ACI Announces Honorees

The American Concrete Institute recognized several individuals for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2018 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, which recognizes persons of eminence in the field of the Institute’s interest, or one who has performed extraordinary meritorious service to the Institute. The following six individuals are inducted as Honorary Members: Florian Barth, James Harris, William Hime, Frank Kozelski, S.K. Manjrekar, and Edward K. Rice. View citations.

ACI also pleased to recognize 24 individuals for maintaining their membership and participating in ACI activities for at least five decades. ACI honors 24 new fellows for their outstanding contributions to the production or use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction, or management.

The following medals and awards recognize exemplary achievement, groundbreaking research, and service to ACI and the concrete industry:

ARTHUR R. ANDERSON MEDAL – David W. Fowler
ROGER H. CORBETTA CONCRETE CONSTRUCTOR AWARD – Chris Plue
JOE W. KELLY AWARD – Antonio Nanni
HENRY L. KENNEDY AWARD – Rolf Pawski
ALFRED E. LINDAU AWARD – Cary Kopczynski
HENRY C. TURNER MEDAL – John T. Wolsiefer and Tony Kojundic
CHARLES S. WHITNEY MEDAL – Roberto Stark
CEDRIC WILLSON LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE AWARD – Karl F. Meyer
CONCRETE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Martha G. VanGeem
ACI CERTIFICATION AWARD – Thomas L. Rozsits, Genaro L. Salinas, Wayne M. Wilson
ACI YOUNG MEMBER AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Amir Bonakdar, Dimitri Feys, J. Bret Robertson
WASON MEDAL FOR MOST MERITORIOUS PAPER – N.J. (John) Gardner; Lloyd Keller; Kamal H. Khayat; David A. Lange; and Ahmed R. Omran
ACI CONSTRUCTION AWARD – Brian P. Cresenzi
WASON MEDAL FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH – Hocine Siad, Mohamed Lachemi, Mustafa Şahmaran, and Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain
CHESTER PAUL SIESS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STRUCTURAL RESEARCH – Giorgio Talotti Proestos, Gwang-Min Bae, Jae-Yeol Cho, Evan C. Bentz, and Michael P. Collins
ACI DESIGN AWARD – Luis E. García, Mete A. Sozen, Anthony E. Fiorato, Luis E. Yamín, and Juan F. Correal
DELMAR L. BLOEM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD – Thomas Van Dam, Maria Juenger, Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Julie K. Buffenbarger
ACI STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT AWARD – Michael J. Paul
WALTER P. MOORE, JR. FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Matthew D. Lovell
ACI EDUCATION AWARD – William E. Rushing Jr., William D. Palmer Jr.
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES AWARD – Tim Cost, John E. Ellis II, Arturo Gaytan-Covarrubias, William J. Lyons III