CEE Alumni Awards

Every year, CEE recognizes their alumni with a number of awards. These awards recognize the dedication, support and contribution of CEE alumni. CEE encourages its alumni to nominate fellow alumni; please view the nomination procedure and deadlines. Also, please visit the awards section to view previous recipients.

Meritorious Service Award

This award is intended to recognize CEE alumni who have made sustained contributions to the engineering profession. Individuals to be considered for this award must have provided outstanding service over a period of time, such as one or more of the following:

Outstanding service to the CEE Department, for example through participation on the CEE Advisory Council
Outstanding service to the community of professional engineers, for example through leadership activities in a section of the American Society of Civil Engineers or other engineering society
Outstanding service in the private or public sectors, for example by leadership activities in the management of engineering projects
Financial contributions to the CEE Department, a professional engineering society, or engineering projects.

This award will be given at the annual CEE Dinner at Homecoming in October. All alumni and current CEE faculty and staff will be invited to submit suggestions of individuals to be considered for this award prior to September 1 each year.

Distinguished Alumnus Award

This award is intended to recognize CEE alumni who have one or more major achievements that have improved the work of professional engineers or have improved people’s lives in some way. Individuals to be considered for this award must have a noteworthy accomplishment such as one or more of the following:

Exemplary leadership in the private or public sector by attaining a position of responsibility in a major company or government agency, or by acknowledged success in a major engineering project
Founding of an successful engineering company
Founding of a program in a professional engineering society
Building a major research program at a college or university

Recent Alumnus Achievement Award

This award has criteria similar to the Distinguished Alumnus Award but is intended to recognize CEE alumni who have a noteworthy achievement within ten years of receiving their highest degree from the CEE Department. Individuals to be considered for this award should be role models for students, and are expected to meet students at a reception held just prior to Spring Carnival at which the award will be presented. All alumni and current CEE faculty and staff will be invited to submit suggestions of individuals to be considered for this award by March 1 each year.