Tonopah Award

John C. Park Outstanding Civil Engineer Award

Arizona Civil Engineer Distinguished Service Award

President's Award

Outstanding Senior Civil Engineering Student Awards

Tonopah Award
An Arizona Society award that may be presented annually to an Associate Member of the Arizona Society ASCE who is judged to have provided outstanding service to the Arizona Society. Nominations are made by the Committee on Awards and Prizes. A wall plaque is provided to the recipient at the Annual Arizona Society Meeting. The award was established by the Arizona Society in 1978 and presented at the Spring 1978 Arizona Society meeting. The award is intended to recognize the contribution of an outstanding young Civil Engineer to Arizona's programs. The first recipient was Kent Dibble.

History of the Award
In February 1978, Jim Anderson and Kent Dibble were Arizona Society delegates to the Pacific Southwest Council meeting of ASCE in Reno. Upon flying from Phoenix to Las Vegas, they found their flight to Reno was canceled by bad weather. They rented a car and drove all night to arrive in Reno at 6:00 a.m. for an 8:00 meeting. In Tonopah, Nevada, the roads became so bad that they had to buy a set of chains to proceed. Those chains subsequently became property of the Arizona Society and some of the links are attached to the Plaque we present.

History of Award Recipients
The following is a list of past award winners.

1978 Kent Dibble
1979 Not Given
1980 Not Given
1981 Not Given
1982 Bill Kantor
1983 Darrel Wood
1984 Gary Timmerman
1985 Tom Galeziewski
1986 Bob Hughes
1987 Mike Beehler
1988 Ron Hilgart
1989 Jim Glock
1990 Andy Brown
1991 Jody Kliska
1992 Eric Garner
1993 Stephanie Yard
1994 Michael Barton
1995 Michael Kies
1996 Ken Walsh
1997 Michael Smith
1998 Kwame Agyare
1999 Dana Owsiany
2000 Jason Mikkelsen
2001 Chris Kmetty
2002 Sheina Pool
2003 Anna Leyva-Easton
2004
2005

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John C. Park Outstanding Civil Engineer Award
An Arizona Society award which may be made annually to a registered professional engineer in Arizona, who is a Fellow or Life Member of the Arizona Society ASCE, and who is judged to have contributed substantially to the status of the engineering profession. Nominations are made by the Committee on Award and Prizes. A wall plaque or formal certificate is given to the recipient at the annual Arizona Society Meeting, and an inscription of recipient's name is included on the wall plaque located in the University of Arizona Civil Engineering Building.

History of the Award
John C. Park served overseas in World War I. After the war (1923), he enrolled as a Freshman in Civil Engineering at the University of Arizona. After graduation in 1926, he was appointed to the faculty of Civil Engineering at the U of A and except for time to earn his Masters of Science at Iowa State, he served the University continually until 1958. John C. Park became a Full Professor, and served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1951 to 1958.

John C. Park, along with members of the Arizona Highway Department and the Bureau of Roads initiated the Arizona Roads and Street annual conference program. Professor Park was very active with the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration, and from 1951 was the Supervisor of Examinations as well as being a member of the Board of Technical Registration.

Because of his desire for professionalism in engineering, he was named a member of the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners. He was very active in the Arizona Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and served as President of the Section. Professor Parks served on several National Engineering Committees.

Throughout his professional and academic life, John C. Parks was a strong supporter of engineering ethical behavior, and the desire to establish engineering as a dominant profession. He wrote many articles on these subjects for national publication. Because of his professionalism, the John C. Park Outstanding Engineer Award was established in 1966. The Award exemplifies John C. Park achievements in his engineering professional and personal life.

The plaque permanently resides in the Civil Engineering Building at the University of Arizona, and is dedicated each year to a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona and a Life Member of ASCE, who is judged to have contributed substantially to the status of the Engineering Profession by:

• Distinguished service in the field of Civil Engineering in Arizona;
• Significant contribution toward improving the professional aspects of civil engineering education or professional development and guidance of young civil engineers;
• Outstanding achievement in the field of professional advancement; or
• Other evidence of merit, which in the judgment of the Awards Committee shall have advanced the Society's professional objective.

History of Award Recipients
The following is a list of past award winners.

