OPAL Gala
The OPAL Gala honors outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments contributed to the creation of thriving businesses and the local economies of the communities they serve.
OPAL Leadership Award winners
ASCE announced the 2025 OPAL Leadership Award Winners at the OPAL Gala on October 10. Please join us in congratulating the people and projects recognized for their excellence in civil engineering.
OCEA Honor Award winners
ASCE announced the 2025 Outstanding Civil Engineering Honor Award Winners. These 14 projects vied for recognition as the OCEA Bronze, OCEA Silver, and OPAL trophy winners.
2025 OPAL Award Winners
2025 OCEA Award Winners
OPAL Gala Past Winners
These individuals crafted engineering wonders that have contributed to the creation of thriving businesses and the local economies of the communities they serve. Lifetime recipients represent a model of achievement to which future generations of engineers aspire to match or exceed.
OPAL News
2021 OCEA award honors Niagara Falls State Park transformation
The Niagara Falls State Park Transformation Initiative earned the 2021 OCEA award.
Alampalli honored with OPAL Award in government
Sreenivas Alampalli, former director of the Structure Management Bureau for the New...
Barnard honored with OPAL award in design
James L. Barnard has been honored by ASCE as the Outstanding Projects...
ASCE honors de la Garza with OPAL Award in construction
Jesus M. de la Garza has been honored by ASCE as the...
ASCE honors Singh with OPAL Award in education
Vijay P. Singh has been honored by ASCE as the Outstanding Projects...
ASCE recognizes Neimeyer with 2021 OPAL Award
Terry F. Neimeyer, chairman of the board of KCI Technologies Inc., has...
ENR newsmakers list recognizes ASCE members
The latest Engineering News-Record list of Top 25 Newsmakers features two prominent...
Civil engineering excellence recognized with 2021 OPAL leadership awards
The 2021 ASCE OPAL leadership awards recognize outstanding civil engineering achievement.