HNTB’s Gagné receives the design-build industry’s highest distinction
Named to 2020 Class of Design-Build Institute of America Fellows. CHARLOTTE – Jeff Gagné, PE, FDBIA, vice president and delivery officer for HNTB Corporation’s Southeast Division, was selected by the Design-Build Institute of America as one of five industry leaders for the 2020 Class of DBIA Fellows. Designated Design-Build Professional™ Fellow status is the highest level of DBIA certification and acknowledges the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished design-build professionals....
NELSON Worldwide Welcomes Five New Members to the Firm’s Boston Office
Strategic New Hires Support Growth and Future in Key Market Boston — October 2020 — Award-winning design, architecture, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is pleased to announce its continued expansion of its Boston office following the strategic hire of Haril Pandya, FAIA, Senior Vice President and Managing Director. The firm’s five new hires: Robin Adams, Design Director, Stefan Vogelmann, Design Director, Stefanie Comeau, Senior Project Manager, Kara Natario, Senior Project Manager, a...
Vecellio Group Chief Honored With National Highway Progress Award
WASHINGTON)— Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of West Palm Beach, Florida based Vecellio Group, Inc., and past chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the prestigious George S. Bartlett Award. It was presented Oct. 20 during ARTBA’s national convention, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Established in 1931, the Bartlett Award is co-sponsored by ARTBA, the American Association of State Highway & Transpor...
ARTBA Announces 2020-21 Officers
(WASHINGTON)— The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2020-2021 officers during its annual business meeting at the association’s national convention, held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They include: Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugar Land, Texas Senior Vice Chairman: Ward Nye, chairman & CEO, Martin Marietta, Raleigh, N.C. First Vice Chairman: Tim Duit, president,...
Dr. Kit Miyamoto Elected as a Chair of California Seismic Safety Commission
SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Kit Miyamoto was elected as a Chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission. This 15-member commission investigates earthquakes, researches earthquake-related issues and reports, and recommends policies and programs needed to reduce earthquake risk in California. Dr. Miyamoto has served as a Seismic Safety Commissioner for the past 8 years where he has advocated for resiliency increase in California. The mission of the Seismic Safety Commission is to provide decision-...
Woolpert Hires Jessica Goodell as Director of Portfolio Optimization for Firm’s Strategic Consulting Group
DALLAS — Woolpert has hired Jessica Goodell, PE, as director of portfolio optimization for the firm’s strategic consulting group. Goodell holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering and has coordinated large, multidiscipline architecture, engineering and consulting teams to engage with clients focused on functional adequacy, condition, resiliency, investment and property transactions. Goodell has extensive experience with facility assessment software, data collection and analysis, foren...
HNTB group director Mary Jane O’Meara honored with ARTBA lifetime achievement award
American Road & Transportation Builders Association honor awarded for outstanding leadership and long-term service in the transportation design and construction industry’s public or private sectors BOSTON – The American Road & Transportation Builders Association honored HNTB group director Mary Jane O’Meara with the Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award for her 40-plus year commitment to the transportation industry, including the advancement of female leadership. The presentation...
HNTB Vice President, Georgia DOT Chief Engineer, Two Project Managers/Policy Researchers and A. Morton Associates Inc. Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON)— A chief state transportation engineer, a vice president at HNTB Corp., two transportation policy project managers, and a women-led civil engineering firm are the 2020 winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories Oct. 20 at the ARTBA National Convention, held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethel Birchland Lifeti...
Fifth Vectorworks Design Scholarship to Open December 1
Global competition will recognize design students’ best work Columbia, MD (October 20, 2020)—Continuing its commitment to cultivate future generations of designers, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will open submissions for its fifth Vectorworks Design Scholarship on December 1, 2020. The Vectorworks Design Scholarship invites undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, landscape architecture, landscape, entertainment and inte...
SpeedCore Researcher Amit Varma Wins Higgins Lectureship Award, Will Address Industry Thursday
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has awarded its 2021 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to Amit H. Varma, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Bowen Laboratory of Large-Scale CE Research at Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering. Varma will present “SpeedCore and Steel-Concrete Composite Construction: The Best of Both Worlds” as a keynote speaker during NASCC: The Steel Conference, which will take place April 14-16, 2021, in Lo...
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