Civil Engineering Institute

Engineering leaders from industry, government, and academia advise and consult with our department through our Civil Engineering Institute.

Members

The Civil Engineering Institute Board, our advisory board, meets regularly to conduct its business, interact with the department, and report on committee activity. If you want to join, please contact us. Our executives are:

• Chair Cerasela Cristei, PhD, PE—EXP U.S. Services

• Vice Chairwoman Terry Suehr—City of Alexandria

• Treasurer Brian Chromey—Wetland Studies and Solutions

• Executive Director Sam Salem, PE—Chairman of the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering

TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2021

• S. Richard Benton, PE, F.ASCE, DBIA— SR Benton & Associates LLC

• Helman Castro, PE—Fairfax County

• Jamie Bain Hedges, PE—Fairfax Water

• Michael E. Post—Shirley Contracting Company LLC

• Christopher Reseigh, PE

• Doug Kennedy—Pennoni

TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2022

• Ryan Anderson, PE—The Christman Company

• Cerasela Cristei, PE – EXP

• George Guszcza—Michael Baker International

• David Laib, PE—Balfour Beatty Construction

• Hardeep Rana, PE

• Harold Rodriguez, PE

• Terry Suehr, PE—City of Alexandria

• Cathy Trent, PE—Washington Gas

TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 2023

• Brian Chromey, PE—Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc.

• Hank Hatch, PE

• Bill Haight, PE

• Joe Manous, PE

• Peter Rigby, PE

• Howell Simmons, PE, PS

• Kurt Thompson PE—Dewberry

Engineering Excellence and Leadership Award

In recognition of Exceptional Leadership, Outstanding LIfetime Achievement, and Significant Contribution to the Profession of Civil Engineering

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