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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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Construction Institute Outstanding Young Professional or Student Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Construction Institute offers the Outstanding Young Professional or Student Award to recognize emerging civil engineering professionals who demonstrate service, technical competence, integrity, leadership, and public engagement.
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AEI Outstanding AE Educator Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) offers the Outstanding AE Educator Award to recognize exceptional teaching and contributions to architectural engineering (AE) programs.
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ASCE Distinguished Membership
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers Distinguished Membership, its highest honor, to recognize civil engineers who have attained eminence in engineering or related fields, including engineering education and construction.
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Burton and Erma Lewis Structural Engineering Scholarship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Burton and Erma Lewis Structural Engineering Scholarship annually to support one undergraduate student pursuing structural engineering, with funds applicable to tuition and related academic fees.
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Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), with support from Figg Engineering Group employees, offers the Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship annually to one undergraduate civil engineering student for tuition and academic fees.
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Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship annually to up to two graduate civil engineering students pursuing an MBA or other advanced management degree.
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Lawrence W. & Francis W. Cox Scholarship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Lawrence W. and Francis W. Cox Scholarship annually to one undergraduate civil engineering student for tuition and academic fees.
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Robert B. B. and Josephine N. Moorman Scholarship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Robert B. B. and Josephine N. Moorman Scholarship annually to one undergraduate student pursuing civil engineering or a related field, providing tuition and eligible academic fee assistance.
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Y. C. Yang Civil Engineering Scholarship
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Y. C. Yang Civil Engineering Scholarship to support up to two undergraduate civil engineering students pursuing structural engineering, with awards applied to tuition and academic fees.
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Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate of the Year Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate of the Year Award to recognize an individual member and an ASCE team that advance the Society’s legislative priorities and engage elected officials on civil engineering, infrastructure, and public safety issues.
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Thomas A. Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Thomas A. Lenox ExCEEd Leadership Award annually to recognize exceptional leadership in support of civil engineering education, demonstrated through sustained service or a significant contribution to ASCE’s educational activities.
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Walter LeFevre Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Walter LeFevre Award annually to recognize accredited civil engineering, civil engineering technology, or related programs that promote ethics, professionalism, and licensure.
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ICCE Outstanding Early Career Professional in Coastal Engineering
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) offers the ICCE Outstanding Early Career Professional in Coastal Engineering Award to recognize impactful research or practice contributions and innovation in coastal engineering.
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Collingwood Prize
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), through its Committee on Younger Members, awards the Collingwood Prize annually for an outstanding engineering paper that advances engineering knowledge or documents engineering work and demonstrates relevance to professional practice.
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Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members to recognize an outstanding paper addressing professional ethics in civil engineering; the national winner receives a plaque, an honorarium, and consideration for publication in an ASCE journal.
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Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement to recognize younger members who have made significant professional contributions; recipients receive a certificate and an honorarium.
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Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the annual Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research to recognize visionary leaders whose commitment to research and innovation has advanced the design, construction, and environmental industries.
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Vilas Mujumdar Resilience Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Vilas Mujumdar Resilience Award to honor members who advance resilience in interdependent civil infrastructure systems through models and methods addressing natural hazards, climate change, or other environmental risks.
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Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year award to recognize a Younger Member employed in local, state, or federal government who demonstrates leadership and significant contributions to civil engineering.
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AEI Committee Chair Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) offers the AEI Committee Chair Award annually to recognize a Technical or Administrative Committee Chair for outstanding service, effective organization, and leadership.
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AEI Outstanding Administrative Service Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Architectural Engineering Institute offers the AEI Outstanding Administrative Service Award to recognize exceptional service and contributions to AEI through administrative committee activities.
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Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year Award to recognize entrepreneurs who establish successful private-sector organizations employing civil engineers or advancing the field.
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Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students to promote professional development and recognize outstanding student papers on professional ethics, with up to five winners receiving certificates and the national winner receiving a plaque.
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Outstanding Public Official Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Outstanding Public Official Award to recognize ASCE members who have provided meritorious service in elective or appointive civil government positions and substantially advanced the engineering profession.
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Project Excellence Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute offers the Project Excellence Award to recognize completed projects demonstrating design or construction excellence and innovation in coastal, ocean, port and harbor, or river engineering.
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ExCEEd Teaching Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), through Project ExCEEd and its Committee on Faculty Development, offers the ExCEEd Teaching Award to recognize outstanding new faculty and excellence in undergraduate civil engineering education.
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ASCE Presidents-Emeriti Council Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Presidents-Emeriti Council Award annually honors an ASCE member who has distinguished service advancing civil engineering and protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
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Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the annual Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award to recognize faculty advisors who demonstrate exceptional leadership, support, and commitment to their ASCE Student Chapters.
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Richard H. Nettleton Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Student Members presents the Richard H. Nettleton Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award annually to recognize practitioner advisors who demonstrate exceptional leadership, mentorship, and support for ASCE student chapters.
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Student Leadership Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Student Members presents the annual Student Leadership Award to recognize outstanding leadership within an ASCE Student Chapter.
