Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize Rules

In July 1946, the Board of Direction authorized annual awards on recommendation by the Society's Committee on Research, to stimulate research in civil engineering. In October 1964, Mrs. Alberta Reed Huber endowed these prizes in honor of her husband, Walter L. Huber, Past President, ASCE.

1. Research Prizes are to be awarded to members of the Society in any grade for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering. Preference shall be given to younger members (generally under 40 years of age) of early accomplishment who can be expected to continue fruitful careers in research. No one shall receive a Research Prize more than once.
   
   
2. The selection of the nominees for the award is the responsibility of the Executive Committee of the appropriate Technical Division or Research Council not reporting to a Division or the Board of Governors of an Institute.
   1. Nominations sent to Society Headquarters will be transmitted to the appropriate division Committee or Research Council or Institute.
   2. Each division may nominate up to three candidates. Documentation shall be limited to ten pages plus the nomination form.
   3. Only those nominations received by ASCE Headquarters by October 1, or other deadline date established for that year, will be considered by the TAC Task Committee on Awards.
   
   
3. A designated Award Committee shall review the Division, Council, or Institute endorsed nominations and make recommendations to the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction. The Award Committee shall be composed of representatives from TAC and four Institute representatives as designated by TAC and CIL. Members shall serve three-year overlapping terms. The chair shall be the senior Committee member. To the extent possible, the committee shall include two practitioners and three educators.
   
   
4. Each award shall consist of a suitable certificate and a cash prize determined annually by and subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction based on the income from the award endowment.
   
   
5. Each year, the number of prizes shall not exceed five. The TAC Task Committee on Awards shall present its nominations for final action to the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction.

• A cover letter, signed by the nominator
• A Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize nomination form
• An Official Award Nomination form
• The nominee's CV or biographical information
• Two or three letters of recommendation