The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has recognised several professionals, groups and companies for outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2019 honorees include the induction of honorary members, 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: Gregory P. Chacos, U?ur Ersoy, Michael C. Forde, Catherine E. French, Robert Douglas Hooton, and Kenneth C. Hover.
Additionally, ACI has recognised 15 individuals for maintaining their membership and participating in ACI activities for at least five decades. In addition, ACI honours 13 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 recognise exemplary achievement, groundbreaking research, and service to ACI and the concrete industry:
ARTHUR R. ANDERSON MEDAL – Kimberly E. Kurtis
ROGER H. CORBETTA CONCRETE CONSTRUCTOR AWARD – Ward R. Malisch
JOE W. KELLY AWARD – Jack P. Moehle
HENRY L. KENNEDY AWARD – Wassim Michel Ghannoum
ALFRED E. LINDAU AWARD – Jose M. Izquierdo-Encarnacion
HENRY C. TURNER MEDAL – Basile G. Rabbat
CHARLES S. WHITNEY MEDAL – Sergio M. Alcocer
CEDRIC WILLSON LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE AWARD – Jeffrey F. Speck
CONCRETE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Julie K. Buffenbarger
ACI CERTIFICATION AWARD – Werner K. Hellmer, Claude E. Jaycox, Christopher J. Robinson
ACI STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT AWARD – Florian G. Barth
WALTER P. MOORE, JR. FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Ardavan Yazdanbakhsh
ACI EDUCATION AWARD – Ronald O’Kane
ACI YOUNG MEMBER AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Mehdi Bakhshi, Ann Harrer, Karla Kruse Salahshour
WASON MEDAL FOR MOST MERITORIOUS PAPER – Johan Silfwerbrand
ACI CONSTRUCTION AWARD – Esteban Camacho Torregrosa, Hugo Coll, Juan Angel Lopez, Juan Navarro-Gregori, Pedro Serna Ros
WASON MEDAL FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH – Josephine Cheung, Ara A. Jeknavorian, Eric Koehler, Peter Zhou
CHESTER PAUL SIESS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STRUCTURAL RESEARCH – Abdulaziz Alqurashi, Yail Jimmy Kim
ACI DESIGN AWARD – Christopher Crilly, Mark J. Tamaro, Roberto Stark
DELMAR L. BLOEM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD – Wassim Michel Ghannoum, Mahmoud Reda Taha, Lawrence L. Sutter
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES AWARD – James Bristow, Kristen Freeman, J. Scott Keim, Shri. Chetan R. Raikar
ACI Foundation Awards
JEAN-CLAUDE ROUMAIN INNOVATION IN CONCRETE AWARD – Lawrence L. Sutter
ARTHUR J. BOASE AWARD – Long T. Phan
ROBERT E. PHILLEO AWARD – David Darwin
