Chapter Awards

​See Our Chapter’s Award Winning Employees and ESOP Companies!

The following employee owners and ESOP companies have been honored by our chapter for their excellence and dedication to the values of employee ownership and their commitment to our community. Please join us in celebrating these terrific individuals and organizations!

2020 CAWS Award Winners

Employee Owner of the Year

Susan Hoop, Recology

ESOP Company of the Year

Recology

Most Effective ESOP Committee

Chatsworth Products

2019 CAWS Award Winners

Employee Owner of the Year

Jacqueline Arbid

Giroux Glass Inc.

Awarded to an individual in the CAWS Chapter who excels at demonstrating and educating employee ownership values.

ESOP Company of the Year

Harrell Remodeling

Awarded to the most exemplary ESOP company in the CAWS Chapter for the year.

Best ESOP Event

Building Material Distributors (BMD)

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that hosted an outstanding event during the calendar year.

Most Effective ESOP Committee

GH Phipps Construction

Awarded to the company in the CAWS Chapter that had the most effective ESOP Committee for the calendar year.

Communications Excellence Awards

Overall Communications

Building Material Distributors (BMD)

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that excelled at communicating about its ESOP.

Best Video

Recology

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best video.

New Media

Mountain Hardware & Sports

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the best new media products.

Written Materials

Hydraulic Controls

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the best written materials.

2018 CAWS Award Winners

ESOP Company of the Year

KE&G Construction

Awarded to the most exemplary ESOP company in the CAWS Chapter for the year.

Employee Owner of the Year

Ana Galvan

LeFiell Manufacturing Company

Awarded to an individual in the CAWS Chapter who excels at demonstrating and educating employee ownership values.

Best ESOP Event

Recology

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the best ESOP event for the year.

Communications Excellence Awards

Most Effective ESOP Committee

Mountain Hardware & Sports

Awarded to the company in the CAWS Chapter that had the most effective ESOP Committee for the calendar year.

Educational Communication

AirPlus

Awarded to the company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the best educational communication for the calendar year.

Best Video

HdL Companies

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best video.

Best Newsletter

Proponent

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best newsletter.

2017 Award Winners

ESOP Company of the Year

Entertainment Partners

Awarded to the most exemplary ESOP company within the chapter for the year.

Employee Owner of the Year

Victor Rubio

Chatsworth Products

Awarded to an individual in the CAWS Chapter who excels at demonstrating and educating employee ownership values.

Best ESOP Event

Jackson's Hardware

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the best ESOP event for the year.

Most Effective ESOP Committee

Bay Cities Container

Awarded to the company in the CAWS Chapter that had the most effective ESOP Committee for the calendar year.

Communications Excellence Awards

Best Newsletter

Mountain Hardware & Sports

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best newsletter.

Best Printed Material

Left Hand Brewing

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best printed material.

Best Video

North State Grocery

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best video.

Best Website

KAPCO Global

Awarded to a company in the CAWS Chapter that produced the year’s best website