CEO Marilyn Akers Stansbury gave an award-winning performance of their own as members watched and participated from their homes, offices, and even a mountaintop. Click here to watch the video recording of the Virtual Summit Awards presentation.

2020 called for an unprecedented approach to this year’s Summit Awards Event. Fabulous and fun Home Depot “Watch Party Buckets” were hand-delivered to audience members’ homes and offices, filled with dinner certificates, beverages, snacks, desserts, party décor, and the hottest items of 2020: masks, hand sanitizer, and toilet paper! Guests were welcomed to a virtual networking cocktail hour, visiting “rooms” hosted by premier sponsor The Home Depot Pro, IEC National CEO Spenser Villwock, IECRM Board Members, and IECRM Staff. Then, the awards show began! With the aid of the “mission control room” in the studio, attendees were able to interact with the hosts and each other in real time throughout the program. The networking continued into the Virtual After Party where guests lingered and congratulated the winners.

The evening’s theme Essential and Excellent aptly described the tone for the event, sponsored by The Home Depot Pro, premier sponsor for the interactive virtual awards program.

Each year, IECRM recognizes excellence in projects and people within the electrical, construction, and green building fields – highlighting projects that have added to the landscape of our communities; celebrating the achievements of members and the success of our instructors and apprentices; and honoring the incredible support we receive from industry partners.

“These awards are important as they showcase the external contributions electrical contractors make in the community,” said Rob. “They also provide an opportunity for us to recognize the internal contributions of our employees.” He went on to add, “This has been especially true this year as we responded as companies and a chapter to our members’ needs, pivoting during the COVID pandemic.”