At the 2025 Empowering Diverse Partnerships Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri, Sustainable Design Solutions (SDS) was honored as one of the recipients of Burns & McDonnell’s esteemed Partner of the Year awards. This accolade recognizes exceptional diverse partners who embody the MacCulture Principles of “Safety First” and “Making our Clients Successful.” The award highlights SDS’s remarkable contributions to civil engineering, especially in the planning, design, and execution of large-scale infrastructure projects. Specializing in water, wastewater, coastal, and transportation, SDS consistently provides innovative and practical solutions that address the technical challenges, and community needs inherent to each project.
This acknowledgment emphasizes the significance of nurturing strong partnerships that enable the efficient execution of civil work projects. In her acceptance speech, Kodi Guillory, President of SDS, stressed that diversity extends beyond mere metrics. “By embracing various perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas, we foster an environment where creativity flourishes and solutions thrive,” she remarked. This statement underscores SDS’s commitment to the transformative power of diverse teams in driving innovation and delivering high-quality, impactful engineering solutions.
The award serves as a testament to the exceptional team at SDS and the collaborative relationship that has blossomed between our team and Burns & McDonnell. It reinforces our shared vision of creating responsible, efficient infrastructure, cementing SDS’s position as a leader in civil engineering, where technical expertise, creative problem-solving, and community focus are fundamental to every initiative.