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 Architect Robert W. Johnson, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, of Cedar Crest, NM, will be invested with Honorary Membership in the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), during The 51st Annual CSI Show & Convention, June 20-22, 2007 in Baltimore. Honorary Membership is among CSI’s most prestigious honors.
A former president of the Institute, Johnson is being honored for a lifetime of distinguished service to the construction industry. Johnson is an active member of the construction community who has lived and worked in Baltimore, Md., Chicago, Ill., Boulder, Colo., Los Angeles, Calif., and Washington D.C., among other locations.
David J. Wyatt, CSI, CCS, CCCA, one of many to write letters endorsing Johnson for the honor, wrote, “I have met dozens of people in the organization whose careers have been improved by Bob Johnson’s mentoring influence. There is no Institute program that has not benefited from his influence. This proves the notion that a single dedicated person can make a large difference in an organization.”
Johnson now chairs CSI’s UniFormat Task Team. A frequent presenter and teacher, he is also developing an education program to support and promote the National CAD Standard (NCS). His other achievements including:
- Driving the development of CSI’s Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) Certification Program. More than 1,000 professionals now hold this designation.
- Continually supporting and assisting in the development of CSI’s MasterFormat™, the organization standard for specifications in the industry, through several updates in its 40-year life. Johnson served as technical editor on the most recent edition of the standard, which marked the largest expansion in its history.
CSI is a national association with more than 15,000 professionals involved in all aspects of institutional and commercial building design and construction. CSI confers Honorary Membership on individuals who have performed distinguished services to the industry in fields related to the purposes of the Institute. In its 59-year history fewer than 40 have ever been elevated to Honorary Membership.
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