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1/31/2019
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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2019 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, 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, Uğur Ersoy, Michael C. Forde, Catherine E. French, Robert Douglas Hooton, and Kenneth C. Hover. View citations. ACI is also pleased to recognize 15 individuals for maintaining their membership and participating in ACI activities for at least five decades. Additionally, ACI honors 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 recognize 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 Learn more about each of the awardees listed above at concrete.org. ### For more information, contact: Julie Webb Marketing & Communications Coordinator p +1.248.848.3148 American Concrete Institute | Always advancing www.concrete.org Always advancing – Founded in 1904 with a headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, USA, and a regional office in Dubai, UAE, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete. For additional information, visit www.concrete.org.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2019 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, 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, Uğur Ersoy, Michael C. Forde, Catherine E. French, Robert Douglas Hooton, and Kenneth C. Hover.
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ACI is also pleased to recognize 15 individuals for maintaining their membership and participating in ACI activities for at least five decades. Additionally, ACI honors 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 recognize exemplary achievement, groundbreaking research, and service to ACI and the concrete industry:
ACI Foundation Awards
Learn more about each of the awardees listed above at concrete.org.
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For more information, contact: Julie Webb Marketing & Communications Coordinator p +1.248.848.3148 American Concrete Institute | Always advancing
www.concrete.org
Always advancing – Founded in 1904 with a headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, USA, and a regional office in Dubai, UAE, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete. For additional information, visit www.concrete.org.
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