Luncheon History and Previous Luncheon Awardees

Engineers, developers, construction professionals and policy makers who shape the region’s civil infrastructure gathered virtually on March 25, 2021 for the Civil Engineering Institute (CEI) Engineering Excellence and Leadership Award meeting. The event serves as the annual meeting for the CEI board, an award showcase, and a chance to exhibit student research work for the 200–300 guests, many of whom are Mason alumni.

The CEI is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1989, with the purpose of assisting the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering program of George Mason University. The objectives of the CEI include:

• Advising on curricula changes to keep the program on the leading edge of the professional practice; • Providing a liaison with the business community for teaching and advising; • Assisting in internship and co–op placement for students; • Assisting in securing nationally recognized faculty by raising private eminent scholars’ endowments; • Fundraising for scholarships, student activity support, and academic program assistance to supplement that which is provided by the university. By participating in a variety of CEI activities—academic, leadership, educational, and social—companies and individuals become integrated into the most quickly advancing civil engineering program in the Washington D.C. metropolitan region.

PREVIOUS WINNERS: In recognition of Exceptional Leadership, Outstanding Lifetime Achievement, and Significant Contribution to the Profession of Civil Engineering

2006 – Carl Strock, Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. US Army (ret.)

2007 – Patricia D. Galloway, PhD, president, American Society of Civil Engineers (ret.)

2008 – The Hon. Thomas Rust, Virginia delegate and chairman of Patton, Harris, Rust, and Associates

2009 – Sidney O. Dewberry, founder and chairman of the Dewberry Companies

2010 – Henry J. Hatch, chief of engineers, Lt. Gen. US Army (ret.)

2011 – Joseph Hartman, PhD, bridge and tunnel team leader, Federal Highway Administration 2012 – Milton V. Peterson, founder and chairman, The Peterson Companies

2013 – Sean T. Connaughton, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia

2014 – John T. (Til) Hazel, Jr., Reed, Smith, Hazel, and Thomas (ret.)

2015 – Bob Chase, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

2016 – Wayne Clough, PhD, PE, Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Academy of Engineering, secretary emeritus, The Smithsonian Institution

2017 – Stephen T. Ayers, AFIA, certified construction manager, LEED AP, the architect of the Capitol

2018 – Gerald E. Galloway, PhD, PE, Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland and faculty fellow of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study Texas A&M University

2019 – James Patteson, PE, manager, countywide strategic planning, Fairfax County government

2020 – Paul Wiedefeld, PE, general manager and chief executive officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority g