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Mike Greenawalt

Named ENR

Southwest's 2024

Legacy Award Honoree

Article By Scott Judy
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fter reviewing this year's Legacy Award A couple of Greenawalt's numerous career accomplishments show
nominations for the Southwest region, his interest in attracting more people to the construction industry,
and to ensuring that those men and women worked safely.
A ENR editors have named Mike Greenawalt,
Rosendin CEO, as ENR Southwest's 2024 Legacy For instance, to address the issue of workforce shortages,
Greenawalt partnered with Grand Canyon University in
Award honoree. Phoenix to develop a pre-apprenticeship program for
university students.
During his 45-year career in construction, which he started
out as a journeyman wireman, Greenawalt spent 21 years According to his Legacy Award nomination, this program is now
with Rosendin, including serving as company CEO from being modeled by Arizona’s Department of Education to create
2019 until 2023. learning opportunities under the new Arizona Education and
Economic Commission, of which Mike is a founding member.
In a letter of recommendation submitted to ENR, Rosendin
Chairman Tom Sorley wrote, "Beginning his career in the field Additionally, in 2017, after noticing an increase in injuries and
as a journeyman wireman, Mike has literally 'done it all' and has safety risks caused by lighter, portable band saws, Greenawalt
brought those life/work experiences to bear in the programs assembled a team and came up with an idea for a two-handed
the company has developed for safety, training/development band saw with safety features that could not be overridden. He
as well as innovation and technological advancement." partnered with DeWALT to manufacture the saw for Rosendin
and made it publicly available to improve all workplaces.
"Mike looked for Rosendin to 'set the As ENR reported, that innovation served as the centerpiece of

standards' for the construction industry Rosendin's recognition with the AGC of America and Willis Towers
Watson – Construction Safety Excellence Award in 2019.
and share those standards with others." ENR Southwest readers can learn more about 2024 Southwest

-Chairman Tom Sorley Legacy Award honoree Mike Greenawalt and some of his other
accomplishments in the upcoming January 16 print issue.

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