Past Inductees
The following individuals were inducted into the Academy of Civil Engineers between 2011 and 2020. Election to the Academy recognizes outstanding achievement, excellence, and leadership in engineering and civic affairs.
Ronald Colas, PE
WSP USA Inc.
Miami, Florida
Jason S. Dohrmann, PE
Regional Director
H.R. Green, St. Louis, Missouri
Daniel Ellis, PE
Senior Vice President of Northwest Arkansas Infrastructure
Crafton-Tull, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Steve Ford, PE
Vice President
Garney Construction Nashville, Tennessee
John George, PE
Vice President and Managing Director
Black and Veatch, Overland Park, Kansas
Brady Hays, PE
Vice President and Director of Strategy and Risk Management
Black and Veatch, Overland Park, Kansas
Michael Hermesmeyer, PE
Senior Vice-President, Retired
Boyle Engineering Corp., Highlands, North Carolina
David Kemper, PE
Senior Principal
Stantec, Tampa, Florida
Mike Pappas, PE
Associate Director
Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas
Ty Sander, PE
Vice President
Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc., St.Louis, Missouri
Brian Swenty, PE
Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana
Tom Abkemeier, PE
Vice President and Office Manager
Shannon and Wilson, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Buechter, PE, D.WRE, R.EWRT
Program Manager
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Webster Groves, Missouri
Don DaSaro
Assistant Professor Department of Business Management
Oregon Tech University, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Thomas M. Feger, PE
Consultant
Professional Services, Inc., Springfield, Illinois
Bernard D. Held, PE
Retired Senior Vice President
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Plainfield, Illinois
Gary W. Hines, PE
Vice President of Operations
Pipeline Research Council International Inc., Frisco, Texas
Tim Hudwalker, PE
Vice President
BSI Constructors, St. Louis, Missouri
Richard Jaquay, PE
Retired Construction Manager
Black and Veatch, Goodyear, Arizona
LaWanda Jones, PE
Corporate Marketing Manager
ABNA Engineering Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
Brent Massey, PE
Principal
CEI Engineering Associates Inc., Bella Vista, Arkansas
Dr. John J. Myers, PE, F.ACI, F.ASCE, F.IIFC, F.TMS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor College of Engineering and Computing Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T, Rolla, Missouri
Scott Preston, PE
Colonel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Kevin Sutterer, PE
Chair and Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
Mike Woessner, PE
President
Investment Realty Inc., Rolla, Missouri
Dr. Joel Burken, PE
Chair and Curators’ Distinguished Professor Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T, Rolla, Missouri
Dr. Norm Dennis, PE
Senior Associate Dean College of Engineering
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dr. John E. Finke, PE
Manager – Structures Department
Jacobs Engineering Group, St. Louis, Missouri
Marsia Geldert-Murphey, PE
Chief Operating Officer
W. James Taylor Inc., Belleville, Illinois
Stephanie Hall
Program Director
N2W Program, The NGA Project, St. Louis, Missouri
Jeffrey Martin, PE
City Engineer
Kansas City, Missouri
Dale Merrell, PE
Senior Civil Engineer
CIDA Inc., Portland, Oregon
Dr. Chris Pantelides, PE
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Brian Satterthwaite, PE
President, Brinkmann Constructors
Chesterfield, Missouri
Dr. William Schonberg, PE
Professor Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering,
Missouri S&T, Rolla, Missouri
Raymond Webb, PE
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
Kansas City, Missouri
Dale Williams, PE
Vice President/Project Director Oil & Gas Line of Business
Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kansas
Becky Baltz, PE
Southwest District Engineer, MoDOT
Springfield, Missouri
Claudia C. Hoeft, PE
National Hydraulic Engineer U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Washington, D.C.