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H. Bolton Seed Medal
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Geo-Institute offer the H. Bolton Seed Medal to recognize outstanding cumulative or exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and/or practice in geotechnical engineering, including geotechnical earthquake engineering.
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Karl Terzaghi Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), through its Geo-Institute, offers the Karl Terzaghi Award to recognize outstanding contributions to soil mechanics, subsurface and earthwork engineering, and related construction.
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Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the annual Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award to recognize a completed civil engineering project demonstrating exceptional engineering, innovation, sustainability, and contributions to society; the award provides national recognition and an OPAL trophy rather than research funding.
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Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Awards
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Awards to recognize living civil engineering leaders for lifetime achievement, leadership, and excellence in construction, design, education, government, or management.
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Ralph B. Peck Award
The ASCE Geo-Institute, with support from the Geoprofessional Business Association, presents the Ralph B. Peck Award for outstanding contributions to geotechnical engineering through well-researched case histories, recommended practices, or design methodologies based on case histories.
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Alfred Noble Prize
The Alfred Noble Prize, administered by the American Society of Civil Engineers as trustee of an endowment, awards a certificate and an annually determined honorarium for a technical paper of exceptional merit published in the technical publications of participating societies.
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Anthony M. DiGioia, Jr. Electric Transmission Engineering Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the annual Anthony M. DiGioia, Jr. Electric Transmission Engineering Award, endowed to honor outstanding contributions to electric transmission engineering in practice, research, or education, including analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of transmission lines, substation structures, and foundations.
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Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award to recognize original contributions in hydraulics, hydrology (including climatology), planning, irrigation and drainage, hydroelectric development, and navigation applicable to arid or semi‑arid climates or to new technologies in river basins; the award is presented annually (may be withheld if no qualified candidates) and includes a plaque and an honorarium determined from the award endowment.
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Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Geo‑Institute administers the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award to recognize and support outstanding young practitioners, researchers, and teachers in geotechnical engineering, honoring distinguished accomplishments demonstrated by completed works, reports, or papers; the award comprises a certificate and an honorarium (amount set annually from endowment income).
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ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the ASCE Excellence in Journalism Award to recognize outstanding English‑language, general‑interest journalism that enhances public understanding of civil engineering topics such as clean water, transportation, environment, and public works.
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ASCE Region 10 Distinguished Service Medal Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 10 Distinguished Service Medal recognizes individuals who have provided distinguished service to ASCE through Region 10 sections, branches, international committees or associations, or advocacy advancing ASCE policies and programs.
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Bilal M. Ayyub Research Award for Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Bilal M. Ayyub Research Award to recognize outstanding contributions to modeling and management of risk and uncertainty in engineering systems; the award was established by the ASCE Board of Direction in March 2026 and is supported by an endowment.
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Can-Am Civil Engineering Amity Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) administers the Can-Am Civil Engineering Amity Award, established by James A. Vance to recognize civil engineers who have made outstanding contributions to advancing professional relations between U.S. and Canadian engineers; recipients receive a medal and an honorarium (amount set annually) and the award is typically presented at an ASCE meeting or a CSCE national convention.
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Carl L. Monismith Lecture on Pavement Engineering
The ASCE Geo-Institute offers the Carl L. Monismith Lecture on Pavement Engineering annually to recognize outstanding research contributions in pavement engineering.
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Civil Engineering History & Heritage Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) administers the Civil Engineering History & Heritage Award, established in 1966 to recognize individuals whose writing, research, or other work has advanced knowledge of or appreciation for the history and heritage of civil engineering; the award includes a plaque and an honorarium determined annually by ASCE’s Executive Committee.
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Cold Regions Engineering Student Paper & Poster Awards
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) presents the Cold Regions Engineering Student Paper and Poster Awards biennially at Cold Regions conferences to recognize outstanding student research.
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Columbia Medal (ASCE)
ASCE’s Aerospace Division awards the endowed Columbia Medal to recognize sustained outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering, sciences, and technology (including teaching, research, design, development, planning, construction, management, or direct participation in space-borne missions and ground-support activities); recipients receive a medal and an honorarium (amount set annually) and the award is normally conferred in even-numbered years or withheld if no suitable candidate is found.
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Computing in Civil Engineering Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), through its Computing Division and funded by computer-oriented industries, administers the annual Computing in Civil Engineering Award to recognize an ASCE member for outstanding contributions to the application of computers in civil engineering; recipients receive a plaque and an honorarium (amount set annually), with lead recipients of group awards receiving the plaque and cash while other contributors receive certificates.
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Construction Institute Award for the Advancement of Women in Construction
The ASCE Construction Institute, in partnership with the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University, offers the Construction Institute Award for the Advancement of Women in Construction to recognize full‑time construction faculty who demonstrate excellence in education, research, and service and who provide leadership that advances opportunities for women; the prize includes a custom inscribed medallion, a $2,500 honorarium, and complimentary CI & CRC Joint Conference registration.
