ASCE’s Honors and Awards program recognizes the commendable achievements and remarkable accomplishments of the civil engineering profession. With more than 80 awards, the program distinguishes the unique contributions engineers make to both the industry and society.
2025 Philadelphia Section Awards (CLOSED)
RULES:
- Nominations must be received or postmarked by 5:00 PM on Friday, January 31.
- Individuals may be nominated for awards by a member of ASCE in any grade of membership.
- Individuals may receive only one award in a single year, but may be nominated for more than one award in a single year.
- Award recipients must be approved by the Section's Board of Directors.
- All awards are presented only in years in which, in the judgement of the Selection Committee or the Board, there is at least one suitable candidate.
- The Selection Committee may nominate an alternate for each Award for Board consideration.
- The Selection Committee will also recommend to the Board whether the recipient should be nominated for applicable National or Regional awards by the Section.
- Please see the specific requirements for ASCE membership for each award synopsis. Most awards will require that the nominee be a member of ASCE and the Philadelphia Section. In several cases, specific grades of membership are also required.
2024 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Harry Laspee, Pennoni - Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Kirsten Kennedy, Michael Baker International - Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Ernest Hanna, GZA GeoEnvironmental – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Elias Issac, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Property – Government Engineer of the Year
Monica Trudeau, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation – Civil Engineering Manager of the Year
Timonthy Abel, Amtrak – Young Government Engineer of the Year
Charles Davies, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – Government Service Award
Kerianne Chen, Traffic Planning & Design & Martin Williams, KMJ Consulting – Community Outreach and Service Award
2023 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Robert Traver, Villanova University – Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Assunta Daprano, AECOM– Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Helen Robinson, GEI Consultants – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Cliff Schwinger, IMEG Group – Structural Engineer of the Year
Kevin Malley, Philadelphia Water Department – Young Government Engineer of the Year
Nooraldean Dabdoub, Traffic Planning & Design & Kayla Nelson, Schnabel Engineering – Community Outreach and Service Award
Caroline Merrill, Temple University – ACSE Philadelphia Section Student Scholarship
Paige Cutler, Clarkson University – ASCE Philadelphia Section Member Scholarship
2022 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
James "Jay" McKelvey, Earth Engineering – Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Kevin Walsh, HNTB – Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Jennifer Peirce Brandt, Peirce Engineering – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Harold Windisch, PennDOT District 6 – Government Service Award
Christian Antisell, Traffic Planning & Design & Christopher (CJ) Medora, WSP – Community Outreach and Service Award
2021 Philadelphia Section Scholarship Winners
Emma Youngs - Drexel University
Isabella Mouradian - Villanova University
2021 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Archie Filshill, Aero Aggregates – Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Timothy Abel, Pennoni – Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Richard Martino, Modjeski & Masters – Structural Engineer of the Year
Frederick "Rick" Brinker, Pennoni – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Donald Gusic, CDM Smith – Engineering Manager of the Year
Mohamed Elghawy, Traffic Planning & Design – Construction Engineer of the Year
Andrew Bechtel, College of New Jersey – Educator of the Year
Lindsay Chateauvert, Amtrak – Young Government Engineer of the Year
Elizabeth Baldwin, City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections – Government Service Award
Sean McCreesh, Pennoni – Community Outreach and Service Award
2020 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Darin Gatti, Philadelphia Department of Streets – Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Dennis Wilson, McCormick Taylor – Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Robert Lund, SEPTA – Transportation Engineer of the Year
Sarah McInnes, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Gregory Dunn, Michael Baker International – Structural Engineer of the Year
Louis Belmonte, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – Government Service Award
Lindsay Chateauvert, Amtrak, and Danielle Schroeder, Pennoni – Community Outreach and Service Award
2020 Philadelphia Section Scholarship Winners
Ian Nelson - Temple University
Emily Roth - Widener University
Delaware Valley's 2020 Young Engineer of the Year - Jesse T. Gormley, PE
January 2020 - Congratulations to ASCE YMF President, Jesse Gormley! He was elected Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year for 2020!
For more information about Jesse, click here.
Delco's 2020 Engineer of the Year - Carol Martsolf, PE
January 2020 - The Delco Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) is pleased to announce Carol Martsolf as the 2020 Engineer of the Year. The award is given each year to a candidate who resides or is employed in Delaware County or Southern Chester County and is evaluated against a rigorous criterion, including professional achievement and contributions to the community.
For more information about Carol, please click here.
