2009 Student Organization Awards
Award winners are selected by the Committee on Student Activities, based on activities recorded in the 2008 Annual Report. These award winners participated in a variety of activities, from community service projects to professional meetings to social activities.
Robert Ridgway Award Winner
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Ridgway Award Finalists
- Brigham Young University
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Fairmont State University
- University of Florida
- South Dakota State University
- United States Military Academy
- University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Regional Governors Awards
- Region 1: United States Military Academy
- Region 2: Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- Region 3: University of Wisconsin - Platteville
- Region 4: Fairmont State University
- Region 5: University of Florida
- Region 6: University of Texas at Tyler
- Region 7: South Dakota State University
- Region 8: Brigham Young University
- Region 9: California State University, Los Angeles
- Region 10: École de technologie supérieure
Certificates of Commendation
- California State University, Northridge
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Los Angeles
- The Citadel
- University of Dayton
- Loyola Marymount University
- University of Maine
- Ohio Northern University
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- University of Southern California
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Western Michigan University
Letters of Honorable Mention
- Arizona State University
- University of Arkansas
- California State University, Long Beach
- Universityof California, San Diego
- Carroll College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- University of Evansville
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Houston
- Iowa State University
- Kansas State University
- University of Kansas
- Kuwait University
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Mississippi State University
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of New Orleans
- Northeastern University
- Oregon State University
- University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
- San Jose State University
- University of South Florida
- Tennessee Technological University
- Texas A&M University
- United States Air Force Academy
- Vanderbilt University
- West Virginia University
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- University of Wisconsin – Madison
Most Improved Award
- Western Michigan University
Letters of Significant Improvement
- Colorado State University
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- Loyola Marymount University
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Northeastern University
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University
- University of Southern California
- University of Texas at Arlington
Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award
- University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Letters of Recognition for Service
- Brigham Young University
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- California State University, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- South Dakota State University
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Awards
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Region 1: Adam M. Chalmers, P.E., M.ASCE (United States Military Academy)
- Region 2: Robert E. Liljestrand, P.E., M.ASCE (Geneva College)
- Region 3: Philip J. Parker, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (University of Wisconsin – Platteville)
- Region 4: Lori A. Troxel, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Vanderbilt University)
- Region 5: Thomas Sputo, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Florida)
- Region 6: Michael J. McGinnis, Ph.D., P.E., A.M.ASCE (University of Texas at Tyler)
- Region 7: Thomas V. Edgar, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Wyoming)
- Region 8: Thomas H. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)
- Region 9: Gregg L. Fiegel, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
- Region 10: Miguel Pinet, M.ASCE (Universidad La Salle Cuernavaca)
Faculty Advisor Certificates of Commendation
- M. Brett Borup, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Brigham Young University)
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C. Warren Campbell, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Western Kentucky University)
- Manoj B. Chopra, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Central Florida)
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Tia M. Como, P.E., M.ASCE (Fairmont State University)
- Stephen F. Csernak, P.E., M.ASCE (Clemson University)
- Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Lawrence Technological University)
- Jeremy S. Pal, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (Loyola Marymount University)
- Ali Porbaha, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (California State University, Sacramento)
- Richard A. Reid, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)
- Candace S. Sulzbach, P.E., M.ASCE (Colorado School of Mines)
- Edwin Schmeckpepper, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Idaho)
- Melissa C. Thompson, P.E., M.ASCE (West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
- Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (California State University, Fullerton)
- Charles D. Turner, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (University of Texas at El Paso)
- Brent M. Vaughn, P.E., M.ASCE (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
- Claudia M.D. Wilson, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)
Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Awards
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Region 1: Lynn B. Farrington, A.M.ASCE (University of Maine)
- Region 4: James L. McKinney, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
- Region 7: Charles A. Tiltrum, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE (South Dakota State University)
- Region 8: Kenneth Archibald, P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)
- Region 9: Serge M. Haddad, P.E., M.ASCE (Loyola Marymount University)
Practitioner Advisor Certificates of Commendation
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Julie L. Kentosh, A.M.ASCE (University of California, Los Angeles)
- Todd B. Whitaker, P.E., M.ASCE (Oregon State University)


