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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2025 Fellow Nomination Form
2025 Fellow Members
Kevin Crump, PE, LEED AP
Kevin J. Crump has been practicing civil engineering for 25 years, and serves as the Chief Civil Engineer at Haskell Architects & Engineers, P.A. He has been a member of the Florida Engineering Society for 19 years. He holds numerous registrations across the United States, including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and 19 other states. He has endeavored in design-build projects in Connecticut, Oregon, California, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Colombia, South America.
Charles W. Davis, Jr, PhD, CSSGB
Dr. Charles W. Davis, Jr. is Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching various courses to first- and second-year aerospace/mechanical engineering students. Dr. Davis has also taught various courses in pre-engineering, mathematics courses, mathematics for engineering technology, quality assurance and test methods, engineering management, communications, and ethics and probability and statistics for engineering at Valencia College since 2003.
Matthew McLeer, PE
A Senior Subject Matter Expert at The Haskell Company, Matthew McLeer brings more than 25 years of experience to the construction and engineering industry. He has provided geotechnical oversight on a wide range of projects across the United States and internationally, including projects in Malaysia, the Philippines, Mexico and the Ivory Coast. He earned his bachelor’s in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been an active member of the FES for 20 years, including serving as Past President and State Director of the Daytona Beach Chapter.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2025 Engineer of the Year Nomination Form
2025 Engineer of the Year
Mandee E. Brandt, PE
With 25 years of transportation industry experience, Mandee specializes in roadway and drainage design. She has delivered projects for a wide range of clients, including the Florida Department of Transportation, South Carolina Department of Transportation, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and multiple county governments across Florida. She is a 2002 graduate from the University of Central Florida with a degree in environmental engineering.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2025 Young Engineer of the Year Nomination Form
2025 Young Engineer of the Year
Vincent Locigno, PE
Vincent Locigno, PE is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a degree in civil engineering. He is a project manager at Chen Moore and Associates specializing in the design, permitting and construction engineering inspection of largescale utility infrastructure projects, including water, wastewater and stormwater drainage systems.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2025 Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Nomination Form
2025 Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Award
Wendy Conforme, PE
Wendy Conforme is the CEO of the Port Miami Tunnel, and the first woman to lead a North American asset for Meridiam Infrastructure. She is a highly experienced professional in transportation infrastructure, including designing, building and managing major tunnel, bridge and highway projects, and specializing in alternative delivery contracting methods, including Public Private Partnerships (P3), Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain, and Design-Build contracts.
Lisa K. Spainhour, PhD, PE
Lisa Spainhour is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. With more than 30 years of teaching, Dr. Spainhour has served as the principal investigator on over $20 million in federal- and state-funded research projects. Her primary research area involves the development and support of traffic records software. She was a founding member of the FAMU-FSU Center for Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response in 2019 and has served as its Executive Director since then.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2025 Outstanding Technical Achievement Nomination Form
2025 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, PhD., PE
South Florida Water Management District Director of Flood Control and Water Supply Planning Carolina Maran, Ph.D., PE, has been leading one of the nation’s most robust resilience efforts and advancing the implementation of the District’s critical flood infrastructure projects which are essential to South Florida’s economy, environment and quality of life. Under her leadership, the District has advanced comprehensive resilience planning and infrastructure adaptation to protecting South Florida’s communities from flooding, ensuring long-term water supply, and safeguarding critical environmental resources.
Anand “Sunny” Narayanan, PhD
Dr. Anand “Sunny” Narayanan is a Research Faculty at Florida State University. He holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Medical and Space Physiology and a B.S. degree from West Virginia University in Mechanical Engineering and Biology. As a research faculty member, he continues to support NASA’s space program, leading and supporting multiple biomedical studies that investigate the physiological effects of deep space radiation, Lunar, and Martian gravity, all relevant to our human space exploration program.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2024 FECON Individual Excellence Award
Omar Rodriguez, PE, CGC, Assoc. DBIA
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).
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2022 FPEG Professional Development Award
City of Clearwater
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).
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
2024 FPEG Government Engineer of the Year AwardÂ
Kevin Thibault, 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).
