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The department recognizes outstanding students and faculty each semester at a special recognition ceremony. To see the awards and past recipients, please explore the tabs below.
Milo S. Ketchum Award
The Milo S. Ketchum Award is given in May to an outstanding graduate and up to two runners up receiving a BS degree in civil or architectural engineering in the spring semester. The award winners are selected by the CEAE Awards Committee from students with high academic standing and contributions to educational and extracurricular activities, including service to engineering student societies and the community. Between 1904 and 1919, Milo S. Ketchum served as chair for the Department of Civil Engineering and dean of the School of Applied Science (which became the College of Engineering and Applied Science). Ketchum went on to become Dean of Engineering. He received an honorary doctorate from CU in 1927.
- Ava Spangler, 2023
- Joelle Westcott, 2022
- Natalie Anderson, 2021
- Kathryn Sufka, 2020
- Michael Anthony, 2019
- Zoey Craun, 2018
- Nathan Stambaugh, 2017
- Whitney Thomas, 2016
- Elizabeth Johnson, 2015
- Natasha Funk, 2014
- Daryn Hobbs, 2013
- Kristen Strobel, 2012
- Colin Mitchell, 2011
- Mitch Anthony Clement, 2010
- Chiao-Chun Chang, 2009
- Wesley Ashwood, 2008
- Ryan D. Swisher, 2007
- Michael McDonald, 2006
- Christopher C. Miller, 2005
- Seth W. Pfeil, 2004
- Amy Siegfried, 2003
- Jordan Willeke, 2002
- John McCartney, 2001
- Justin C. Wells, 2000
- Kristen Wood, 1999
- Cheryl A. Massie, 1998
- Jennifer C. Mullis, 1997
- Shane Fowler, 1996
- Susan N. Batiste, 1995
- Scott A. Socolofsky, 1994
- Catherine E. Gillmor, 1993
- Travis E. Meyer, 1992
- Paula L. Sorenson, 1991
- Robert J. Urbiztondo, 1990
- Gary J. Dvorak, 1989
- Lorraine A. Garcia, 1988
- Jeffrey A. Moore, 1987
- William C. Fox, 1986
- David M. Keith, 1985
- John C. Boik, 1984
- Karen A. Jones, 1983
- Cynthia Bishop, 1982
- John D. Wood Jr., 1981
- Georgia K.S. Bettge, 1980
- John Mc Afee, 1979
- Eric J. Parker, 1978
- L. Alexander Ortiz, 1977
- Eric W. Johnson, 1976
- Mark A. Medearis, 1975
- Jay A. Thoe, 1974
- Robert D. Anderson, 1973
- Richard D. Kuchenrither, 1972
- Clyde L. Hutchison, 1971
- Clinton Davis, 1970
- David E. Hattan, 1969
- James R. Harris, 1968
- Charles H. Dowding III, 1967
- Delbert V. Giddings, 1966
- G. Steven Fancher, 1965
- Lynn E. Kramer, 1964
- Larry R. Houge, 1963
- Eugene E. Arnold, 1962
- James J. Wise, 1961
- Jarrel Lee Boatright, 1960
- Robert E. Warmuth, 1960
- Jack E. Layne, 1959
- Harry B. Carlson, 1958
- Howard Standish Cox, 1957
- David Elmon Austin, 1956
- William L. Petry, 1954
- Edward C. Stevenson, 1954
- Allan Haglund, 1953
- Halfdan J. Flatt, 1952
- Ralph Gene Goley, 1951
- Charles Reich, 1950
- George R. Morton, 1949
- James Chinn, 1948
- Harry A. Weber, 1947
- Carl Smith, 1946
- Leon T. Silver, 1945
- James K. Ross, 1945
- Claude C. Klemme, 1944
- Ewalt P. Anderson Jr., 1944
- David Edward Fleming, 1943
- Elmer Thomas Punshon, 1942
- Oscar Bayard Jacobson, 1941
- Douglas Emerit Dreier, 1940
- James Howard Lear, 1939
- Robert Marvin Mains, 1938
- Robert Joseph Wolf, 1937
- Garry Heckman Austin, 1936
Clarence L. Eckel Award
The Clarence L. Eckel Award is given in December to one outstanding graduate and up to two runners up receiving a BS degree in civil or architectural engineering in the fall semester. The C.L. Eckel award winners are selected by the CEAE Awards Committee from students with high academic standing and contributions to educational and extracurricular activities, including service to engineering student societies and the community. Clarence L. Eckel was CEAE chair from 1926-1943 and dean of the College of Engineering from 1943-1960.
