Congratulations to the Inaugural P3 Higher Education Awards Winners!
We created these awards for a simple reason: the people, projects and partnerships at the Summit are doing some of the most important work in campus infrastructure, and they deserve to be recognized by their peers. For our inaugural Awards, we had nine awards across three groups: the Project Awards, the Financing & Partnership Awards, and the Institutional Leadership Awards.
Project Awards
These recognize outstanding P3 projects that are advancing campus infrastructure through innovative development, improved campus life, and sustainable solutions.
Best Campus Housing Project
Student, faculty & workforce residential P3 delivery.
2026 Winner: Louisiana State University; Four-Phase Campus Housing P3 Program
Best Campus Edge Project
Mixed-use development & community activation.
2026 Winner: University of Maryland; Union on Knox
Best Energy & Utilities Project
Sustainability, district energy & decarbonization.
2026 Winner: University of Kentucky; Central Utility Plant Project
Best Campus Facilities Project
Athletics, academics & student life facilities.
2026 Winner: Scripps College; Centennial Plaza Project & Carolyn Lake Dance Center
Environmental Impact Award
Climate leadership & institutional sustainability.
2026 Winner: Georgetown University; Byrnes Hall
Financing & Partnership Awards
These recognize the deal teams and firms that made it happen. They honor firms that structured transactions and partnerships that offer a blueprint for future projects.
Best Financial Structure
Innovation in capital markets, risk allocation & blended financing.
2026 Winner: Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate; University of Kansas Gateway District
Higher Education P3 Partner of the Year
Outstanding private-sector leadership & collaboration across the field.
2026 Winner: Provident Resources Group Inc.
Institutional Leadership Awards
These recognize university leaders who made P3 work when it was hard, and institutions that built something strategic and repeatable.
College/University Procurer of the Year
Exceptional leadership in P3 procurement strategy & execution.
2026 Winner: San Bernardino Community College District
P3 Program of the Year
Sustained, strategic multi-project P3 delivery program.
2026 Winner: The University of Akron
Thank You to Our Judges
We appreciate your time and expertise serving on the Summit Awards judging panel!
Andres Arbizu
Vice President of Corporate Development
CenTrio
Toby Booker
Vice President, Development – University Partnerships
GMH Communities
Matthew Brown
COO for Real Estate & P3 Advisory
WT Partnership
Stephanie Cesario
Senior Managing Director, Project Advisory
The Vertex Companies, LLC
Jensen Clarke
Director, Head of P3 Business Development
Fengate
Ewan Crawford
Head of Built Asset Consultancy
Rider Levett Bucknall
Chris DePodesta, P.E.
Energy Growth Leader, Principal Advisor
Stanley Consultants
Jeremy Doss
Senior Vice President
RISE
Amy Engel
Director, West Coast Education
Suffolk
Casey Fox
Director, Investment Banking
RBC Capital Markets
Dr. Dee Goines
Higher Education Specialist
KI
Ryan Jensen, AICP
Vice President
Brailsford & Dunlavey
Yukiko Kojima
Partner
Nossaman LLP
Matt McCleary
AFP/P3 Commercial Director (US)
PCL Construction
Kimberly Min
Partner
Saul Ewing
Tom Mulvihill
Managing Director and Group Head of Infrastructure Finance and Public-Private Partnerships
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Patrick Parsons
Senior Vice President, Public-Private Partnerships
Subtext Living
Mohammed Atif Shehzad
Managing Director
Atriade
Julie M. Skolnicki
Senior Managing Director
Greystar