It’s time to nominate your peers, projects, and firms for their contributions to civil engineering and our Society. The Illinois Section of ASCE needs your help in identifying and recognizing qualified individuals, projects, firms, and agencies. The award winners will be acknowledged during our Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Nominations for all 2026 awards are due by June 26, 2026.  Please submit a pdf of the nomination(s) electronically to illinoissection@isasce.org.  

Any questions can be emailed to Daniel Lowery at dlowery@gftinc.com.

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Please see the below links for award nomination forms and requirements for each of the following categories:

Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (Four Project Size Categories Available) (Word), (fillable PDF)

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Achievement Award (Word), (fillable PDF)

Construction Engineering Person of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Civil Engineer of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Government Civil Engineer of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Young Civil Engineer of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Citizen Engineer of the Year (Word), (fillable PDF)

Government Agency Employer Recognition Award (Word), (fillable PDF)

Private Sector Employer Recognition Award (Word), (fillable PDF)

2025 Young Civil
Engineer of the Year Award –

Jeremy Metz, PE

2025 Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

Joe Johnson, PMP, PE

2025 Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

Jeffrey J Allen, PE

2025 Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

Ahmad Nafakh, PhD, PE

2025 Citizen Engineer of the Year Award –

Lien Dastgir, PE

2025 Construction Engineering Person of the Year Award –

Matthew D’Ambrosia, PE, PhD, FACI

2025 Sustainability in Civil Engineering Achievement Award –

Lake Katherine Cal-Sag Trailhead Parking Improvement Project

by City of Palos Heights

2025 Outstanding Achievement Award, under $10 Million –

Replacement of Nettle Creek Aqueduct

by IL Capital Development Board

2025 Outstanding Achievement Award, $10-25 Million –

Nicholas Dowden Park Flood Control Project

by Village of Libertyville

2025 Outstanding Achievement Award, $25-100 Million –

West and Southwest Winnetka Stormwater Management Program

by Village of Winnetka

2025 Outstanding Achievement Award, over $100 Million –

Longmeadow Parkway Corridor & Fox River Bridge

by Kane County Division of Transportation