Ahsan Kareem Receives ASCE Distinguished Member Status

From ASCE SmartBrief...

"Congratulations to ASCE's 2010 class of Distinguished Members, 13 leaders of the civil engineering community recognized for their eminence, and chosen by the Society's Board of Direction for an honor second only to becoming ASCE President. Each has proven worthy of displaying the "Dist.M.ASCE" credential:

• Imad L. Al-Qadi, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Region 3; Transportation Engineering
• Robert L. Bowen, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Bowen Engineering Corporation Region 4; Water and Wastewater Engineering
• Robert G. Dean, Sc.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; University of Florida Region 5; Coastal Engineering
• Vincent P. Drnevich, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Purdue University Region 4; Geotechnical Engineering
• John Dunnicliff, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Consultant Region 10; Geotechnical Engineering
• Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Georgia Institute of Technology Region 5; Structural Engineering
• Dan M. Frangopol, Sc.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Lehigh University Region 2; Structural Engineering
• Lester A. Hoel, EngD., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, NAE; University of Virginia Region 4; Transportation Engineering
• Ahsan Kareem, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, NAE; Notre Dame University Region 4; Engineering Mechanics
• Francis J. Lombardi, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Region 1; Transportation Engineering
• Paul F. Mlakar, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; U.S. Army Engineer Development and Research Center Region 5; Forensic Civil Engineering
• Harry G. Poulos, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Coffey Geotechnics Region 10; Foundation Engineering
• Stein Sture, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE; University of Colorado Region 7; Geo-Mechanics

The 2010 class will be inducted formally at ASCE's 140th Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Las Vegas, Oct. 21-23. Some 601 individuals have been elected to this honor."

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