Bovis Lend Lease, a global construction management firm, recognized Bob Sullivan, a senior vice president in the Boston office, as the recipient of the National Jerry Edwards Award for 2007. Bovis Lend established this award to recognize an outstanding individual within Bovis who demonstrates the true meaning of incident and injury free. Jerry Edwards, a former Bovis safety director, died after a battle fighting cancer.
The company, wishing to honor his memory, created the award, which is presented annually to individuals both regionally and nationally. As this year's national winner, Sullivan was presented with a crystal vase to mark the occasion. This award is an acknowledgment of Sullivan's dedication to creating a safe working environment on every one of its projects.
Sullivan is a long-time Bovis employee who possesses 26 years of construction management experience in both the public and private sectors. Beginning his career with in New York, Bob later joined the Boston Office in 1998.