Awards - 1943 to Present Leading the Industry Over the years, Robert and Company has been honored with numerous awards and commendations. Recent examples include recognition of excellent project performance through nominations by and receipt of awards from our peers. Several individuals in the firm were also singularly honored for their personal contributions: 2006 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award presented to Jim Cothran, Robert and Company's Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture, by The University of Georgia's School of Environmental Design Alumni Association. 2005 Georgia Associated General Contractors (AGC) Build Georgia Award - AirTran Airways Maintenance Hangar - Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Associated General Contractors (AGC) Build Georgia Honorable Mention - Zoo Atlanta African Aviary/Lemur Exhibit - Atlanta, Georgia Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Award of Excellence - Design of FY04 Replacement Hydrant Fuel System and Strategic Airlift Aircraft Ramp - Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii National Gardens Club Award of Excellence, President's Award of Excellence - presented to James Cothran, Robert and Company's Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture, for his book - Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South, University of Sourth Carolina Press 2004 Certificate of Appreciation and ACASS Excellent Rating - POL Indefinite Delivery Contract with Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Charleston, South Carolina American Society of Landscape Architects of Georgia (ASLA/Georgia) President's Award of Excellence - presented to James Cothran, Robert and Company's Vice President and Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture, for his book - Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South, University of South Carolina Press Georgia Urban Forest Council Outstanding Streetscape Renovation - Hartwell Streetscape - Hartwell, Georgia ACEC/ Georgia Honor Award for Design - Mable House Barnes Amphitheater - Cobb County, Georgia ACASS Excellent Rating - FY04 Replacement Hydrant Fuel System - Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor,Hawaii Merit Award for Best Project Over $250,000 - Hartwell Downtown Streetscape - American Society of Landscape Architects 2003 Honor Award for Engineering Excellence - Mable House Amphitheater-American Society of Landscape Architects First Place Eagle Award - Andersen AFB, Guam 2002 ACASS Excellent Rating - NAWS China Lake, CA fuel facility project with Western Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command - San Bruno, CA 2001 Order of the SPR Award - To Mike Kluttz, President/CEO - National Petroleum Management Association (NPMA) Outstanding Planning Document - Georgia Planning Association (GPA) 2000 Best Industrial / Process Project Under $25,000,000 - Power and Desalination Plants at Ascension Island, United Kingdom, Design Build Institute of America Honor Award for Engineering Excellence - Freeman Road Water Production Plant I, Jonesboro, Georgia - ACEC/Georgia ACEC President's Award to John Ford, Vice President - American Consulting Engineers Council Defense Logistics Agency Letter of Appreciation - Repair and Alteration to POL Facilities - Dyess AFB, Texas Naval Facilities Engineering Command Certificate of Appreciation - Repair and Alterations to POL Facilities - Dyess AFB, Texas Fairlie Poplar Implementation Task Force Legends Award - presented to Robert Benson, Robert and Company's Vice President and Director of Urban Design, for achieving outstanding results in improving the visual and physical environment 1999 ACASS Excellent Rating - Fuel Facility and Apron Design, US Army Corp of Engineers - McChord AFB, Seattle, Washington ACASS Excellent Rating - Apron-Hydrant Fueling System Project, US Army Corp of Engineers - Tulsa, Oklahoma ACASS Excellent Rating - Heliport Parking Ramp, US Army Corp of Engineers - Ft. Campbell, Louisville, Kentucky 1996 First Place Award - Georgia Chapter of the American Concrete Institute, First Place Award (Paving Category) - Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard Streetscape - Atlanta, Georgia 1995 ASLA/Georgia Merit Award for Landscaping Planning and Analysis - Stone Mountain Park Master Plan - Stone Mountain, Georgia ACASS Excellent Rating - Heliport Parking Ramp, Louisville District Corps of Engineers - Fort CAmpbell, Louisville, Kentucky 1994 Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence - Hurt Plaza - Atlanta, Georgia 1993 ASLA/Georgia Merit Award - Waycross and Ware Comprehensive Plan - Waycross, Georgia 1992 Naval Facilities Engineering Comand Design Excellence Award - ADAL Jet Fuel Facility - Castle Air Force Base, California ASLA/Georgia Honor Award for Urban Design - Margaret Mitchell Square - Atlanta, Georgia ASLA/Georgia Merit Award for Landscape Planning and Analysis - City of Canton Comprehensive Plan - Canton, Georgia Georgia Main Street Association Government Award - Cartersville Streetscape Plan - Cartersville, Georgia 1991 ASLA/Georgia Merit Award - University of Georgia River Road Master Plan - Athens, Georgia 1990 ASLA/Georgia Honor Award - Fort McPherson Installation Design Guidelines - Atlanta, Georgia 1989 Georgia Planning Association Honorable Mention - Base Exterior Architecture Plan, Naval Weapons Station - Charleston, South Carolina ASLA/Georgia Merit Award - Douglasville Design Review Guidelines - Douglasville, Georgia 1988 Georgia Planning Association Meritorious Public Project - Douglasville Design Review Guidelines - Douglasville, Georgia Georgia Planning Association Special Recognition for Excellence in Planning - The McCallie School Master Plan - Chattanooga, Tennessee ASLA/Georgia Merit Award - Base Exterior Architecture Plan, Naval Weapons Station - Charleston, South Carolina Georgia Planning Association Honorable Mention - Athens Clarke County Land Use Plan - Athens, Georgia 1987 Georgia Planning Association Meritorious Public Project - Fairburn Revitalization Plan - Fairburn, Georgia 1986 Second Place - ASHRAE Energy Award - Palm Beach Kennel Club West - Palm Beach, Florida 1983 ASLA 82nd National Merit Award - Georgia Townscape Conservation Program, State of Georgia 1981 Masonry Institue of Atlanta Certificate for Excellence in Masonry Design - Georgia Marble Company - Elberton, Georgia 1978 American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Excellence in Energy Conservation Design - Emory University Library Central Chiller Replacement - Atlanta, Georgia 1974 American Institute of Architecture (AIA) ARchitecture in Atlanta Award - Emory University Chemistry Building - Atlanta, Georgia 1967 American Institute of Steel Construction Award of excellence in Masonry DEsign - Carillon at Stone Mountain Memorial Park - Stone Mountain, Georgia 1943 Commendation for Outstanding Services Rendered - U.S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks