Awards Celebration 2026
June 4th, 2026 5:00pm - 8:00pm
New Location: Goose Island - Barrel House
This Is the Night We’ve Been Building Toward.
Excellence doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens in late nights, bold calculations, and the quiet confidence of knowing your work will stand — literally — for generations. It happens in welcome centers and honor towers, in parking structures and viaducts, in agricultural complexes and casino resorts, in college campuses and community colleges, in the places where people learn, work, heal, and gather.
On Thursday, June 4, 2026, we raise a glass to all of it.
Join us at Goose Island Barrel House for the SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Celebration — the most anticipated evening on the structural engineering calendar. We’re honoring the minds behind the most extraordinary work in our field, and we want you in the room when it happens.
THE HAPPIEST OF ALL HOURS
Great structures. Greater company. The best drinks in Chicago.
This year’s finalists span the full spectrum of what structural engineering can be — seventeen extraordinary projects, each one a testament to ingenuity, perseverance, and craft. Every single one deserves to be in this room. And behind each of those projects is an engineer who refused to settle for ordinary. Seventeen of them. Seventeen stories worth celebrating.
Reconnect with the colleagues who get it — the ones who know that great structural engineering isn’t just about what stands, but about what it makes possible for the people inside it, on it, and around it.
DRESS THE PART
Casual cocktail attire — because you’ve earned the right to look as good as your work.
WHO BELONGS HERE?
EISE Finalists. SEAOI Members. The people who designed the bridge our guests drove across, the parking structure they left their car in, and the building where the party is happening. The ones just starting out and the ones who’ve spent decades shaping the built world. Friends. Family. Anyone who believes that structural engineering — in all its forms — is, at its core, an art form.
If that sounds like you — this night is for you.
We’ll see you there.
Location
Goose Island - Barrel House
603 N. Sacramento Blvd Chicago, IL 60612
Complimentary valet parking available!
Catering
Catering provided by Relish Catering Kitchen
- Lemon Parsley Chicken
- House-Smoked Beef Brisket - served with BBQ Sauce
- Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
- Sauteed Zucchini, Squash, and Cherry Tomatoes
- Pesto Bow Tie Pasta
- Parmesan-Garlic Roasted Potatoes
- Tossed Garden Salad
- Tomato Caprese Salad
- "Goldin" Chocolate Chip Cookies
- House-made Fudge Brownies
- Vanilla Buttercream Cupcakes
- Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
Registration
Members - $100
Nonmembers - $150
Table for 10 - $1000
Honor Excellence. Bring Your Team. - $1,000 - 5 available
The SEAOI Awards Celebration is the premier evening for Illinois' structural engineering community — a night dedicated to recognizing the outstanding projects, innovations, and professionals shaping our built environment.
Tables of 10 are now available for firms who want to join us for this important annual tradition. Whether you have colleagues being honored or simply want to celebrate the profession alongside your peers, there's no better way to bring your team together.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your sponsorship of the Awards Celebration will give your company exposure to SEAOI members and friends, show your support for the individuals, projects, and companies being celebrated, and sustain the operation of SEAOI to continue serving as the voice of structural engineers in Illinois.
All sponsors receive recognition on the SEAOI website and in event marketing materials. In addition, sponsors receive additional benefits based on the level selected.
Skyline Sponsor (Formerly Brewery Sponsor): $5,000 - 1 available
- 24” x 36“ Sponsor recognition Entrance Poster
- 8.5” x 11” Sponsor recognition Bar Signage
- branded cocktail napkins
- Two minutes at podium
- one Tuesday Update ad
- One dedicated email blast
- Four registrations to event
Load Path Sponsor (Formerly Food Sponsor): $3,500 - 1 available
- 8.5” x 11” Food station recognition signage
- one June Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Connection Sponsor (Formerly Brewery Tour): $2,500 - 1 available
- 8.5” x 11” Sponsor recognition signage
- one Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Keystone Sponsor (Dessert Sponsor): $2,000 - 1 available
- 8.5” x 11” Sponsor recognition signage at dessert table
- branded toothpicks
- one Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Contract Documents Sponsor (Formerly Program Sponsor): SOLD OUT!
- dedicated back page of program
- one June Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Gathering Table Sponsor (Formerly Centerpiece Sponsor): $1,500 - 1 available
- branded centerpieces on each guest table
- one June Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Structural System Sponsor (Formerly Photography Sponsor): $1,200 - 1 available
- 24 x 32“ recognition poster
- one June Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Design Build Partner (Formerly A/V Sponsor): $1,200 - 1 available
- 24 x 32“ recognition poster
- one June Tuesday Update ad
- two registrations to event
Superstructure Partner (Formerly Gold): $1,000
- three registrations to event
Substructure Partner (Formerly Silver): $700
- two registrations to event
Foundation Partner (Formerly Bronze): $500
- one registration to event
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR!
Contract Documents Sponsor
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