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Construction Management Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Construction Institute administers the Construction Management Award, endowed by Marvin Gates and Amerigo Scarpa (instituted 1973), to recognize an individual who has made outstanding contributions to construction management as a practitioner, educator, or researcher; the award includes a certificate and an honorarium (amount set annually).
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Hans Albert Einstein Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), administered through its Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute and Environmental & Water Resources Institute, awards the Hans Albert Einstein Award for outstanding contributions in erosion control, sedimentation, and alluvial waterways; recipients receive a specially designed plaque and an honorarium whose amount is set annually by the ASCE Executive Committee.
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Harland Bartholomew Award
Offered by the American Society of Civil Engineers and administered by the Transportation & Development Institute, the Harland Bartholomew Award recognizes outstanding professional contributions by civil engineers to urban planning and development and carries a plaque plus an honorarium (amount set annually).
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Harry Schnabel Jr. Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Geo-Institute offers the Harry Schnabel Jr. Award, funded by an endowment from the Schnabel Foundation Company, to recognize excellence, service, and innovation in earth-retaining structures, including excavation support, permanent walls, and underpinning.
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John O. Bickel Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (Construction Institute), with an endowment from Parsons Brinckerhoff, awards the John O. Bickel Award to recognize the best original article or paper on the design and/or construction of a rail or vehicular tunnel, offering a certificate and an annually determined honorarium (cash awarded to the lead recipient when a group is honored).
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Julian Hinds Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) administers the Julian Hinds Award, endowed in 1974 to recognize the most meritorious contributions to water resources development (e.g., multi-purpose irrigation, flood control, municipal/industrial water, hydroelectric projects); the lead author receives a wall plaque and an honorarium determined annually, with co-authors receiving certificates.
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Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award to recognize outstanding, innovative design or construction of foundations, earthworks, retaining structures, or underground facilities.
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O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) awards the O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship to support original research that advances structural design and construction, providing an annual stipend determined by the endowment.
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Outstanding Younger Member Group Digital Outreach Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Outstanding Younger Member Digital Outreach Award to recognize small, medium, and large Younger Member Groups (YMGs) with effective, attractive websites and social media that provide timely information and promote local contributions, events, and civil engineering opportunities.
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Phillip R. Hoffman Award
Offered by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Phillip R. Hoffman Award (established 1987) recognizes original papers that advance grid energy storage technologies—including pumped storage, batteries, flywheels, compressed air, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, and emerging solutions—and presents the lead author with a plaque and an honorarium (amount set annually) while coauthors receive certificates.
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Richard R. Torrens Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the Richard R. Torrens Award to recognize volunteer editors who make outstanding contributions to ASCE’s journals or practice periodicals.
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Rudolph Hering Medal
The Rudolph Hering Medal, offered by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental & Water Resources Institute, recognizes the paper judged to make the most valuable contribution to environmental engineering and carries a bronze medal plus an honorarium (amount varies).
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Samuel Arnold Greeley Award
Administered by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) through the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and endowed by associates of Samuel A. Greeley, the Samuel Arnold Greeley Award recognizes the most valuable original paper in an ASCE journal on environmental engineering topics such as water supply, pollution control, storm drainage, or solid waste facilities.
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SEI President’s Award
The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers offers the SEI President’s Award to recognize exemplary contributions to SEI’s development or programs.
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Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Award & Lecture
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), via an endowed lectureship funded by Freese & Nichols in honor of Simon W. Freese, invites a distinguished individual to prepare a publishable presentation and deliver the Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Lecture at an ASCE meeting; the selected lecturer receives a certificate and an honorarium determined annually from the endowment.
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Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) administers the annual Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award, established with Bechtel Foundation funds to honor outstanding contributions that advance pipeline engineering in research, planning, design, construction, publications, or presentations.
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Ven Te Chow Award — Lifetime Achievement in Hydrologic Engineering (ASCE)
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) administers the Ven Te Chow Award to recognize lifetime achievement in hydrologic engineering for individuals with exceptional careers and significant contributions in research, education, or practice; the award includes a crystal trophy and an honorarium (amount set annually).
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Wallace Hayward Baker Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Geo-Institute offers the Wallace Hayward Baker Award to recognize ingenious innovation in ground modification, including development of new technology or creative application of existing technology demonstrating unprecedented field performance.
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Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awards the annual Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes to recognize notable research achievements in civil engineering, with up to five prizes each year consisting of a certificate and an honorarium.
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Younger Member Group Award
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers the annual Younger Member Group Award to recognize outstanding Younger Member Forums and Younger Member Groups at the section and branch level; winners in small, medium, and large categories receive a certificate and a shared honorarium determined annually by the ASCE Executive Committee.
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Zdeněk P. Bažant Medal for Failure and Damage Prevention
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awards the Zdeněk P. Bažant Medal for Failure and Damage Prevention to senior-level career civil engineers or engineering scientists whose work (papers, books, patents or inventions) has made significant contributions to the engineering science of failure and damage prevention; the prize includes a medal and an honorarium funded by an endowment (reported at $45,000).
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