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AWARDS NIGHT DINNER

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ARCHIVE

The ASCE Orange Country Branch Awards are celebrated annually at the Branch Awards Dinner, selected from nominations made by the Branches, Younger Member Forum, Life Member Forum, Technical Groups, Committees, and individual members. Project and Individual Awards were presented to recognize outstanding civil engineering projects and professionals for their achievements within Orange County.  Please see below for past Individual Award Recipients.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS HISTORY

Lifetime Achievement Award

Wei Koo, PE, SE

Retired

2026

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service

Calista Wong, EIT

TY Lin International

2026

Outstanding Younger Civil Engineer

Samuel Saldivar, PE

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

2026

Outstanding ASCE Life Member

Kenneth Rosenfield, PE, F.ASCE

Ardurra Group, Inc.

2026

Outstanding Civil Engineering Student

Cayla Bohrer

California State University, Fullerton

2026

Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor

Marwan N. Youssef, PhD, PE

California State University, Long Beach

2025

Oustanding ASCE YMF Officer

Celeste Chan, EIT

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

2025

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Public Sector

Jeannie Lee, PE

Orange County Transportation Authority

2025

Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor

Xenia Wirth, PhD

California State University, Fullerton

2024

Outstanding Civil Engineering Student

Nathan Pelaez

California State University, Fullerton

2024

Outstanding YMF Officer

Tyler Hodges, PE

Mark Thomas

2024

Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Private Sector

Jacqueline Patterson, EdD, PE

Zephyr Rail

2026

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Legislative Activities

Shane L. Silsby, PE

Silsby Strategic Advisors, Inc.

2026

Outstanding ASCE Branch Officer

Jenny Robinet, PE

Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering (PACE)

2026

Outstanding ASCE Practitioner Advisor

Daniel Santa Maria, EIT

Geocon West, Inc.

2026

Lifetime Achievement Award

Gregory Silver, M.Sc, PE, GE

GMU Geotechnical

2025

Outstanding Civil Engineering Student

Daniel Santa Maria

California State University, Fullerton

2025

Outstanding ASCE Branch Officer

Alahesh Thurairajah, PE, GE, BC.GE

Earth Mechanics, Inc.

2025

Outstanding Younger Civil Engineer

Tyler Hodges, PE

Mark Thomas

2025

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service

Marionne Lapitan, MS, EIT, ENV SP

Jacobs

2024

Outstanding Practitioner Advisor

Natalie Luna, PE

City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering

2024

Outstanding Branch Officer

Eric Pheifer, PE

Biggs Cardosa

2024

Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Public Sector

Yazdan Emrani, PE, F.ASCE

City of Rialto

2026

Outstanding Mentor of the Year

Josue Vaglienty, PE, MS

Orange County Transportation Authority

2026

Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor

Thang Huu Le, PhD, PE, SE

California State University, Long Beach

2026

Outstanding ASCE YMF Officer

Giovanni A. Hernandez, EIT

Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

2026

Outstanding ASCE Practioner Advisor

Brisa Bernal

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

2025

Outstanding Civil Engineer In Community Service

Rianne Okamoto

PACE Advanced Water Engineering

2025

Outstanding Civil Engineer in Private Sector

Cesar Ortiz, PE

RKA Consulting Group

2025

Lifetime Achievement Award

Mark Anderson

Proactive Engineering Consultants

2024

Outstanding Civil Engineer

Carl F. Taylor, PE

Huitt-Zollars Inc.

2024

Outstanding Younger Civil Engineer

Jenny M. Robinet, MS, PE, CFM

Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering (PACE)

2024

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