2017 Texas Section Award Nominations

Texas Section Award Nominations

The Honors Committee is seeking nominations of individuals who provide outstanding service to their profession and the community. Each Branch should nominate engineers who are exceptional not only in their careers, but also in their community efforts.

Nominations are due by April 1, 2017 to the Texas Section Honors Committee Chair, Art Clendenin, P.E.

The following awards will be presented in San Marcos at CECON 2017:

AWARD OF HONOR Awarded to members of the Texas Section in recognition of service to the Texas Section and outstanding professional achievement in civil engineering.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD Nominate a subscribing member of the Texas Section for their meritorious service to the Texas Section and to one or more of the Section’s Branches

HISTORY AND HERITAGE AWARD Given to an individual (not necessarily a member of the Texas Section) or Branch for making special contributions to recording and/or recognizing the history and heritage of civil engineering in Texas.

SERVICE TO PEOPLE AWARD The Texas Section Service to People Award is awarded to a civil engineer (not necessarily a member of the Texas Section) who has distinguished him or herself with special service to people.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO STUDENTS AWARD Awarded to a subscribing member of the Texas Section-ASCE for meritorious service to the Texas Section through service to one or more of the Texas/Mexico Regional Conference’s Student Chapters.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL ENGINEER AWARD This award is for a subscribing member of the Texas Section employed by a governmental organization for meritorious service to the Texas Section and to one or more of the Section's Branches.

JOHN A. FOCHT JR. CITIZEN ENGINEER AWARD This award was established by the Texas Section Board of Direction on October 11, 1990 in recognition of John A. Focht, Jr.’s outstanding and continued dedication to the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Focht has served as Section Past President and Board Member, ASCE District Director, and Vice President and President of National ASCE. He originated the concept of encouraging members to become better citizen engineers.

LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD The Texas Section-ASCE Lifetime Service Award was established to honor enduring service and leadership to ASCE at the Texas, National and Branch levels, generally to individuals in their mid-60s or later. This Award is presented on special occasion years.

To learn more about these awards please visit the Texas Section website http://texasce.org/honors. Nominate a deserving engineer today!

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