1962 George E.P. Smith
1963 Earle V. Miller
1964 Wayne O'Hara
1965 Erasmus S. Borgquist
1966 Vic H. Householder
1967 Ralph Hoffman
1968 George T. Grove
1969 Harold C. Schwalen
1970 David J. Hall
1971 Harold W. Yost
1972 John Carollo*, Charles Dryden
1973 Herman Danforth*, Dario Travaini
1974 Fred Glendening
1975 Oscar T. Lyon, Jr.
1976 Clarence H. Whalin
1977 Quentin M. Mees
1978 Ben T. Dibble
1979 Andrew B. Marum
1980 R. C. Esterbrooks
1981 R. A. Jimenez
1982 Wayne W. Linthacum
1983 Jim Anderson
1984 Emmett Laursen
1985 Charles W. Newlin
1986 Bill Wiley
1987 Ken Renard
1988 Gene Morris
1989 Ed Mangotich
1990 Gerald Matlock
1991 Ed Hall
1992 James Attebery
1993 John Stufflebean
1994 Phil Epstein
1995 Rudolf Jimenez
1996 Margaret Peterson
1997 Paul Cella
1998 Fred Nelson
1999 Ed Nowatski
2000 Rich Perry
2001 Tom McGovern
2002 Mark Woodson
2003 Marty Rosness
2004
2005

*- Awarded Posthumously

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The Arizona Civil Engineer Distinguished Service Award
An Arizona Society award that may be given each year to a member of the Arizona Society who is a member grade of ASCE. The award is presented at the annual Arizona Society Meeting to someone who has exhibited extraordinary distinguished service to the civil engineering profession, the ASCE society and the community. A wall plaque or certificate is presented to the recipient. Below is a list of past award winners:

History:
In 1990, Ben T. Dibble was awarded ASCE Nationals William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award for his contributions to the civil engineering profession and to ASCE. The honorarium received by Ben for this award was donated to the Arizona Society for the purpose of establishing a similar award at the Arizona Society level.

Criteria:
The award is to be presented annually at the Arizona Society Meeting Banquet to an ASCE Arizona Society member who has provided distinguished service to the profession and to ASCE.

The award is to be rotated among the established branches of the Arizona Society. The rotation schedule shall take into account the respective membership size of each branch. The rotation schedule set forth below is subject to approval and revision by the Arizona Society Board of Directors.

The nominee shall be an ASCE member of "Member" grade status.

The nominee shall be a dues paying member of the Arizona Society.

The nominee shall be (or have been) active at any level of ASCE, i.e. National Officers, National Committees, TAC, PAC, Arizona Society or Branch officers, Arizona Society or Branch committees, etc.

The nominee shall be involved in activities outside of the society, i.e. Student Chapter Support, School Booster Clubs, Little League Coaching, Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts, Parent Teacher Organizations, Bond Committees, Religious Activities, Chamber of Commerce, other civic and professional activities.

Nominations:
The Board of Directors for the Branch of Record shall have responsibility to select a candidate based on the above criteria and shall submit a single nominee to the Arizona Society Board of Directors no later than the Arizona Society's' August Board meeting of the specified year. The Branches' nomination shall include a paragraph describing the accomplishments of the nominee and the reasons for their selection. At that August Board Meeting, the Arizona Society Board shall vote for approval of the nomination and, if so approved, direct the Arizona Society Awards Committee to prepare the necessary plaques and invitations for presentation at the banquet of the Arizona Society Meeting.

Administration:
The responsibility of administering this award shall lie with the Arizona Society Awards Committee. Responsibilities shall include reminding the specific branch to submit their nomination (reminders should be made by June of each year); scheduling an agenda item on the Arizona Society Board of Directors August Board Meeting (or before); ordering the plaque and certification and inviting the nominee to the Banquet.

