Summary - 71st Golden Beaver Awards Dinner

The 71st Annual Golden Beaver Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, January 15, 2027 at the J.W. Marriott at 900 W Olympic Blvd just south of downtown Los Angeles, California.

We look forward to welcoming you all back. We expect a large turnout for this prestigious and formal affair. Our guest speaker this year will be world-reknowned sports psychologist Inky Johnson.

Take advantage of our online registration website. We accept credit card payments though this online registration system. If you choose to still pay by check, you can register online and choose to send a check for your tickets.

To reserve a complete table, 12 tickets must be purchased.

You can also request hotel rooms through our online registration. The hotels fill up very quickly and only accept reservations made on the web site. Room confirmations will be sent through Maritz, who handles the reservation process for our meeting. We are using the Marriott Courtyard/Residence Inn and Hotel Figueroa for our overflow hotels.

The Women in Heavy Civil 5th Annual Luncheon will take place Thursday, January 14, 2027, in conjunction with the Beavers Awards Dinner. The event includes a dedicated networking reception from 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m., followed by a seated luncheon and program from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., celebrating and advancing women in the heavy civil construction industry.

Tickets are $150 per person, with $25 from every ticket benefiting the Beavers Charitable Trust scholarship program. The event is open to all and sells out each year, so early registration is encouraged.

Please take a minute to review the event information tabs on our registration site. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

I look forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Yours Truly,

Christian Anger, Executive Director and Dave Woods, Executive Director Emeritus

Price

The Awards Dinner ticket price is $500.00 per member and $600.00 per non-member, which includes a contribution of $50.00 to the Beavers Charitable Trust (scholarship program).

Inky Johnson

Husband, father, collegiate athlete, entrepreneur and author, Inky Johnson is one of the most highly sought after speakers in the world. For over a decade, executives, professional sports teams, business owners and people all over have benefited from the raw energy of his thought provoking and inspirational presentations. Whether the topic is leadership, teamwork, excelling in the midst of adversity, embracing change, mental agility or perseverance, lnky's message is effective and efficient.

lnky's gift of being an effective communicator has allowed him to crossover into different industries. He is a leader called upon by leaders. A partial list of his clients include Chick-fil-A, Dell Technologies, Aflac Insurance, Cooks Pest Control, State Farm, AT&T, Comcast, Coca Cola, Bank of America, Stryker, The University of Tennessee, The University Of Alabama, The University of Texas, The University of Oregon. UCLA, Clemson University, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, The New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Knicks, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.

Inky earned his Master's Degree in Sports Psychology from The University of Tennessee. He was a three year letterman and two year Captain on the Football team, where he started as a cornerback. In his junior year he was projected as a top thirty draft pick. Unfortunately, on September 9th, 2006, he sustained a life threatening, career ending injury that paralyzed his right arm and hand. From that day to present day Inky has had a burning desire to use his situation and experiences to add value to people's lives.

lnky's words have resonated all over the world- "The one thing we all have in common is that we will encounter adversity, but we have to decide how we respond to it. My arm and my hand are paralyzed but my heart isn't, my mind isn't, my dedication isn't, my work ethic isn't, my commitment isn't." Inky is on a mission to serve and is someone that takes tremendous pride in what he does.

Inky is the host of Serendipity with Inky Johnson Podcast. He devotes time to mentoring athletes and underprivileged youth and is one of the founders of The Inky and Allison Johnson Foundation. Inky and his wife, Allison, lives in Atlanta, Georgia with their two children, Jada and Inky Jr.