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
Please contact Kamryn Hacker for additional information or questions.
2025 FPEI Engineer of the Year Award
Javier Manso
Javier is a South Florida leader in the design and management of transportation facilities. He has served as the Engineer of Record (EOR) or Roadway Lead for numerous major South Florida projects, including the Turnpike Mainline Widening in Palm Beach County, implementation of the Express Lanes network with the I-75 Express in Broward County, I-95 Express Phase 3 in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Palmetto Express Lanes in Miami-Dade County, and the SW 10th St. Connector Lanes in Broward County. A major technical achievement in his career is being part of the I-395 Signature Bridge project as the Roadway Task Lead and EOR. He’s a Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class of 2021 graduate, is involved with the ASCE Miami-Dade Branch Bridge Competition for middle- and high-school students, participates in the Florida International University (FIU) Career Fairs, and is heavily involved with the FES Miami Chapter MATHCOUNTS® competition.
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.
The award application deadline for 2025 has passed.
Please contact Kamryn Hacker for additional information or questions.
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.
*EXTENDED DEADLINE: The award nomination form is due to FES Headquarters by June 11, 2025.
Please contact Kamryn Hacker for additional information or questions.
2025 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.
2025 Student Service Award
Brianna Mahon
University of Miami
Brianna Mahon is a rising senior at the University of Miami, studying Civil Engineering and a minor in Spanish. She has also been accepted into the college’s 4+1 BS/MS program, where she will complete both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. During her time at UM, Brianna has been involved with various organizations, including the NAACP, the Engineering Student Ambassadors, Habitat for Humanity, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Most importantly, she has held various executive board positions for the American Society of Civil Engineers, including Treasurer (2023-2024), President (2024-2025), and Public Relations Chair (Present).
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.
2025 Outstanding Service to a Student Chapter Award
Yasmine Al Moghrabi
Florida International University
Yasmine Al Moghrabi is a Ph.D. candidate in Transportation Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), a global youth road safety leader, and an advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She is committed to creating a meaningful and lasting impact by empowering students and young people and by advancing safer, more equitable, and sustainable transport systems through research, advocacy, and social media. Yasmine also serves on the executive board of the FIU student chapters of FES, ITE, and WTS. Her impactful contributions have earned both local and global recognition, including being named one of the Remarkable Voices in Transport 2023 globally, recipient of the ASCE Florida Section Graduate Student of the Year 2023, the ASCE Miami Dade Branch Graduate Student of the Year 2023, the ASCE Outstanding Young Member in Community Activities Award 2024, and winner of the Global Road Safety Film Festival 2025 in the SDG 5 category.
2024 Outstanding Contribution to a Student Chapter Award
Sarah Paschke, University of Miami
Sarah Paschke is a Civil Engineering major in the class of 2025 at the University of Miami. She
served as the External Vice President of UM ASCE-FES and the Project Manager for the 2024
Concrete Canoe Competition. She led her team to their first appearance at the SE Symposium
since 2019. She is immensely grateful for this award and is excited to see the future of UM ASCE-FES!
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.
2025 Engineering Faculty Member of the Year
Charles W. Davis, Jr., Ph.D., CSSGB
Dr. Charles W. Davis, Jr. is Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching various courses to first- and second-year aerospace/mechanical engineering students. Dr. Davis has also taught various courses in pre-engineering, mathematics courses, mathematics for engineering technology, quality assurance and test methods, engineering management, communications, and ethics and probability and statistics for engineering at Valencia College since 2003. He has 27 years of experience in the public and private sector consisting of project management, leadership and quality assurance. He earned his bachelor’s in design engineering, and master’s in industrial engineering with a concentration in engineering management, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida.
2025 Most Active Student Chapter Award Alpha/Beta & Delta
Alpha/Beta Chapter: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Honorable Mention: Florida International University
Delta Chapter: Valencia College
Honorable Mention: Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
2024 Most Improved Student Chapter Award
2024 Most Improved Student Chapter: University of Central Florida
2024 Honorable Mention: Florida International University