Until revised by Arizona Society Board action, the following rotation schedule shall be in effect:

Year - Branch - Recipient
1991 - Phoenix - Martin H. Rosness
1992 - Southern Arizona - Stanley E. Turney
1993 - Phoenix - A. Wayne Collins
1994 - Northern Arizona - Mark Woodson
1995 - Phoenix - Dan Sagramosa
1996 - Southern Arizona - Priscilla Sawyer-Cornelio
1997 - Phoenix - Jon Girand
1998 - Northern Arizona - Dr. Richard Mirth
1999 - Phoenix - Tom Sands & Dennis Richards
2000 - Southern Arizona - Richard Martinez
2001 - Northern Arizona - Karl Rockwell
2002 - Yuma - James Davey
2003 - Phoenix - Tom Galeziewski
2004 - Northern Arizona -
2005 - Phoenix -
2006 - Southern Arizona -
2007 - Phoenix -
2008 - Northern Arizona -
2009 - Phoenix -
2010 - Southern Arizona -

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President's Award
Outstanding service, individual dedication and commitment, or leadership within the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers should be recognized and noted to AzSCE membership. One avenue of recognition for individual service and commitment is being honored with the President's Award. This honor is recognized annually by awarding a plaque to individual(s) meeting the AzSCE President's criteria.

By the President's choosing, this award will be given annually to any student or member for outstanding service, dedication and commitment. The award will be presented at the annual Section Meeting.

Criteria
The award is to be presented annually at the Section Meeting to an AzSCE member who has provided outstanding service, individual dedication, and commitment or leadership specifically to the Section Board.

This award may be given to several individuals or may not be given in any one year. The basis for award is to recognize one or a select few individuals that meet the specific criteria noted above.

The recipient shall be an ASCE member of any grade including students.

The recipient shall be a dues paying member of AzSCE.

The recipient shall be (or have been) an active member of the Section Board or an AzSCE subsidiary organization, including student chapters, faculty advisors or practitioners, or technical committees.

Nominations
Nominations for the award shall be made by the President in August. The President shall briefly document why an individual(s) shall be considered for this honor, including an appropriate description of service, commitment and/or leadership to the Section, a description of the nominees' background and criteria verification.

The President shall submit nominations to the Past President and President-Elect only. A joint decision from the President, Past President and President-Elect shall determine if the nominee(s) should receive the award.

Publicity on the nominee(s) and final selection shall be withheld until the President announces the award at the Section Meeting.

Administration
The responsibility of administering this award shall lie with the Arizona Society Awards Committee, i.e. the Past President. Responsibility shall include reminding the President to submit nomination(s); chairing the meeting to determine if any nominees meet the criteria for the award; ordering the plaque; coordinating with the President to be sure the recipient is attending the Section Meeting; and finally documenting the award winners in the AzSCE Administration Manual.

History of Award Recipients
The following is a list of past award winners:

2003 - Tom Galeziewski, Wayne Reilly
2004 -
2005 -

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Outstanding Senior Civil Engineering Student Awards Arizona Society ASCE
Individual senior civil engineering student achievement within the State of Arizona is recognized annually by awarding the "Outstanding Senior Civil Engineering Student Awards". This award is given annually to individual students for achievement as a civil engineering student in their senior year.

General Information
1. Three awards may be made annually, one at each of the following Universities:
    a. Arizona State University
    b. Northern Arizona University
    c. University of Arizona

2. Basis for the awards shall be "for individual achievement/service that demonstrates excellence in engineering academic achievement and service to the profession." Each of the Universities shall determine the basis for academic and service achievement.

3. The awards for the student from each University are made by action of the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Recommendations tot he Board must be supported with an appropriate description of the academic and service achievement. Publicity on the final selection is withheld until Board approval is obtained.

4. An appropriate certificate, symbolizing the achievement, and a $50.00 honorarium to be used for the individuals' first year ASCE national dues will be awarded to each individual selected.

Eligibility
Nominees shall be subscribing student members of the Arizona Society of ASCE and shall be completing their senior year of school.

Nominations
1. Nominations for the individual awards shall be made by the Student Chapter/Club to the Faculty Advisor by March 15th .

2. Each Faculty Advisor will select one candidate for the award and submit a letter as such to the AzSCE Board by March 31st. The letter shall describe who was selected and their individual achievements and service to ASCE and civil engineering.

3. Nominations will be reviewed and confirmed at the Section Board meeting in April.

Judging
Judging on the student nominated for the award from each University shall be the responsibility of each University, organized by the Faculty Advisor. Final authority for determining the recipients shall be with the Section Board of Directors.

Presentation
After Section Board confirmation, presentation of the awards will be made in late April or May at an appropriate Branch or Arizona Society Meeting by the President of the Arizona Society, or his designated representative. The Awards Committee will prepare an award certificate and a letter indicating that the individual's first year ASCE dues will be paid for by the Arizona Section (currently a $50 value).

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