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ASCE Pittsburgh Celebrates 2019 Civil Engineering Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS & REQUESTS FOR PHOTOS:
Alma Rettinger, PE, Programs Coordinator, arettinger@mckimcreed.com
Coreen Casadei, PE, Awards Committee Chair, ccasadei@collectiveefforts.com
Terry Downs, PG, Student Awards Foundation, tdowns@gfnet.com
Jodi S. Klebick, P.R. Chair, 412-977-2402, jklebick@gmail.com
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ASCE PITTSBURGH CELEBRATES 2019 CIVIL ENGINEERING AWARDS
Projects, Engineers, Students and Professionals to be Recognized
at Annual Celebration on February 15th
at Annual Celebration on February 15th
PITTSBURGH, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — The Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is pleased to announce their 2019 Civil Engineering Award recipients. ASCE Pittsburgh Section will recognize projects, people, and employers for their excellence, achievements and contributions to the section and civil engineering practice in 2019. The Awards will be presented during the Engineers Week Awards Banquet on February 15, 2020, beginning at 5:00 pm at the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, 337 Fourth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Tickets are available at: http://www.asce-pgh.org/event-3588988 and early bird registration for the event ends February 8, 2020.
THE ASCE-PITTSBURGH SECTION 2019 AWARDEES:
- CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
PennDOT District 9 SR 6219 Section 020 (US 219)
Owner: PennDOT District 9; Prime Consultant: LR Kimball; Prime Contractors: Joseph B Fay Company and New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
- CIVIL ENGINEERING AWARD OF MERIT:
Green Tree Borough Poplar Street Storm Sewer Installation Project Owner: Green Tree Borough; Project Partners: PennDOT and ALCOSAN
- CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
Michael Lichte, PE
- JOURNALISM AWARD:
Jamie Martines, Reporter Pittsburgh Tribune Review
- PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARD: Professor Zhen (Sean) Qian, PhD
- YOUNG CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Jefferson Argyros, PE
- YOUNG GOVERNMENT CIVIL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD: Gregory Braun, PE
- EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR: American Geotechnical & Environmental Services (A.G.E.S.)
Per Sam Shamsi, PhD, PE, F. ASCE, President, ASCE Pittsburgh Section, “We’re also blessed to be selected as the Most Outstanding Section in the nation – now for our fourth time! – thanks to so many outstanding students, professionals, and projects in our region. We’re very proud of this year’s winners and honored to celebrate their commendable Civil Engineering related achievements at our E-Week awards banquet. Congratulations to all for this well-deserved recognition.”
The ASCE Pittsburgh Section’s Student Awards Foundation will also be presenting five cash awards totaling $10,500 to students for the American Bridge Leadership Award, Italo V. (Ody) Mackin Achievement Award, and ASCE Achievement Awards, which recognize outstanding civil engineering students preparing to be future leaders of the profession. The Foundation presents cash awards through donations by American Bridge Company, Mackin Engineering Company, and the Section’s membership. Student winners will be announced during the event.
To learn more about the Awards and all of the 2019 honorees, visit http://www.asce-pgh.org/event-3588988.
ABOUT ASCE: Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (www.ASCE.org) represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE’s Mission is to provide essential value to our members and partners, advance civil engineering, and serve the public good. In carrying out that mission, ASCE advances technology, encourages lifelong learning, promotes professionalism and the profession, develops civil engineer leaders, and advocates infrastructure and environmental stewardship.
ASCE Pittsburgh Section website: www.asce-pgh.org.
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