CEI Annual Luncheon and Award Ceremony
(from left to right) Lt. General (Retired) Thomas Bostick, Bill Haight (CEI), George Guszcza (CEI), Dr. Elise Miller-Hooks (George Mason)
Engineering Excellence and Leadership Award
In recognition of Exceptional Leadership, Outstanding Lifetime Achievement, and Significant Contribution to the Profession of Civil Engineering.
2024 Engineering Excellence and Leadership Awardee – Michael Rolband
Mr. Rolband started his career in the construction and development world, founding a real estate development company in 1988 and Wetland Studies and Solutions (WSSI), Inc. in 1991. In 2007, he established the nonprofit Wetland Research Initiative to fund applied research in wetlands creation, restoration, and enhancement activities. After leading WSSI for 30 years, in 2022, Mr. Rolband was appointed by Governor Youngkin to be Director of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Past Winners
2006 - Lieutenant General Carl Strock, Chief of Engineers, US Army (Ret.)
2007 - Dr. Patricia D. Galloway, President of ASCE (Ret.)
2008 - Hon. Thomas Rust, Virginia Delegate and Chairman of Patton, Harris, Rust, and Associates
2009 - Mr. Sidney O. Dewberry, Founder, and Chairman of the Dewberry Companies
2010 - Lieutenant General Henry J. Hatch, Chief of Engineers, US Army, (Ret.)
2011 - Dr. Joseph Hartman, Bridge and Tunnel Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration
2012 - Mr. Milton V. Peterson, Founder, and Chairman of The Peterson Companies
2013 - Sean T. Connaughton, Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia
2014 - Mr. John T. (Til) Hazel, Jr., Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas (Ret.)
2015 - Mr. Bob Chase, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
2016 - Dr. Wayne Clough, P.E., HON.M.ASCE., N.A.E, Secretary Emeritus, The Smithsonian Institution
2017 - Stephen T. Ayers, AFIA, CCM, LEED AP, the Architect of the Capitol
2018 - Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, PE, Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, and Faculty Fellow of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study Texas A&M University.
2019 - James Patteson, P.E., Manager, Countywide Strategic Planning at Fairfax County Government
2020 - Paul Weidefeld, P.E., General Manager and CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
2022 - Jamie Bain Hedges, PE, General Manager, Fairfax Water
2023 - Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Matthew Doyle – 2023 CEI Outstanding Leadership Awardee
From left to right: Dr. Elise Miller-Hooks (George Mason), Kyler Resnik (CEI Award for Academic Achievement Awardee), Leena Eitayeb (CEI Award for Academic Achievement Awardee), Philip Hunt (CEI Award for Leadership Awardee), Betsy Quimby (CEI Award for Leadership Awardee), George Guszcza (CEI)
CEI Fall Event – The Intersection of AI and Civil Engineering: A Panel Discussion
