The Bond Buyer's 15th Annual Deal of the Year Awards

December 2, 2016 4:59 PM

Bond Buyer publisher Michael Ballinger

Vivian Altman and Kimberly Lyons

Kimberly Lyons, Marian Zucker, Freda Johnson, Suzanne Shank, Vivian Altman

Freda Johnson presenting her public sector award to Marian Zucker

Freda Johnson presenting her private sector award to Suzanne Shank

Bond Buyer editor in chief Michael Scarchilli

Alphonso David accepting the Northeast Deal of the Year award

Mark Kim accepting the Non-Traditional Deal of the Year award

Stephen Kleege presenting the Southwest Deal of the Year award to Bech Bruun

Michael Englehart accepting the Healthcare Deal of the Year award

Geoffrey Chatas accepting the Midwest Deal of the Year award

Rich Saskal presenting the Small Issuer Deal of the Year award to Wayne Reynolds

Robert Muller accepting the Southeast Deal of the Year award

Lee Dulgeroff accepting the Far West Deal of the Year award

Mark Young and Lee Dulgeroff approach the stage to accept the Deal of the Year award after the San Diego Unified School District is announced as the winner

Michael Scarchilli presents the 2016 Deal of the Year award to Lee Dulgeroff of the San Diego Unified School District

The San Diego Unified School District deal team after winning the 2016 Deal of the Year award

Jack Addams, Wayne Reynolds, Martha Reynolds, Marti Shew, Pete Eckert

Lynn Hume, Lynnette Kelly, John Hallacy, Shanta James

Jessalyn & Adam Moro

Bud Ellis, John Augustine, Geoff Chatas, Mike Papadakis

Laura McDonald, Chester & Freda Johnson

Anne Ross, Karen Daly, Harvey Zachem

Amy Laskey, Wei-Li Pai, Laura Porter

Kevin Dunphy, Marjorie Henning, Joe Monitto

Ken Cushine, Lysa Scully, Larry Bellinsky, Joe Molinari

Suzanne Shank, Sean Werdlow

The Ohio State University deal team

Bill Baneky, Randy Gerardes, James Kissane, James Binette

Michael Curcio, Loren Wojcik, John Castald, Mary Francoeur, Joe Muzyczyn

Drew Smith, Amanda Lee, Neil Flanagan, Susan Perez, Rolando Perez

Ali Chaudhry, Julene Beckford, Jonathan Beyer

Texas Water deal team

Steve Winterstein, Michael Ballinger

Leslie Norwood, Lynnette Kelly, Michael Decker

Aaron Weitzman, Lynn Hume, Kyle Glazier, Andrew Coen

Congratulations to the San Diego Unified School District on winning the 2016 Deal of the Year

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