Muhlenberg Project Receives Construction Award
Walson Hall, Muhlenberg College’s newly renovated communication building, was awarded the Excellence in Construction Award in the category for institutional projects under $2 million.Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:07 AM
Walson Hall, Muhlenberg College’s newly renovated communication building, was awarded the Excellence in Construction Award in the category for institutional projects under $2 million. The award is given annually by the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Builders and Contractors (ABC). Cutler Associates, Allentown, Pa., were the general contractors on the project.
Walson Hall, formerly known as the Commons, was built in 1915 as Muhlenberg’s original dining hall. It housed the art department for many years and, most recently, the psychology and philosophy departments. It now houses the communication department as well as WMUH-FM and a studio for MCTV, Muhlenberg’s television station. The building was dedicated October 9 and named for Margaret Walson and her late husband, John, Sr., who co-founded Service Electric, the country’s first cable television company.
ABC is a national trade association representing nearly 23,000 contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and related firms from across the country and from all specialties in the construction industry. ABC is the only national association devoted exclusively to the merit shop philosophy.
Projects are reviewed and selected for the Excellence in Construction Award by an independent panel of judges. This year’s award was presented at the organization’s annual awards dinner, November 14, at the Holiday Inn in Bethlehem.
Cutler Associates, general contractors for the project, is a 30-year-old design-build firm with offices in Allentown, Worcester, Mass., and Tampa, Fla. The company specializes in new construction and renovation projects for the education and corporate/industrial markets.
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a highly selective liberal arts college with 2100 full-time undergraduate students.
