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
2023 – Phoenix – Stephanie Templeton
2022 – Southern Arizona – Tim J. Rhine
2021 – Phoenix – Jeff Swan
2020 – Southern Arizona – Jose Aguilar
2019 – Phoenix – Frederick Tack
2018 – Southern Arizona – Deirdre Brosnihan
2017 – Northern Arizona – Gary Miller
2016 – Phoenix – Chad Drago
2015 – Phoenix – Lawrence Hanson
2014 – Southern Arizona – Michael Mathieu
2013 – Southern Arizona – Randy Harris
2012 – Phoenix – Donald R. Clark
2011 – Southern Arizona – Sheila Bowen
2010 – Phoenix – Richard J. Perry
2009 – Nothern Arizona – David Hook
2008 – Northern Arizona – Debra Larson
2007 – Phoenix – Allan J. Smolko
2006 – Southern Arizona – Mike Barton
2005 – Phoenix – Kent Dibble
2004 – Northern Arizona – Vianey Vega (Yuma)
2003 – Phoenix – Tom Galeziewski
2002 – Yuma – James Davey
2001 – Northern Arizona – Karl Rockwell
2000 – Southern Arizona – Richard Martinez
1999 – Phoenix – Tom Sands & Dennis Richards
1998 – Northern Arizona – Dr. Richard Mirth
1997 – Phoenix – Jon Girand
1996 – Southern Arizona – Priscilla Sawyer-Cornelio
1995 – Phoenix – Dan Sagramosa
1994 – Northern Arizona – Mark Woodson
1993 – Phoenix – A. Wayne Collins
1992 – Southern Arizona – Stanley E. Turney
1991 – Phoenix – Martin H. Rosness