Region 7 Award Forms - Forms are listed here and are due April 30th of each year.

Region 7 Professional Progress Award
Region 7 Outstanding Faculty or Practitioner Advisor Award
Region 7 Outstanding Younger Member Award
Region 7 Student Leadership / Outstanding Student Member Award

 

Society Awards & Honors

Information, Nomination Forms, and Deadlines

 

Current Award Recipients

Congratulations to the most recent recipients of ASCE and Region 7 awards!

2024 Region 7 Awards

     Professional Progress: Michael Buechter, P.E., BC.WRE, F.EWRI

     Outstanding Younger Members: Brenan Pool, E.I. and Apurva Sawant, P.E., PMP

     Outstanding Student Members: Gabrielle Dunn and Morgan Voissem

     Outstanding Faculty/Practitioner Advisors: Dr. Alaaeldin Elsisi, PhD, P.E. and Dr. Sanjay Tewari, PhD

2025 Society Awards Presented to Region 7 Members

 

2025 Francis C. Turner Award - Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., C.Eng., Dist.M.ASCE

2025 Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award - Yong G. Lai, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

2025 Hydraulic Structures Medal - Peter Lagasse, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

2025 Royce J. Tipton Award - Stuart Styles, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE, M.ASCE

2025 Roebling Award - Walter Eggers, P.E., M.ASCE

2025 Peurifoy Construction Research Award - Amy Javernick Will, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

2025 ASCE Charles Pankow Award for Innovation - Genda Chen, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE

 

 

Region 7 Award Recipients

Previous recipients of Region 7 awards:

 

Professional Progress Award (instituted in 2024):

 

YearNameSection/Branch
2024Michael Buechter, P.E., BC.WRE, F.EWRISt. Louis Section

 

Lifetime Achievement Award (replaced by Professional Progress Award in 2024):

YearNameSection/Branch
2023Jeffrey Fouse, P.E. 
2022Jenifer Bates, P.E., M.ASCEIowa Section
2022Mike Winckler, P.E.Kansas City Section
2021Mustaque Hossain, P.E., M.ASCE 
2021John Niemela, P.E., M.ASCE 
2020Gene RovakSt. Louis Section

 

Outstanding Faculty or Practitioner Advisor Award:

YearNameStudent Chapter
2024Dr. Sanjay Tewari, PhDMissouri University of Science & Technology + Missouri State University
2024Dr. Alaaeldin Elsisi, PhD., P.E.Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2023Christopher Senseney, P.E.University of Colorado Boulder
2022Dr. Jeffrey Holley, P.E.Colorado School of Mines
2022Dr. David Waterman, P.E.South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021Hani Melhem, P.E., M.ASCE 
2020Dr. Scott D. SchiffKansas State University
2020Dr. Joel BurkenMissouri S&T

 

Outstanding Younger Member Award:

YearNameSection/Branch
2024Apurva Sawant, P.E., PMPColorado Section / Denver Branch
2024Brenan Pool, E.I.St. Louis Section 
2023Stephen Noeth, P.E. 
2023Matthew Buenger 
2022Trenton HumphreyIowa Section
2022Brian Ruppelt, P.E.South Dakota Section
2021Wiphawi Brua, P.E., M.ASCE 
2021Holly Haywood, P.E., M.ASCE 
2021Alex Jiang, M.ASCE 
2020NeliaKansas City Section
2020Dierdre BeckEastern Branch / South Dakota Section
2020Peyton GibsonDenver Branch / Colroado Section

 

Outstanding Student Member Award (instituted in 2024):

YearNameStudent Chapter
2024Gabrielle DunnUC Boulder
2024Morgan VoissemSt. Louis University

 


Society Award Recipients

Previous recipients of ASCE awards:

2024 Vilas Mujudar Resilience Award - John W. van de Lindt, Ph.D., F.SEI, F.ASCE

2024 ASCE President's Medal - Joel G. Burken, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

2024 Younger Member Group Award for Small Groups - Kansas City Section Younger Member Group

2024 ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award - Suman Naishadham, Brittany Peterson, and Camille Fasset

2024 Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award - South Dakota State University Student Chapter

2024 Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award - James R. Harris, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE

2023 Royce J. Tipton Award - Ayse Kilic, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

2023 Royce J. Tipton Award - Ayse Kilic, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

2023 Jack E. Cermak Medal - Partha P. Sarkar, PhD, F.SEI, F.ASCE 

2023 Masanobu Shinozuka Medal - Professor Ross B. Corotis Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE

2023 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award - Bryant A. Robbins, P.E., M.ASCE

2023 Karl Terzaghi Award - Ning Lu, Ph.D., F.EMI, F.ASCE

2022 Ridgeway Finalist - South Dakota State University

2022 Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award - South Dakota State University

2022 ASCE Distinguised Chapter Award for Region 7 - Missouri University of Science and Technology

2021 Most Improved Award - University of Iowa

2021 Distinguished Chapter for Region 7 - South Dakota State University

2021 James Laurie Prize - Dr. Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., M. ASCE, Iowa State University

2021 Peurifoy Construction Research Award - Dr. Keith Molenaar, Ph.D., M. ASCE, University of Colorado

2021 Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award - Dr. Laurence R. Rilett, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE, University of Wyoming Faculty Advisor

2020 Simon W. Freese Environmental Engeering Award and Lecture - Dr. Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., NAE, A.M.ASCE

2020 Innovation in Sustainbale Engineering Award - Lee Hanson, Alliant Energy

2020 ASCE President's Medal - Mr. Ryan Kobbe, P.E., M. ASCE, University of Wyoming Faculty Advisor

2020 Distinguished Chapter for Region 7 - South Dakota State University

2020 Finalist - Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award - Saint Louis University

2020 Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize - Dr. Islam El-adaway Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE,  St. Louis Section

2020 Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award - Larry W. Mays, Colorado Section

2020 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award - Rengao Song, Eric Zhu, Mark Campbell, and Tian C. Zhang, Nebraska Section

2020 Rudolph Hering Medal  - Y.T. Sheu, Tian C. Zhang, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Jimmy Chih-Ming Kao, Kansas City Section
 


Past Award Winners