2008 ASCE Region 9 Award Recipients
Photos of the 2008 Awards Program held on Feburary 24 2009
Project Awards
Project of the Year
40 Million Gallon Twin Oaks Reservoir No. 2
Owner: Vallecitos Water District
Engineer of Record: Infrastructure Engineering Corporation
Geotechnical Project of the Year
Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project 2
Owner: North County Transit District
Engineer of Record: Simon Wong Engineering
History and Heritage Project of the Year
Tower Bridge Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements Program
Owner: City of Sacramento-Dept. of Transportation
Engineer of Record: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Structural Engineering Project of the Year
Millennium Tower - 301 Mission Street
Owner: Millennium Partners
Engineer or Record: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Architectural Engineering Project of the Year
LAC+USC Medical Center Replacement Project
Owner: County of Los Angeles
Engineer of Record: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Bridge Project of the Year
Illinois Street Intermodal Bridge
Owner: Port of San Francisco
Engineer of Record: Creegan + D’Angelo
Sustainable Technology Project of the Year
SOLARA
Owner: Community HousingWorks
Engineer of Record: Nasland Engineering
Flood Control Project of the Year
Bear River Setback Levee Project
Owner: Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority
Engineer of Record: GEI Consultants, Inc.
Water Supply Project of the Year
Coachella Canal Lining Project
Owner: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer of Record: MWH in association with GEI Consultants, Inc.
Land Development Project of the Year
Del Sur Community at Black Mountain Ranch
Owner: Black Mountain Ranch LLC
Engineer of Record: Rick Engineering Company
Transportation Project of the Year
Cajon Pass Triple Track Project
Owner: BNSF Railway
Engineer of Record: URS Corporation
Riverfront Urban Transformation Project of the Year
Centennial Plaza
Owner: City of Oroville
Engineer of Record: Green Valley Consulting Engineers
Transit Oriented Development Project of the Year
Park to Bay Link Phase II / Smart Corner
Owner: Centre City Development Corporation & SANDAG
Engineer of Record: Nasland Engineering
Environmental Project of the Year & Small Project of the Year
Cedar Creek Salmonid Barrier Removal Project
Owner: California State Parks
Engineer of Record: Winzler & Kelly
Recycled Water Project of the Year
Groundwater Replenishment System
Owner: Orange County Water District & Orange County Sanitation District
Engineer of Record: Camp Dresser and McKee
Individual Awards
Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Private Sector
Katherine Hon
Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Public Sector
Larry Smith
Timothy Shell
Excellence in Journalism Award
Steve Hymon
Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service
Jennifer Wheelis
Outstanding Civil Engineering Student
Colin Haynes
Joshua Wagner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Howard H. Chang
Outstanding ASCE Life Member
Pat O’Halloran
Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Advisor
Gregg Fiegel
Outstanding ASCE Practitioner Advisor
Thomas Poyer
Outstanding Younger Civil Engineer
Fareed Pittalwala
Outstanding ASCE Section Officer
Martin Farber
Outstanding ASCE Branch Officer
Karen Sepulveda
Outstanding ASCE Younger Member Officer
Kevin Gilton
Angela Juran
Outstanding Engineer in Legislative Activities
Mike Mohajer
Thanks to the 2008 Awards Committee:
Jennifer Epp, Chair (Central Coast Water Board)
Philip R. Kern (Bureau Veritas North America)
Dean J. Gipson (PBS&J)
Don Sepulveda (HNTB Corporation)
Sonia Nasser (Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates)
Thor Larsen (Department of Transportation El Dorado County)
Greg P. Zeiss (HDR Construction Control Corporation)
Dennis Metaxas
Doug Taylor (California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection)
