Anthony A. Woods Award (The Beckie) - Past Winners
2023/2024 Recipient January 2025
Paul J Pushman, B. Tech. (Arch Sc.)
Paul is a well-rounded building science professional with over 37 years of experience respected among the industry peers, for his depth of core building science knowledge and the breadth of experience with various building envelope assemblies and components. Through his in-depth knowledge of the underlying principles, behaviour and control of elements, material compositions and properties, and regulations, Paul has managed and delivered several challenging building envelope projects. His ability to peel back any potential issues to grassroot building science level, allows him to find innovative and practical solutions.
He is a constant learner, who doesn’t hesitate to seek support from other resources, and shares knowledge to peers without inhibition. Paul has actively participated with Ontario Building Envelope Council and BSSB through the years, upholding the standard of building science practice in the construction industry. Paul is the Manager of Façade Engineering group at EXP Services Inc.
2022/2023 Recipient October 2022
Douglas Fishburn
Douglas Fishburn RRO, GRP has over 50 years of construction and design experience in the field of roofing and building envelope. He is President of Fishburn Building Sciences Group Inc., a Pretium company. He is a past President of the IIBEC (Ontario Chapter), and held the position of IIBEC Regional Director. He has held positions on several IIBEC Committees, the Canadian General Standard Board (CGSB) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) committees.
Mr. Fishburn has authored over 40 national and international technical papers and contributed articles to professional trade journals, lectured at universities, and has also written and provided training seminars for trade organizations, and government bodies. He has co-authored training manuals for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and co-authored the Green Roofing course for IIBEC. Mr. Fishburn holds several Canadian and US patents in the area of roofing and building science.
2022/2023 Recipient July 2022
Brian Gordon Shedden, BSS, Q. Adj.
On July 9, 2022, Brian’s name joined a list of Beckie Alumni - the honoured leaders in our Building Engineering community… names include John Timusk, Gus Handegord, Jacques Rousseau, Kim Pressnail, John Straube, Rick Quirouette, Ted Kesik, Bob Drysdale, Eric Burnett, Mark Bomberg, and others who led through research and teaching, and the names of many others still who led through the building of engineering companies focussed on the advancement of excellence in design, construction, and performance of the building envelope, and of course, Tony Woods himself for whom the award is named. All would be proud to have Brian stand among them.
Posthumously, he was honoured, could he possibly know how many lives he changed? He made everyone he met thankful to have known him, especially those in the field of building science.
Previous Winners
- 2024 Paul J Pushman
- 2023 Douglas Fishburn
- 2022 - Brian Shedden*
- 2020 - David De Rose
- 2016 - Greg Hildebrand*
- 2015 - Ted Kesik
- 2014 - Kevin Day
- 2013 - George Torok
- 2012 - Dale Kerr
- 2011 - Mark Brook
- 2010 - Stephen Carpenter
- 2009 - Peter Halsall
- 2008 - Kim Pressnail
- 2007 - Don Fugler
- 2006 - Mike VanDusen
- 2005 - John Straube
- 2004 - Donald Onysko
- 2003 - Alan Dalgliesh
- 2002 - Robert Platts
- 2001 - Joe Lstiburek
- 2000 - Jerry Genge
- 1999 - Mark Bomberg
- 1998 - Eric Burnett
- 1996 - Paul Sandori
- 1995 - Robert Drysdale
- 1994 - ONHWP
- 1993 - Jacques Rousseau
- 1992 - Richard Quirouette
- 1991 - Tony Woods
- 1990 - Gus Handegord
- 1989 - John Timusk
* Deceased