- Samanthan Padilla, 2023
- Emma Andreasen, 2022
- Mark Shorey, 2021
- Nicola Van Den Heever, 2018
- Hyeon-Jung Kim, 2017
- Ben Greiner, 2016
- Mio Stanley, 2015
- Jared Leventhal, 2014
- Dua Chaker, 2013
- Mason Lacy, 2012
- Richard Farnham, 2011
- Charles James Coccia, 2010
- Forrest J. Lowell, 2007
- Pia Lindgren, 2005
- Jennifer Scheib, 2004
- Celeste Leidich, 2002
- Thomas L. Bevans, 2001
- Heather Doty, 2000
- Amy Javernick, 1999
- Eric Svanholm, 1998
- Pawel Piotr Smolarkiewicz, 1997
- Pam Hallin, 1995
- Seth Wieman, 1994
- Helen Foitik, 1994
- John E. Ewing, 1993
- Carla A. Oyen, 1992
- Melanie S. Myers, 1991
- Peter J. Franck, 1990
- Kerrie L. Ashbeck, 1989
- Mark Henley, 1988
- Andrew J. Schuler, 1987
- Jody A. Morrison, 1986
- Per Wangstrom, 1985
- Eric J. Stauffer, 1984
- Shelley K. Werren, 1983
- Arthur G. Stadig, 1982
- Craig R. Gaskill, 1981
- Jayne P. Harr, 1980
- M. Brian Sjoberg, 1979
- Leslie E. Davis, 1978
- Cedric Koloseus, 1977
- William Bates, 1976
- Gunnar Malm, 1976
- David R. Beehler, 1975
- David T. Engels, 1974
- Gary W. Wesch, 1973
- Thomas F. Clark, 1972
- Stephen M. Wolf, 1971
- Jospeh Stucka, 1970
- Thomas Ullman, 1969
- Stephen Constans, 1968
- Knut Skattum, 1967
- Harry Jong, 1966
- Marshall Silver, 1965
Architectural Engineering Capstone Design Winner
The award recognizes outstanding performance by a team of undergraduate students in their capstone design course. The course involves the engineering design of a building by a multidisciplinary student team. The award winner is selected by the faculty and industry mentors who advise the student teams.
- Spring 2023: Kaleideum North – Joanne Aryan, Aaron Aguilera, Deema Al Hammad, Kendall Baertlein, Spencer Chuck, Nathan Ciraula, SJ Miranda, Crystal Gonzalez
- Spring 2022: Buildtek – Ian Center, Nicholas Grant, Jackson Brogan, Jon Kishaba, Jana Alshatti
- Spring 2021: CAJED Engineering – Christopher Specht, Alexander Blyth, Joshua Bradley, Evonne Sawai, Diana Rasul
- Spring 2020: F10 Engineering – Hamad Aljaafar, Natalie Ezra, Haley Ingram, Courtney Kauffman, Rachel Turner
- Spring 2019: Anna Pyle, Walker Sanchez, Omar Al-Essa, Lily Hetherington, Tonje Trulsrud, Kira Hamilton
- Spring 2018: Neves Maet - Sally Gerster, Medhavi Shrestha, Ryan Redpath, Emiliana Medina, Evan Zeck
- Spring 2017: Ingeniare Design Group,TIDE Project - Mohammed Alsailani, Bradley Nieukirk, Raymond Righi, Taylor Wells
- Spring 2016: Cranium Engineering - Faisal Hashim, Kyle Seppala, Victoria Wallis, Alexandra Zinn
- Spring 2015: Iron Hills Architectural Engineering - Stephen Bugir, James De La Garza, Brent Johnson, Sarah Safranek, Jessica Scanlon
- Spring 2014: CU Engineering Library. Creek Construction Spring - Ashlee Broadus, Kayla Donovan, Johnathon Gard, Melissa Lussier, Travis Marcilla
- Spring 2013: CU Engineering Library. Creek International Group - Barrak Al Fares, Matthew Blubaugh, Peter Chase, Anthony Pualani, Joshua Wanderscheid
- Spring 2012: CU Engineering Library. Omega Group - Natalie Funkhouser, Lincoln Harmer, Mark Prenger, Liz Snatchko, Kristen Strobel
- Spring 2011: Boulder Museum of Modern Art. Architectural & Construction Engineers - Christine Beckman, Ashley Breen, Jack Garrison, Vannessa Pederson, Taylor Roberts
- Spring 2010: City of Westminster Contemporary Art Muesum. Lucky 13 - Andrew Glova, Andrew Johnson, Martin Pool, Kristen Rowe, Holly Taylor
Civil Engineering Capstone Design Winner
The award recognizes outstanding performance by a team of undergraduate students in their capstone design course. The course involves the engineering design of a civil engineering project by a multidisciplinary student team. The award winner is selected by the faculty and industry mentors who advise the student teams.
