For the past 35 years, our annual awards dinner has been named in honor of Dana Crawford, a true visionary and one of our state’s most esteemed preservationists. Dana was a preservation pioneer who demonstrated that saving historic buildings could be economically beneficial. The Dana Crawford and State Honor Awards recognize individuals, organizations, public agencies, and businesses from across the state whose work exemplifies excellence in historic preservation. Dana embodied the dedication to preservation that CPI celebrates each year at this event.
Dana Crawford Award
Walter Isenberg, Co-Founder and CEO, Sage Hospitality Group
An award-winning hotelier, restaurateur, and placemaker, Walter has a unique talent for creating vibrant spaces that people want to visit and enjoy. Since co-founding Sage in 1984 with Zack Neumeyer, he has led the company with passion, embodying the spirit of loving what you do and who you do it with. Over the past four decades, Walter’s leadership has transformed Sage into a renowned name in the hotel and restaurant industry, excelling in operations, real estate investment, development, placemaking, strategic design, and brand building. He has played a key role in numerous transformative adaptive reuse projects, including the Dairy Block in Denver. Notably, he collaborated with Dana Crawford on the complete renovation of Denver’s historic Union Station and the revival of the Oxford Hotel.
State Honor Awards
Pitkin County Courthouse (Aspen, CO)
Ronald Rael (work in San Luis Valley)
Rathbone Hotel & Parlor Bar (Montrose, CO)
Preservation Edge Award
Silver Plume Mountain Park North
Mark Rodman Community Leader Award
Terri Gentry, Engagement Manager for Black Communities, History Colorado
CPI was founded in 1984 as a 501(c)(3) donor-supported nonprofit organization. This event is nonprofit, and all proceeds will go towards supporting CPI’s mission of helping Coloradans save the historic places that matter to them.