2019 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Anthony Bartolomeo, Pennoni – Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Joseph Natale, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Ajin Fatima, Philadelphia Department of Streets – Young Government Engineer of the Year
M. Ayub Iqbal, Applied Geoscience and Engineering, Inc. – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Joseph Roth, Jacobs – Transportation Engineer of the Year
Kirk Harman, The Harman Group – Structural Engineer of the Year
Michael DeVuono, Arcadis – Environmental/ Water Resources Engineer of the Year
Assunta Daprano, AECOM, and Caroline Voigtsberger, NV5 – Community Outreach and Service Award
2018 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
William Thomsen, Urban Engineers - Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Jesse Gormley, Pennoni Associates - Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Katrina Lawrence, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Young Government Engineer of the Year
Melissa Logan Gillespie, TRC Solutions – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
Carmen Zappile, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation – Engineering Manager of the Year
Franco Montalto, Drexel University – Environmental/Water Resources Engineer of the Year
John Doyle, Traffic Planning & Design, and Timothy Abel, Pennoni Associates – Community Outreach and Service Award
2018 Wilbur S. Smith Award Winner - Dr. Geoffrey M. Rowe
In their continuing effort to enhance communications between ASCE Headquarters and the Regions, Sections, and Branches, Geographic Services is pleased to advise you that Dr. Geoffrey M. Rowe, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE from the Philadelphia Section has been selected by the Transportation and Development Institute to receive the 2018 Wilbur S. Smith Award for “His practical work in asphalt materials and associated dissemination of knowledge that has advanced the state of practice in highway engineering and construction both nationally and globally.”
2017 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
John Nawn, Fleisher Forensics - Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Kevin Brown, Urban Engineers - Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Nha Truong, Philadelphia Water Department – Young Government Engineer of the Year
Robert Crawford, James J. Anderson Construction – Geotechnical Engineer of the Year
James Pezzotti, Pennoni Associates – Structural Engineer of the Year
Frank Falcone, Villanova University – Educator of the Year
Katrina Lawrence, DVRPC and Kevin Walsh, Pennoni Associates – Community Outreach and Service Award
Michael Carroll, Philadelphia Managing Director’s Office – Government Service Award
Centennial Book Committee (31 individuals) – History and Heritage Award
Photos of the 2017 award winners and ASCE Spring Social can be found here.
ASCE Philadelphia Receives National Awards
ASCE Philadelphia Younger Member Forum -, Eastern Regional Younger Member Council Peers Group Award
Charlie Mumford, Pennoni Associates - Outstanding Younger Member in Community Activities
Kevin Brown, Urban Engineers - Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award
ASCE Philadelphia Receives National Awards
Mr. Anthony S. Bartolomeo, P.E., F.ASCE, Elected by President-Emeriti Council, presents the 2016 ASCE Presidents' Award at the ASCE 2016 Convention in Portland, Oregon, September 28 - October 1st, 2016:
“For developing the ASCE Grand Challenge to reduce our nation’s infrastructure lifecycle costs by 50% by 2025, encouraging youth to attain 21st century skills and post-secondary education and his ongoing commitment and leadership to community and non-profit organizations.”
2016 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
David Fleisher, Fleisher Forensics - Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Drew Sirianni, Pennoni Associates - Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Gary Knappick, City of Philadelphia - Government Engineer of the Year
Amanda Kessler, Amtrak - Young Government Engineer of the Year
Megan Syrnick, Hill International - Construction Engineer of the Year
Jeremy Colello, HNTB - Transportation Engineer of the Year
2016 Engineers Week Honorees
Kevin Johnson, P.E. - Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year
Daniel Sujo - Delaware Young Valley Engineer of the Year
Richard Prentice - Outstanding Service to Engineering
2016 Philadelphia Section Scholarship Winners
Ali Malick - Drexel University
Matthew Gehman - Temple University
Tom Saludutti - Villanova University
2015 Annual Spring Social Photos
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ASCE Philadelphia Receives National Awards
Ehsan Minaie, Ph.D., P.E., Intelligent Infrastructure Systems - 2015 Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement
ASCE Philly YMF - 2015 Younger Member Group Award for Large Groups - The YMF will be honored at the ASCE Annual Convention in New York City, October 11-14, 2015
Congratulations to Ehsan and the YMF!
2015 Philadelphia Section Award Winners
Jeff Knueppel, SEPTA - Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the Year
Chris Gray, TimHaahs - Philadelphia Young Civil Engineer of the Year
Amanda Kessler, Amtrak - Young Government Engineer of the Year
Angelo Waters, Urban Engineers - Environmental/Water Resources Engineer of the Year
Don Gusic, Pennoni Associates - Transportation Engineer of the Year
Les Toaso, PennDOT - Government Service Award
Kolleen Backlund, DiGioia Gray Associates - Community Outreach and Service Award
Past Award Winners
After reviewing the nominations from around the region, the Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year Awards committee has selected Brian Mark Crookston, Ph.D., PE, a Project Engineer / Hydraulics Specialist for Schnabel Engineering of West Chester, Pennsylvania to be the 2015 Young Engineer of the Year.
Kazi M. Hassan, P.E. won the 2015 Outstanding Young Civil Engineer of the Year in the Private Sector. He received the award at the ASCE Eastern Regional Younger Member Conference in Miami, FL.
Chris Renfro, EIT, won the 2015 Outstanding Young Civil Engineer of the Year in the Public Sector. He received the award at the ASCE Eastern Regional Younger Member Conference in Miami, FL, along with Mr. Hassan.