Award Winners
In 2017, the Young Leader Award was changed to the Myron Calkins Young Leader of the Year Award.
2023
Tiffany Engelhardt, Corporate Services Director, Engineering Resources Associates, Warrenville, IL
2022
Leslie Donnelly, PE, Street Preservation Project Manager, City of Olathe, KS
2021
Francis “Frank” Marinaccio, PE, Project Manager, BETA Group, Lincoln, RI
2020
Becky Bonebrake, PE, Senior Civil Engineer, City of Overland Park, KS
2019
Kati Horner Gonzalez, PE, Assistant Director of Engineering/City Engineer, City of Independence, MO
Steven Ireland, PE, Project Manager, Las Vegas Paving Corp., Las Vegas, NV
2018
Daniel “Scott” Goforth, PE, Transportation Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Joline McFarlane, Operations Programs Coordinator, City of Airdrie, Alberta
Ryan Petersen, Inspection Manager, Charleston County Public Works Department, North Charleston, SC
2017
Mark Ray, PE, Director of Public Works, City of Crystal, MN
2016
Lauren Behm, Management Analyst, Pierce County Public Works, Tacoma, WA
Frank Lopez, PE, QSD, CFM, Director, Harris & Associates, Salinas, CA
Paul “Andrew” Parker, Assistant Public Works Director, City of Dalton, GA
2015
Amanda Millirons, MPA, Assistant Public Works Director, City of Palm Bay, FL
Sean O’Dell, PE, Infrastructure Department Manager, Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Mokena, IL
2014
Christopher Gallagher, Deputy Director of Public Works, Town of Westwood, MA
Therese Mersmann, PE, Capital Projects and Development Manager, City of Olathe, KS
2013
Charles R. “Chas” Jordan, Management Analyst III, City of Largo, FL
2012
Christopher J. Petree, Public Works Director, City of Lakeville, MN
2011
Bill Stogsdill, Director of Public Works, City of Fairway, KS