D. Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, is president of Klotz Associates, Inc., a full service civil engineering firm based in Houston. His 34-year career began with a B.S. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1974 and a Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of Houston in 1976. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Louisiana.
Mr. Klotz serves on the Board of Directors of the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District. He also has served as cfficer for ASCE, HCEC, CEC-T Harris County Flood Control Task Force, the C Club, and the University of Houston and the Texas A&M Civil Engineering Advisory Boards. He launched the Klotz Associates Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering at both universities.
Among Mr. Klotz's awards are the ASCE National 2005 Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award and the 2004 Texas A&M Distinguished Graduate of the Department of Civil Engineering. He has also received the Texas Section and Houston Branch ASCE Awards of Honor. The American Water Works Association awarded him a Life Membership for his more than 30 years of dedication to AWWA and the water profession. This year he received an Honorary Professor award from the Ricardo Palma University in Lima, Peru.