- Spring 2023: Gross Reservoir Expansion Project – Zainab Akbar, Batchimeg Bat-Ulzii, Magnus Bøe, Michael O’Brien, Olivia Seward, Sam Smith
- Spring 2022: Folsom Engineering and Design – Giovanni Hernandez Peña, Morgan Hollenback, Ben Shallenberger, AJ Lang, William Orben, Luke Hotaling
- Spring 2021: Folsom Engineering – Liam Atkinson, Spencer Barlett, Nate Bowen, Arlen High, Fatemah Khajah, Yudeep Uprety
- Spring 2021: Royal Gorge Design – Michael Britten, Dakota Duran, Asher Lummis, Dustin Poss, Mark Shorey, Tyler Weiand
- Spring 2020: JANTEC - Evangeline Frechette, Chris Frenette, Alexis Huntsinger, Nancy Le, Jacob Payne, Tristan Steinman
- Spring 2019: Viridian Engineering - Michael Walmsley, Yousef Almusaibeeh, Omar Al-Musallam, Laurel Foderberg, Raechel Jones, David Thiers, Haoyu Nie
- Spring 2018: Greystone Construction - Zane Lazerus, Bridger Minnick, Joshua Nunemacher, Christina Sawaya, Jake Tihansky, Boning Wang
- Spring 2017: DG Engineering - Jordan Brennise, Lea Connors, Adam Harkness, Nathan Klass, Joe Lytwyn, Nicole Souder
- Spring 2016 : H2MK Construction Inc. - Jacob Herbert, Scott Kilgore, David Muench, Ryan Mussman
- Fall 2015: Eco-Lux Engineering and Construction: Adam Granath, Ben Greiner, Nicole Kontour, John Pino, Alex Spangler
- Fall 2014: CU Athletics Bridge. BMC Construction - Joshua Hill, Manuel Leon, Corey Wagner, Robert Wolff, Matthew Worthington
- Fall 2013: Denver Water Ashland Reservoir Replacement. Caprock Construction - Kayleigh Arendt, Dua Chaker, Ryan Haagenson, James Mitchell, Thomas Palkovic
- Fall 2013: Denver Water Conduit & Vault Replacement. SLK Construction - Bartosz Koczera, Patrick Kohlbrenner, Casey Lugger, Aaron Sarfaty, Jake Sujansky
- Fall 2012: Glendale Riverwalk Pedestrian Bridge & Bike Path. Innovative Construction Engineering - Taylor Curtis, Bruce Hall, Blake Royal, Jay Snyder, Julia Traylor
- Fall 2012: Glendale Riverwalk Boardwalk & Green Space. SPD Engineering Consultants - Robert Grody, Samit Khakurel, Kevin Kim, Riley Pennington, Sunny Salh, Jacob Zopes
- Fall 2012: City of Denver Huston Lake Outfall & Water Quality. Orion Engineering - Aaron Amuriat, Erik Bergal, Evan Cronin, Mason Lacy, Helen Tesfaye, Barak Alzamanan
- Fall 2011: CDOT Havana Street over Cherry Creek Crossing Improvement. Sustainable Engineering and Construction - Daryn Hobbs, Mickey Chianese, Michael Gartman, Devon McLay, Michael Wussow
- Fall 2011: City of Lafayette 120th and Coal Creek Crossing Improvement. SD Civil Systems - Daniel Follett, Ahmed Alhaddad, Gary Lin, John McKim, Evan Slater
- Fall 2010: Fork Dam Temporary Outlet Works. Voast Engineering - Geoff Babovec, Chris Bouchet, Francisco Puente, Zachary Trujillo, Charlotte VanVoast, John Wanberg
