Esri’s Jack Dangermond Honored with Award from International Fund for China’s Environment
Esri president Jack Dangermond received the 30 Years of International Green Development Influential Figures Award from the International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE). IFCE is a major international nonprofit environmental organization that promotes cooperation between governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and business. The award recognizes Dangermond’s innovation and decades of contribution to sustainability, conservation, and green development. REDLANDS, California–June 10, 2...
Urban Engineers Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Directors
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 8, 2026) – Urban Engineers, Inc. (Urban) announces the addition of two new members to the firm’s Board of Directors: Bob Higgins, PE, Principal and Founder of Thrivence, who served as former President and CEO, Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Brian McBride, PE, Associate Vice President, Assistant Construction Department Manager, Urban Engineers. “We are pleased to welcome Bob and Brian to Urban’s Board,” said Dianne L. Semingson, Board Chair. “Bob brings a wealth of corporate...
BGE, Inc. Strengthens Leadership with Appointment of New Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Operating Officer
From left to right: Rodney Heisch, Chief Corporate Officer; Randy Randermann, President and CEO; and Mike Garrison, Chief Operating Officer at BGE’s Houston Headquarters. BGE, Inc., a leading multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Rodney R. Heisch, PE, as Chief Corporate Officer (CCO) and Michael H. Garrison, PE, as Chief Operating Officer (COO). These appointments, effective June 1, 2026, reflect a deliberate evolution in BGE's leadership structure...
Rossana D'Antonio Elected 2028 President of American Society of Civil Engineers
RESTON, Va. — Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have elected Rossana D'Antonio, P.E., GE, F.ASCE as president of the Society for the 2027-2028 term after a month-long election that closed on June 1. She is currently a member of ASCE’s Public Policy and Practice Committee which guides the Society’s public policy and government relations activities affecting the civil engineering profession. D’Antonio previously served on the ASCE Board of Direction from 2022-2025 and serve...
PCL Construction Promotes Rick Goldman to Regional Vice President
Rick Goldman, PCL Construction · GlobeNewswire Inc. ORLANDO, Florida - PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Rick Goldman to regional vice president, extending his proven leadership overseeing operations for Florida to include Minneapolis and PCL’s in-house theming contractor. With nearly three decades of experience and a career built entirely within PCL, Goldman’s expanded role reflects the company’s confidence in his leadership and its commitment to driving...
STV Promotes Chris Cerino and Nejat Babur, Strengthening National Buildings Leadership
NEW YORK, NY – STV today announced it has promoted Chris Cerino, PE, F.SEI, DBIA, and Nejat Babur, PE, LEED AP, to senior vice president. Cerino and Babur are national discipline leads for STV’s buildings group, setting the technical direction for the firm’s practices for structural engineering as well as mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering. The appointments strengthen the firm’s national buildings leadership team as project complexity increases and clients seek greater integra...
PCI Adds Precast Concrete Veteran to Technical Team
CHICAGO, June 3, 2026 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has hired Cheryl Rishcoff as PCI’s new senior engineer, technical activities. In this role, Rishcoff will provide technical leadership and project management for PCI technical initiatives that develop, maintain, and disseminate the PCI Body of Knowledge, including support for publications, technical sessions, and research programs. Rishcoff most recently worked at TRC Worldwide Engineering Inc. in Allentown, Pa., where she...
Former USGS Leader Kevin Gallagher Joins Woolpert as Senior Geospatial Advisor
Gallagher will advise on federal strategy and help expand Woolpert’s geospatial growth in the U.S. and globally. DAYTON, Ohio (June 2, 2026) — Kevin Gallagher has joined Woolpert as a senior geospatial advisor. A former U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) associate director for Core Science Systems, Gallagher brings nearly 40 years of federal service and executive leadership experience spanning geospatial strategy, science informatics, technology modernization, and national mapping efforts. As senior...
DFI Announces Robert B. Gilbert as DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecturer Presentation at SuperPile ‘26
Hawthorne, N.J. (May 27, 2026): Robert B. Gilbert, P.E., Ph.D., BC.GE, NAE, The University of Texas at Austin, has been invited to present the Osterberg Memorial Lecture at SuperPile ’26. The premier piling design and construction conference, hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC-IAFD, is taking place June 24–26 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lecture, “Large-Scale Hurricane Load Testing on Pile Systems,” highlights lessons learned from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the large scale load...
Missouri S&T professor elected to American Concrete Institute board
ROLLA, Mo. — Dr. John J. Myers, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected to a three-year term as a director on the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Board of Direction. “I’ve been proud to serve ACI throughout my professional and academic career and now to have the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s leadership in advancing concrete research, engineering and construction practices is deeply...
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