Air Force support sections recognized for design achievements

Published Dec. 18, 2009

Six Louisville District Air Force Support sections’ projects were recognized for excellence at the 2009 Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Design and Construction awards luncheon Oct. 21 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Established to recognize and promote design excellence, winners in this competition will represent AFMC in the 2009 U.S. Air Force Design Awards Program competition.

LRL projects that received awards are:
Honor award for Facility Design
-Air Force Institute of Technology Addition, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Merit award for Concept Design
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Alter Acquisition Management Facility, Bldg. 12, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Citation awards for Concept Design
-Information Technology Complex, Phase 1, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
-Marine Reserve Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
-Sensors Directorate Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

-Information Technology Complex, Phase 1, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base-Marine Reserve Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base-Sensors Directorate Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Citation award for Interior Design
-Materials and Manufacturing Directorate lobby, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Materials and Manufacturing Directorate lobby, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Projects were not the only district winners.

Louisville District Air Force Support Section Chief, Dewey Rissler, was selected as the Civilian Project Manager of the Year.

According to the nomination package, Rissler delivered critical leadership to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s huge 2005 BRAC development/bed down effort. He spearheaded the largest construction endeavor at the base since World War II—more than one million square feet of facility construction (a $332 million effort)—the largest Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) construction in the command as well as in the Air Force. The narrative reads, Rissler is committed to excellence—a true problem solver with the uncanny aptitude to solve complex issues. His calm, respectful demeanor paired with extensive experience and professionalism set the tone for the team.