This premier black-tie event, held in the Washington, D.C. area, annually brings together the most recognizable names in civil engineering.  On April 30, 2008, ASCE honored the remarkable achievements of civil engineers over the past year by awarding five lifetime achievement awards, the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) for the year's most outstanding project, the Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research, and the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation.  Watch video profiles on this year's award winners.

ASCE proudly recognized this year's five lifetime achievement recipients:

Clyde N. Baker, Jr., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE, NAE John M. Dionisio, P.E., M.ASCE Gerald E. Galloway Bill Luyties Ernest Smerdon
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project claims 2008 OCEA Award:    

                                    

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Using a variety of innovative techniques, the joint project of the states of Virginia and Maryland and the District of Columbia replaces an inadequate, aging 47-year-old span, helping to relieve a major bottleneck for commuters on the busy Capital Beltway, Interstate 495.  Read more about this year's OCEA winner.

 

CEFI proudly recognizes the:

ASCE presents four 2008 OCEA Awards of Merit:

 
Arsenic Removal

Arsenic Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent:

Sustainable Engineering Solution, West Bengal, India

Mission Valley Light Rail

Mission Valley East Light-Rail Transit Project, San Diego, California  

Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena City Hall Seismic Upgrade and Rehabilitation Project, Pasadena, California

Tacoma Narrows

Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma to Gig Harbor, Washington