- Fall 2010: Williams Fork Dam Outlet Works Improvements. Green Mountain Associates - Shelley Collins, Rebecca Cohen, Yevgeniy Kaufman, Jennifer Krempin, Patrick Robinson, Josh Wolff Williams
- Fall 2009: City of Lafayette Reclaimed Water Lift Station. Six Degrees of Freedom - Hashim Alhamad, Mitch Clement, Kladeh Dennis, Eran Fraenkel, William Johnson, Magdalena Szaszkiewicz-Armijo
- Fall 2009: City of Lafayette Goose Haven Reclaimed Water Reservoir. Rocky Mountain Consultants - Bradley Burton, Peter Hendrick, Michael Kainer, Ronald Kassouf, Adam Krosnowski, Michael Turnquist
- Spring 2009: Walnut Creek Below Grade Crossing Improvements. Water Flows Down Hill - D Nadeeka Abeysinghe, Isaac Gross, Tyler Jones, Anthony VanHaverbeke, Landen Yasuda, King Shan Yu
Clarence L. Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence
The Clarence L. Eckel Facuty Prize for Excellence is the department's most prestigious faculty award and honors exceptional achievement by a full professor throughout the faculty member's career. The prize is given biannually and includes an honorarium funded by an endowment from C.K. Wang to honor Professor Eckel. Clarence L. Eckel was CEAE chair from 1926-1943 and dean of the College of Engineering from 1943-1960.
- Diane McKnight, 2022
- Victor Saouma, 2020
- Yunping Xi, 2018
- Harihar Rajaram, 2016
- Michael Brandemuehl, 2014
- Moncef Krarti, 2012
- Ross Corotis, 2010
- Kaspar Willam, 2008
- David DiLaura, 2006
- James Diekmann, 2004
- Dan Frangopol, 2003
- Joann Silverstein, 2001
- Kurt Gerstle, 1999
- Hon-Yim Ko, 1997
- Stein Sture, 1995
Distinguished Achievement Award
The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding and sustained achievement in research, teaching and service. The award is not necessarily given every year, and the winner is selected by the CEAE Executive Committee.
- Amy Javernick-Will, 2023
- Mark Hernandez, 2022
- Rich Regueiro, 2021
- John Zhai, 2020
- Angela Bielefeldt, 2019
- Keith Molenaar, 2018
- Paul Goodrum, 2017
- Moncef Krarti, 2016
- R. Scott Summers, 2015
- Ronald Pak, 2014
- Diane McKnight, 2013
- Gregor Henze, 2012
- Karl Linden, 2011
- Rajagopalan Balaji, 2010
- Joseph Ryan, 2009
- Hari Rajaram, 2008
- Bernard Amadei, 2007
- Joann Silverstein, 2006
- Kaspar Willam, 2004
- Ross Corotis, 2003
- Diane McKnight, 2002
- Dan Frangopol, 2000
- James Diekmann, 1998
- David DiLaura, 1997
- Kaspar Willam, 1996
- Hon-Yim Ko, 1994
- Kurt Gerstle, 1993
- J. Ernest Flack, 1992
- Leonard Tulin, 1990
- Jan Kreider, 1989
- Stein Sture, 1987
- Roland C. Rautenstraus, 1985
Early Career Researcher Award
The Early Career Researcher Award recognizes research success by a faculty member early in their academic career. The award winner is selected annually by the CEAE Executive Committee based on research performance in the previous calendar year.
