Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL Awards)
Established in 1999, these prestigious awards recognize and honor outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments and achievements have made significant differences in one of five categories: Construction, Design, Education, Government, and Management. For more information on these winners visit ASCE News.
The 2013 OPAL Winners are:
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Robert Alger
Construction
The Lane Corporation
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Charles Thornton
Design
Charles H. Thornton & Co., LLC
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Charles Ladd
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Bo Temple
Government
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Mike Loose, VADM, CEC, USN (Ret.)
Management
Parsons Corporation
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Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research
The Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research was established in 1996 in honor of Henry L. Michel, Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation (CEFI), formerly the Civil Engineering Research Foundation.
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The 2013 Michel Award Winner is:
Sreenivas Alampalli, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
New York State Department of Transportation
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ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award
The ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award was instituted in 1994 to recognize journalists for outstanding coverage of the issues involving clean water, transportation, the environment and other public works projects and enhance the public’s understanding of civil engineering.
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The 2013 Journalism Award Winner will be announced soon. |