million), Mid-size (construction costs $15 million – $30 million), and Small (construction cost under $15 million). Projects can be nominated by any team member (owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, trades contractors, etc.). For the 2026 Walter Jones Drive Awards, project must have been completed between July 16, 2024 and July 15, 2026. One submission per project. (Entrants are permitted to have participated on more than one project entered in the Drive Awards.). Firms can submit multiple projects.
- Individual Award. Individual must be nominated by someone other than him or herself. Person nominating the individual may collaborate with the nominee to obtain information for the submission. You do not have to be a member of Cogence to be nominated for this award.
- Emerging Leader/Rising Star Award. Individual must be nominated by someone other than him or herself. Person nominating the individual may collaborate with the nominee to obtain information for the submission. You do not have to be a member of Cogence to be nominated for this award.
Note: Entrants may resubmit individuals that were previously submitted but not selected.
How to Enter
- Register your ‘INTENT to Submit’ (click here) by 11:59 p.m. on July 15, 2026.
- Select which category (ies) you would like to enter.
- Review the scoring criteria.
- Prepare your entry (ies) following these directions.
- Cogence Admin will send you a link to upload your entry (ies) in Word format by 11:59 p.m. on August 12, 2026. Please use “Cogence Alliance Awards Submission” in the subject line when corresponding with a Cogence team member. If you have any questions, please contact admin@cogence.org.