Following notable public figures including Presidents Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower, House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neil and New York state Govs. Mario M. Cuomo and Andrew Cuomo, Gov. Chris Christie (N.J.-R) stepped to the lectern at the New York Hilton on Jan. 29 to address more than 1,900 members and guests of the Moles, a heavy-construction industry group.
The occasion was the Moles annual awards dinner, with honors this year in the member category going to Moles' longtime leader John L. Kolaya, president of Yonkers Contracting Co., and non-member honors to geotechnical consultant Ronald E. Heuer.