Awards and Nominations
2011 Annual Awards Dinner
February 21st, 2012
This year’s Award’s Night will be a special evening as we recognize some of Orange County’s finest Civil Engineers and Projects. Please show your support for your peers and be in attendance! The awards are:
Young Engineer of the Year Tricia Maruki, P.E., AECOM
Civil Engineer of the Year Thomas A. Broz, P.E., F.ASCE, Willdan Engineering
Engineer of Merit Darren Adrian, P.E., Kimley-Horn & Associates
Government Engineer of the Year Brad Fowler, P.E., City of Dana Point
Government Engineer of Merit Penny Lew, P.E., County of Orange
Land Development Engineer of the Year Jeff Thompson, P.E., Rancho Mission Viejo
Distinguished Engineering Educator Brett Sanders, Ph.D., UC Irvine
Excellence in Promotion of Infrastructure Lucy Dunn, Orange County Business Council
Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering Ignacio Ochoa, P.E., County of Orange
President’s Award William Lawson, P.E., F.ASCE
Project of the Year John Wayne Airport – IDS Group
Land Development Project of the Year Blackstone Community – RBF
Project of Merit OCTA Rail Highway Grade Crossing - OCTA
Project of Merit Thornton Brady Storm Drain – Harris & Associates
2010 Annual Awards Dinner
This year’s Award’s Night will be a special evening as we recognize some of Orange County’s finest Civil Engineers and Projects. Please show your support for your peers and be in attendance! Sponsorships are available – see next page. The awards are:
Young Engineer of the Year Josue Vaglienty, P.E., RBF
Government Engineer of Merit Rose Casey, P.E., OCTA
Government Engineer of Merit Rudy Emami, P.E., City of Anaheim
Government Engineer of the Year Greg Heiertz, P.E., Irvine Ranch Water District
Engineer of Merit Cindy Miller, P.E., RBF
Engineer of Merit Gary Gilbert, P.E., Diaz-Yourman
Land Development Engineer of the Year Jamie Yoshida, P.E., The Irvine Company
Engineer of the Year John Hogan, P.E., Hall and Foreman
Distinguished Engineering Educator Stephen Ritchie, Ph.D., UC Irvine
Excellence in Engineering Journalism Patt Morrison, KPPC
Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering Terry Hartman, P. E., The Irvine Company
President’s Award William Cameron, P.E., City of San Clemente
Project Achievement Bristol Street Widening - City of Santa Ana
Project Achievement Ortega Hwy Widening – Orange County & Caltrans
Sustainable Project – Public Newport Warm Mix AC –Orange County & Tustin
Sustainable Project – Public Upper Newport Bay Restoration – Orange County
Land Development Project of the Year Woodbury Community – The Irvine Company
Project of the Year Interstate 5 Gateway – OCTA and Caltrans
For a more detailed description of our award winners please click here.
2009 Annual Awards
These awards recognize the accomplishments and contributions of both individuals and project teams. The awardees are recognized for their commitment to excellence and their substantial contributions to the advancement of the civil engineering profession. The 2009 awardees were selected from many worthy nominations by ASCE members by the OC Branch Awards and Nominations Committee chaired by Darren Adrian, PE. The awards and nominations Committee is made up of past presidents of the OC Branch.
Engineer of the Year: William Bennett, PE HDR
Government Engineer of the Year: Nadeem Majaj, PE, County of Orange
Land Development Engineer of the Year: Neil Morrison, PE
Project of the Year: Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, Mike Harrison, Trico Realty
Land Development Project of the Year: The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, Terry Hartman, VP, The Irvine Company
Project Achievement: PCH Traffic congestion Relief Project, City of Dana Point, Annissa Voyiatzes, PE, Psomas and Brad Fowler, PE Director of Public Works, City of Dana Point
Project Achievement: Fountain Valley Recreation Center, City of Fountain Valley, Jacob Hester, Wildan
Project Achievement: The Anaheim Sewer Improvement Program, Mark Vukojevic, PE City Engineer, City of Anaheim
Sustainable project of the Year-Public: Santa Ana Residential Street Repair, City of Santa Ana, Jason Gabriel, City of Santa Ana and Raul Godinez, Director of Public Works, City of Santa Ana
Sustainable project of the Year-Private: The Newport Beach Environmental Nature Center, David Duff, AIA, LEED AP, LPA and David Luzuriaga, PE LTI
Engineer of Merit: Randall Berry, PE, Harris & Associates
Engineer of Merit: Ross Lew, PE, TRC Companies, Inc.
Government Engineer of Merit: Vincent Gin, PE, County of Orange
Government Engineer of Merit: Mark Stowell, PE, City of Yorba Linda
Distinguished Engineering Educator: Antonella Sciortino, Ph.D. CSULB
Distinguished Engineering Educator: Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., CSUF
Young Engineer of the Year: Daniel Elkins, Psomas
Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering: William Huber, PE
President's Award: George Jurica, PE, PENCO Engineering, Inc.
Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service: Ziad Mazboudi, PE
Outstanding Civil Engineer in Legislative Activities: Gary Gilbert, PE
