b'DONALD P. GIFFIN SR. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDGLENN ACKERLEY | WEIRFOULDS LLPGlenn Ackerleys ongoing contributionswhen I meet former students years later to TCA and the construction industrywho were using the knowledge and make him a fitting choice for this yearsunderstanding gained from the course in Donald P. Giffin Sr. Construction Industrytheir daily work, he says, reflecting on his Achievement Award. Throughout histime with Ryerson University.years in the industry, Ackerley has used his experience and expertise to addressAckerley has also been involved in many key construction concerns and inspirecritical industry developments. This industry excellence.includes participating in the Ontario Expert Panel Advisory Group providing Ackerleys contributions include servinginput during the passage of the new as chair on the TCA Board of Directors,Construction Lien Act. Modernizing contributing his knowledge to numerousthe old Construction Lien Act was long association initiatives, and developingoverdue, and the introduction of prompt and teaching construction law at Ryersonpayment and adjudication will, in time, University, to name a few. I have alwaysreshape the industry, he notes. It was a loved teaching and speaking aboutprivilege to have had a say in the future of construction law issues, especiallyconstruction in Ontario.CHANCELLORS AWARD OF EXCELLENCECLINT KISSOON | FENAK ESTIMATING SERVICESThe Chancellors Award of ExcellenceCentre of Construction and Engineering recognizes individuals who go above andTechnologies at George Brown College beyond to train, educate and elevate theand education chair of The Construction construction industry workforce. SinceInstitute of Canada (TCIC). He also served entering the field some 30 years ago, Clinton the TCA Board of Directors.Kissoon, president of FENAK Estimating Services Ltd., has certainly made hisMore recently, Kissoon spearheaded mark. He is also the only individual to winthe creation of TCICs online educational the TCA Chancellors Award of Excellenceprograms and the development of a new twice, having also received the honour innovation and technology hub. I truly in 2009. do believe that we need to embrace innovation to fundamentally improve what In addition to conducting constructionwe build and the way we build it, says management courses for TCA over theKissoon. With the growth of digitization past 15 years, Kissoon has inked severalin the industry set to transform traditional construction management textbooks androles, new ways of thinking, working, served in a variety of educator roles. Hiseducating and training are crucial to credits include serving as chair of theunlocking our potential.22Quarter 1 2020 BUILDERSDIGEST'