- Anthony Straub, 2023
- Cristina Torres-Machi & Yida Zhang, 2022
- Kyri Baker, 2021
- Ben Livneh, 2020
- Mija Hubler, 2019
- Sherri Cook, 2018
- Joseph Kasprzyk, 2017
- Wil V. Srubar III, 2016
- Shideh Dashti, 2015
- Amy Javernick-Will, 2014
- Matthew Hallowell, 2013
- Franck Vernerey, 2012
- Abbie Liel, 2011
- John McCartney, 2010
- M.V. Sivaselvan, 2009
- Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, 2007
- Roseanna Neupauer, 2006
- John Crimaldi, 2004
- Rajagopalan Balaji, 2003
- Keith Molenaar, 2002
- Jorge Zornberg, 2001
- Mark Hernandez, 2000
- Yunping Xi, 1999
- Anthony Songer, 1998
- Enrico Spacone, 1997
- Joseph Ryan, 1995
- Marc Edwards, 1994
- George Hearn, 1993
- Dobroslav Znidarcic, 1991
- Michael Brandemuehl, 1990
- Ron Pak, 1989
- Tissa Illangasekara, 1988
- Benson Shing, 1987
- Jan Kreider, 1986
- Joann Silverstein, 1983
Research Development Award
The Research Development Award recognizes a faculty member for success in the development of a sustained research program. The award winner is selected annually by the CEAE Executive Committee based on research performance in the previous calendar year. Metrics of research success include publications of scholarly work, research funding and graduate student support, awards and recognition by peers in the discipline.
- Mija Hubler, 2023
- Matthew Hallowell, 2022
- Evan Thomas, 2021
- Wangda Zuo, 2020
- Michael Gooseff, 2019
- Abbie Liel, 2018
- Zhiyong Ren, 2017
- John P. Crimaldi, 2016
- Jason Ren, 2015
- Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, 2014
- Joseph Ryan, 2013
- Richard Regueiro, 2012
- Gregor Henze, 2011
- John Zhai, 2010
- Karl Linden, 2009
- R. Scott Summers, 2008
- Paul Chinowsky, 2007
- Rajagopalan Balaji, 2006
- Harihar Rajaram, 2005
- Yunping Xi, 2004
- Jorge Zornberg, 2003
- Benson Shing, 2002
- Joseph Ryan, 2001
- Joann Silverstein, 2000
- Diane McKnight, 1999
- Dan Frangopol, 1998
- Marc Edwards, 1997
- Tissa Illangasekara, 1996
- Moncef Krarti, 1995
- Gary Amy, 1994
- Bernard Amadei, 1993
- Joann Silverstein, 1992
- Victor Saouma, 1990
- Kenneth Strzepek, 1990
- Dan Frangopol, 1988
- Jan Kreider, 1987
- Kaspar Willam, 1986
- Stein Sture, 1985
Teaching Award
The Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding success in teaching. The award winner is selected annually by the CEAE Executive Committee based on research performance in the previous calendar year. Metrics of teaching success include evaluations of teaching performance by faculty and students, curriculum development activities, student mentoring, awards and recognition by peers in the discipline.
- Julie Korak, 2023
- Kyri Baker, 2022
- Amy Javernick-Will, 2021
- Jennifer Scheib, 2020
- Jeong-Hoon Song, 2019
- Wil V. Srubar III, 2018
- Matthew Morris, 2017
- C. Walter Beamer IV, 2016
- JoAnn Silverstein, 2015
- Shideh Dashti, 2014
- Abbie Liel, 2013
- Ross Corotis, 2012
- Harihar Rajaram, 2011
- Matthew Hallowell, 2010
- Scott Summers, 2009
- Joseph Ryan, 2008
- Roseanna Neupauer, 2007
- Mettupalayam Sivaselvan, 2006
- Angela Bielefeldt, 2005
- Joseph Ryan, 2004
- Mark Hernandez, 2003
- John Crimaldi, 2002
- Enrico Spacone, 2001
- Robert Davis, 2000
- Anthony Songer, 1999
- Hon-Yim Ko, 1998
- Kenneth Strzepek, 1997
- George Hearn, 1996
- Harihar Rajaram, 1995
- Bernard Amadei, 1994
- David DiLaura, 1993
- Roland C. Rautenstraus, 1992
- David DiLaura, 1991
- Brian Baggett, 1990
- Kurt Gerstle, 1989
- James Diekmann, 1988
- Dan Frangopol, 1987
- Roland C. Rautenstraus, 1986
- L. Duane Ball, 1985
Service Award
The Service Award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding service to the academic and professional community. The award winner is selected annually by the CEAE Executive Committee based on service activities in the previous calendar year. Service activities include contributions to the administration of the university (department, college and campus), service to professional societies, review and editorial work for professional journals and conferences, and engineering outreach to the community at large.
