Project of the Year & Hawthorn Award of Excellence
Nominations for the 2026 Hawthorn Foundation Awards are now closed. The awards will be presented during the Governor’s Luncheon at the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development (presented by MEDC) on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City.
Past Honorees
Marilyn Bush
Hawthorn Award of Excellence, 2025
Rob Dixon
Hawthorn Award of Excellence, 2024
Rudy Farber
Hawthorn Award of Excellence, 2023
Berkley Riverfront Project
Hawthorn Project of the Year, 2025
University of Missouri’s NextGen MURR
Hawthorn Project of the Year, 2024
American Foods Group
Hawthorn Project of the Year, 2023