Paul Kronlage, PE
Vice President, Engineering
EFK Moen, LLC
Mary Lamie, PE
Executive Director St. Louis Regional Freightway Bi-State Development Agency
St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Shamsher Prakash, PE
Professor Emeritus Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T Rolla, Missouri
John Priest, PE
Semi-Retired
Littleton, Colorado
Dr. Thomas F. Wolff, PE
Senior Associate to the Dean of Engineering
Michigan State University Lansing, Michigan
Neil S. Brady, PE
President
Anderson Engineering Inc. Springfield, Missouri
Dr. Genda Chen, PE
Robert W. Abbett Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri
Sean C. Henry, PE
Director of Public Works and City Engineer
City of Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois
Jim Kirby, PE
Black and Veatch (Retired)
Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. Larry Mays, PE
Professor School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
Rocky Miller, PE
Missouri House of Representatives (District 124)
Miller Companies Osage Beach, Missouri
Dr. Steve Starrett, PE
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Director of Honor and Integrity Systems
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas
Gregg Wilhelm, PE
MoDOT (Retired) Three Avocados Coffee Co. Director of Sales and Operations
St. Louis, Missouri
David Wisch, PE
Fellow
Chevron Corp. Houston, Texas
Randy Dreiling, PE, SE
Vice President and Senior Structural Engineer
Design Nine, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
Diane Heckemeyer, PE
Department Chair, Construction and Civil Technology
State Technical College of Missouri Linn, Missouri
Karin M. Jacoby, PE, JD
Senior Counsel
Husch Blackwell Kansas City, Missouri
Steve Meyer, PE
Director of Environmental Services
City of Springfield Springfield, Missouri
Allen G. Minks, PE
Geotechnical Department Manager
Terracon Consultants, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
Charles E. Powell, PE
Owner
CEPCO, LLC Ozark, Missouri
Dr. David Richardson, PE
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Missouri S&T Rolla, Missouri
Francisco "Frank" M. Benavides, PE
Executive Director
PENTA Engineering Corporation St. Louis, Missouri
Reginald H. Benton, PE, SE
President & Principal
Benton & Associates Inc. Jacksonville, Illinois
Michael W. Burke, PE
Executive Vice President
J.S. Alberici Constructors Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
John Frerking, PE
Business Development Manager
Engineering Surveys & Services Columbia, Missouri
Dale L. Houdeshell, PE, FASCE, PWLF
Director of Public Works
City of Clayton Clayton, Missouri
Ralph C. Jones, PE
Chairman & CEO
Structural Engineering Associates Inc. Kansas City, Missouri
Alard Kaplan, PE
Owner
Energy Projects Consulting Houston, Texas
Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., PE, Fellow ASCE
Chair, Professor & Distinguished Teacher Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois
David Ahlvers, PE
State Construction and Materials Engineer
MoDOT Jefferson City, Missouri
Gary Amsinger, PE
Vice President
MCarthy Building Companies, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
Dan Booher
Retired, Senior Vice President of Design and Construction
Kohl's Department Stores Springfield, Missouri
John Branham, PE
President
Branco Enterprises, Inc. Neosho, Missouri
Michael L. Davis, PE
President/CEO
Barton Engineering Company, Inc. Lebanon, Missouri
Richard Henry
President, Northern Pacific Division
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. San Francisco, California
Dr. Robert Holmes Jr., PE
National Flood Hazard Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey Rolla, Missouri
Terry Leeds, PE
Director, Water Services Department
City of Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri
Fred Palmerton, PE
Vice President
Palmerton and Parrish, Inc. Springfield, Missouri
Tom Sieckhaus
Senior Vice President and Partner
Clayco Construction Corporation St. Louis, Missouri
Curtis Skouby, PE
Director of Public Utilities
City of St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri
Brett Hanke, PE
President
Hanke Constructors Wentzville, Missouri
Alan A. Kamp, PE
Vice President & Senior Project Manager
Black & Veatch Kansas City, Missouri
Pat McCown, PE
CEO
McCownGordon Construction Kansas City, Missouri
Ranney McDonough, PE
President
McDonough Engineering Corporation Houston, Texas
Stephen H. McVeigh
Independent Oil & Gas Consultant
Houston, Texas
Michael Perry
President
HBD Construction, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
Amy Strauss, PE
Senior Engineer
City Utilities Springfield, Missouri
Paul Wojciechowski, AICP, PE
Senior Associate, St. Louis Office Manager
Alta Planning and Design St. Louis, Missouri
Wayne Laufer, PE
Retired CEO
Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. Sanibel, Fla.
Kent Lynn
Senior Sale Executive
IBM Bethesda, MD
Michael J. McEvilly, PE
Senior Executive Vice President of Operations
Spitzer Industries, Inc. Houston, Texas
Dr. M. Brad Parks, PE
Senior Manager Advanced Threat Technology Development and Response Group
Saudia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brad R. Parrish, PE
President
Palmerton & Parrish, Inc. Springfield, Missouri
Chuck Taylor, PE
Group Manager, Aviation Services
Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. Springfield, Illinois
Jeff Theerman, PE
Executive Director
Metropolitan Sewer District St. Louis, Missouri