- Richard Regueiro, 2023
- Abbie Liel, 2022
- Cresten Mansfeldt, 2021
- Matthew Hallowell, 2020
- John Crimaldi, 2019
- Amy Javernick-Will, 2018
- Roseanna Neupauer, 2017
- Matthew R. Morris, 2016
- Karl Linden, 2015
- Gregor Henze, 2014
- Rajagopalan Balaji, 2013
- Michael Brandemuehl, 2012
- Scott Summers, 2011
- Angela Bielefeldt, 2010
- Paul Chinowsky, 2009
- Moncef Krarti, 2008
- Dobroslav Znidarcic, 2007
- Ross Corotis, 2006
- Kaspar Willam, 2005
- Robert G. Davis, 2004
- Hon-Yim Ko, 2003
- Dan Frangopol, 2002
- Harihar Rajaram, 2001
- Ralph Muehleisen, 2000
- David DiLaura, 1999
- Joann Silverstein, 1998
- Tissa Illangasekara, 1997
- Ronald Pak, 1996
- James Diekmann, 1995
- Michael Brandemuehl, 1994
- Victor Saouma, 1993
- Stein Sture, 1992
- Hon-Yim Ko, 1991
- Milan Halek, 1990
- L. Duane Ball, 1989
- Walter A. Weers, 1988
- Leonard Tulin, 1987
- J. Ernest Flack, 1986
- David E. Claridge, 1985
Staff Award
The Staff Award recognizes a member of the CEAE staff for outstanding contributions to the operation of the department. The award winner is selected annually by the CEAE Executive Committee based on contributions in the previous calendar year.
- Andraa Von Boeselager, 2023
- Chris Pappas, 2022
- Kelly Lewis, 2021
- Joanne Uleau, 2020
- Trinh Hansen, 2019
- Laurence Lambert, 2018
- Krista Bradley, 2017
- Laurence Lambert, 2017 (Honorable Mention)
- Araceli Warren, 2016
- Susan Rundell, 2015
- Erin Jerick, 2014
- Pamela Williamson, 2013
- Araceli Warren, 2012
- LeeAnn Stevens, 2011
- Medford Moorer, 2010
- Wayne Morrison, 2009
- Cyndi Alvarado, 2008
- Medford Moorer, 2007
- Christina Vallejos, 2006
- Jeffrey Malin, 2005
- LeeAnn Stevens, 2004
- Thomas Bowen, 2003
- Christina Vallejos, 2002
- Marty Butcher, 2001
- Wayne Morrison, 2000
- Peg Kidder, 1999
- Jan Demay, 1998
- Cyndi Alvarado, 1997
Student Appreciation Award – AREN, CVEN, EVEN
The Student Appreciation Award is given to a faculty member who has made the greatest impact on the academic experience of the graduating undergraduate class. Formally known as the “Favorite Professor” award, the winners are determined by a vote of the graduating students in the disciplines of architectural engineering, civil engineering, and environmental engineering. Separate awards are given in each discipline.
- 2023
- AREN: Jay Arehart
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Joseph Ryan
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2022
- AREN: Kyri Baker
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Julie Korak
- 2021
- AREN: Jennifer Scheib
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Karl Linden
- 2020
- AREN: Kyri Baker
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Julie Korak
- 2019
- AREN: Jennifer Scheib
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Sherri Cook and Mike Walker
- 2018
- AREN: Matthew Morris
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Christopher Corwin
- 2017
- AREN: Sandra Vásconez
- CVEN: Roseanna Neupauer
- EVEN: Christopher Corwin
- 2016
- AREN: Wil V. Srubar III
- CVEN: Matthew Morris
- EVEN: Christopher J. Corwin
Leadership and Service Recognition Award
- J Coleman, 2019