Chicago – The March of Dimes Construction and Transportation Awards Luncheon will take place on Friday, April 21st, 2006 at the Cadillac Club, Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The 2006 honorees are: Frank Kruesi & Carole Brown from the Chicago Transit Authority, Construction Award; Rosemarie Andolino from the O’Hare Modernization Program, Transportation Award; Ann Cotter from Cotter Consulting, Inc., Professional Award;  Rosalindo Castillo from the Illinois State Highway Authority, Outstanding Leadership in the Public Sector Award; Margaret Garner from the Broadway Consolidated Companies, Inc., The Rufus Taylor Award; Tom Weeks from LR Development, Outstanding Leadership in the Private Sector Award. The program will also feature a keynote address by Mort Downey from Parsons Brinckerhoff.

American Airlines, Cable Communications, Inc., Chicago Area LECET, Divane Bros. Electric, Turner Construction, URS Corporation, CDM, and LR Development are the major sponsors for the event.

The March of Dimes Construction and Transportation Awards Luncheon was created in 1995 to honor leaders from the Greater Chicago area's construction and transportation industries for their professional and civic contributions to our community.

Tickets to the luncheon are $105 per person or $1,500 for a bronze sponsorship that seats ten.  For tickets or information please call Debbie Kotarba at the March of Dimes at (312)596-4724 or visit www.marchofdimes.com/illinois.

The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish language Web site at nacersano.org.