2026 Illinois Section ASCE Annual Awards

Congratulations to our 2026 Award Winners!

Please join us on Thursday, October 1, 2026 for a night to honor the 2026 Annual Award winners of the Illinois Section ASCE. The event will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – Magnificent Mile (300 E Ohio St Chicago, IL 60611). Besides the Award winners, we will be honoring the Life Members of 2027.

 

Enjoy a night of mingling, celebrating, and being a part of the civil engineering community!

Here are the 2026 ASCE IL Section Award Recipients:

2026 Young Civil
Engineer of the Year Award –

Ryan Cummings

2026 Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

James Mayer, P.E.

2026 Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

Jose Rios, P.E.

2026 Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award –

Eduardo Jimenez Jr.

2026 Citizen Engineer of the Year Award –

Michael Bempah, P.E.

2026 Construction Engineering Person of the Year Award –

Jonathan M. Schumacher, P.E.

2026 Sustainability in Civil Engineering Achievement Award –

Large Diameter Combined Sewer Rehabilitation

by Village of Lombard

2026 Outstanding Achievement Award, under $10 Million –

Green Bay Road

by City of Evanston

2026 Outstanding Achievement Award, $10-25 Million –

IL-59 Pedestrian Bridge

by Village of Streamwood

2026 Outstanding Achievement Award, $25-100 Million –

N. Milwaukee Ave., Logan to Belmont – Phases I & II 

by Chicago Department of Transportation (Highway Section)

2026 Outstanding Achievement Award, over $100 Million –

CDA South Conveyance Storm Sewer

by Chicago Department of Aviation