Above: Ladue School District’s Ladue Middle School (left) and Spoede Elementary School; Amanda Bohnert, CMO
Images courtesy of S. M. Wilson & Co.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – S. M. Wilson & Co. is named a finalist in four categories of the 2025 AEC Show Me Awards by the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLC3):
Exceptional Institution/Municipal Facility – Ladue School District Bond Issue Building Program
Outstanding Construction Project of the Year – Ladue School District Bond Issue Building Program
As part of Proposition L, the Ladue School District looked to S. M. Wilson, Perkins & Will and Cordogan Clark to transform the existing facilities of Ladue Middle School, Spoede Elementary and Old Bonhomme Elementary into future-ready learning centers. The projects were completed simultaneously on occupied campuses. Extensive renovations were completed throughout LMS and Old Bonhomme Elementary, seven total additions at LMS, Old Bonhomme Elementary and Spoede Elementary and a storm shelter that met the ICC 500 requirements at each building.
Innovation in Construction Technology – S. M. Wilson & Co.
The nomination comes from the integration of Viewpoint and Asuretify to enhance subcontractor payment efficiency, optimize project accountants’ productivity and mitigate risk.
Women in Construction – Amanda Bohnert, CPSM, Chief Marketing Officer
Amanda Bohnert has worked for S. M. Wilson for more than 20 years. She started as a marketing assistant and built her own career ladder, rising to chief marketing officer and one of the firm’s six executive leaders. She is the founder of SKILLED and co-founder of Women of STEEL, the latter serving as a women-centered group within the AGC of Missouri with the mission of assisting women in the construction industry to fulfill their leadership potential.
Winners will be announced at the 2025 AEC Show Me Awards Gala, to be held on March 26 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.