FES offers the opportunity for professional recognition through its various awards programs. Selection is made by the FES Awards Committee, and recipients are recognized at the Annual Conference each summer and through the Society’s publications.
To complete and submit entry forms for annual awards, please read the Award Criteria and Procedures for each award and review the nomination forms carefully before beginning entries.
FES Annual Award Recipients
- Fellow Memberships
- Engineer of the Year Award
- Young Engineer of the Year Award
- Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession
- Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
- FECON Individual Excellence Award
- FPEG Professional Development Award
- FPEG Engineer of the Year Award
- FPEI Engineer of the Year Award
- FPEI New Product Award
- Award for Chapter Excellence (ACE)
Fellow Memberships
Fellow memberships are awarded to Professional Engineer members of FES in recognition of their high character and distinguished achievements. It is given to those members who best exemplify the ideal image of the Professional Engineer. It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, and professional and public service activities.
Nomination Deadline: Nominations for 2026 have closed.
2026 Fellow Nomination Form
2026 Fellow Members
Ryan Blaida, PE
Eric M. Jimenez, PE, PMP, CCM
David Keough, PE
Engineer of the Year Award
The Engineer of the Year Award is given to the one member of FES each year that best exemplifies the ideal image of the Professional Engineer. The award may be given in recognition of an individual who has established a record of consistent quality over a long period of time or to an individual who has established an outstanding record over a short period of time. It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, and professional and public service activities.
Nomination Deadline: Nominations for 2026 have closed.
2026 Engineer of the Year Nomination Form
2026 Engineer of the Year
Charles W. Davis, Jr, PhD, FES Fellow, CSSGB
Young Engineer of the Year Award
The Young Engineer of the Year Award is an opportunity to distinguish an up-and-coming leader from your chapter. The award honors the FES member who is 34 years of age or younger on January 1 of the year in which the award is presented, who best exemplifies the ideal image of the young engineer. Nominees shall be a registered Professional Engineer or Engineer Intern and be an FES member in good standing. It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, professional, and public service activities. The award is given to one member of FES each year.
Nomination Deadline: Nominations for 2026 have closed.
2026 Young Engineer of the Year Nomination Form
2026 Young Engineer of the Year
Charmaine Emanuels, PE
Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Award
The Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Award is given each year to an individual who has, by virtue of his/her service, had a significant positive impact on the engineering profession. The award may be given in recognition of an individual who has established a consistent record of service over a long period of time or to an individual whose contribution is short-lived but exceptional. It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, professional, and public service activities.
Nomination Deadline: Nominations for 2026 have closed.
2026 Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Nomination Form
2026 Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Award
Michael S. Wilson, PE
Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
The Outstanding Technical Achievement Award may be given each year to an individual who, as project engineer or project manager, has achieved particular distinction in his/her own technical field and mode of practice, which may be government, education, industry, construction or private practice. The technical achievement shall be one that enhances the engineering profession and contributes to the good of the public. The award may be given in recognition of a singular achievement or a series of achievements which are recognized within the profession as being unique, innovative and/or outstanding. The candidate shall have a record of active participation in professional and technical society activities and shall have a record of professional development through continuing education.
Nomination Deadline: Nominations for 2026 have closed.
2026 Outstanding Technical Achievement Nomination Form
2026 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
Derwood C. Sheppard, Jr, PE
FECON Individual Excellence Award
The Florida Engineers in Construction Individual Excellence Award (IEA) is presented to the nominated professional who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement, improvement, and accelerated awareness of how engineers shall protect, defend and maintain the safety and welfare of the public.
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
2026 FECON Individual Excellence Award
Roland A. Rodriguez, PE
FPEG Professional Development Award
The Professional Development Award recognizes employers of engineering personnel that have made outstanding contributions to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession through employment policies and practices. These Professional Development Awards are presented to the nominated employer of engineering personnel who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession through its employment policies and practices in accord with established professional practices as outlined in Guidelines to Professional Employment for Engineers and Scientists. Factors considered include indoctrination, conditions of employment, recruiting practices, utilization of personnel, encouragement of registration, compensation, professional development, and internal communications.
This award is presented to employers in government (FPEG).
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
FPEG Engineer of the Year Award
Engineer of the Year awards recognize the nominated engineer who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of engineers in government (FPEG).
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
2026 FPEG Engineer of the Year AwardÂ
Tim Lattner, PE
FPEI Engineer of the Year Award
Engineer of the Year awards recognize the nominated engineer who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of engineers in industry (FPEI).
Application Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
2026 FPEI Engineer of the Year Award
Chaki Gondi, PE
FPEI New Product Award
New and improved products stimulate the life and growth of Florida. These benefits result from research and development to which engineers make a unique contribution. This competition recognizes the results of those efforts and the foresight of the companies whose support brings new products to the marketplace. The purpose of the FPEI New Product Award is to recognize the full spectrum of benefits that come from the research and engineering of new products in our state.
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
 2026 New Product Award
Welsey Foster, PE, SI, MBA
Award for Chapter Excellence (ACE) Award
The ACE Award competition emphasizes individual chapter activities. The ACE Award is presented to the winning chapters at the FES/ACEC-FL Annual Conference in August. The emphasis on individual activities should allow for even competition between all chapters — small, medium, or large.
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
2026 Award for Chapter Excellence Application
Student Chapter Award Recipients
Student Service Award
The Student Service Award is given to an officer or committee chairman of an FES Student Chapter who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the promotion of the engineer image by their professionalism and ethics, technical societies, campus politics or activities, engineering college projects, or community service.
2026 Student Service Award
Trevor Gross
University of Florida
Outstanding Service to a Student Chapter Award
The Outstanding Service to a Student Chapter Award is given to a member of FES who is not a faculty member who consistently works to instill the ideals of professional engineering in the students, shows support and offers guidance to engineering students, and encourages participation in a worthwhile student activities and societies.
2026 Outstanding Service to a Student Chapter Award
Odilo Mdimi
Florida International University
2026 Outstanding Contribution to a Student Chapter Award
Tanchanok Sirikanchittavon
Florida International University
Engineering Faculty Member of the Year
The Engineering Faculty Member of the Year is awarded to a member of the engineering faculty at a school with a current FES student chapter who consistently works to promote the ideals of professional engineering within the educational system, shows a superior ability to communicate the fundamentals of engineering to engineering students on a consistent basis, supports and guides engineering students, and encourages participation in worthwhile student activities and societies.
2026 Engineering Faculty Member of the Year
Michael Ferrante
University of Central Florida
2026 Most Active Student Chapter Award Alpha/Beta & Delta
Alpha/Beta Chapter: University of Florida
Honorable Mention: Florida International University
Delta Chapter: Valencia College