ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (AACE) Info for Membership Ballot Candidates for 2018 Induction
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Keith M. Britton 1997 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1999 UA Fayetteville / MSCE
President/Owner, Iconic Consulting Group, Inc: Keith Britton has over 20 years of experience in the engineering industry. Keith worked for large firms such as Jacobs before starting his own firm in 2009 in Dallas, Texas. He opened an office in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2015. His firm performs civil site design, transportation design, and construction inspection. His current clients include the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the City of Little Rock, Clinton National Airport, the Little Rock Port, DFW Airport, and the City of Frisco, TX. The firms most notable projects include being on teams for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Irving-3 line into the DFW Airport; the construction inspection of Highway 112 (Springdale Northern Bypass), the construction inspection of Taxiway A/B reconstruction at the Clinton National Airport; and the Maintenance Management Consultant for the North Texas Tollway Authority. Keith is very involved in his community. He currently serves as a Program Manager for the local chapter of Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA), a program for both high school and middle school students. He has been on the Board of Directors for the Mind Bender Academy for eight years. He serves on the Board and is the Membership Committee Chair for the University of Arkansas Black Alumni Society. He is the recipient of the 2011 Presidents Award Frisco Chamber of Commerce; the 2015 Texas Legislative Black Caucus Outstanding Texan Award; and the University of Arkansas 2016 Early Career Award. Keith is the Past President of the Dallas Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials and has been involved with this organization for thirteen years. He is also the chairman of the public relations committee for the Dallas Consulting Engineering Companies (CEC). Keith has two daughters, Knailah and Meghan. P.E. in AR & TX
Nominated by Jerry D. Holder, Jr., Earl Mott, Jr., & Kip Guthrie ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Stephen M. Lawrence 1988 La Tech University / BSCE
District Nine Engineer, AR Department. of Transportation: Steve grew up in Central Arkansas, where he graduated high school from Little Rock Mills in 1982. He then attended UALR for a time while he took as many of the early engineering courses as would transfer. Steve then transferred to Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA, where he received his BS in Civil Engineering in 1987. He was inducted into the Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society while attending LA Tech. Immediately after graduation from LA Tech in 1987, Steve began full-time work for ARDOT (AHTD at the time) in Bridge Division at the Central Offices in Little Rock. After working in Bridge Division for two years, he transferred to "the field" to work in the Resident Engineer's Office in Harrison, AR. Steve obtained his PE in 1992 and is registered in AR. He worked his way up through the various field ranks to become Resident Engineer in Harrison in 2002. Steve was promoted to the position of District Construction Engineer in the District Nine Office in Harrison in 2004 and later transferred to the position of District Maintenance Engineer in the same office in 2007. He was promoted to his current position of District Nine Engineer at Harrison in 2010. In 2015, Steve was appointed to serve as an Active Employee Member of the Department's Retirement Board and was elected by his fellow employees in 2016 to continue serving in that capacity. Even though Steve spent some time 'south of the border' in Louisiana, he is, and has been, a lifelong Razorback. He is an active member of First Baptist Church of Valley Springs. He also serves on the Valley Springs Foundation, a fundraising organization founded to promote the School and the City of Valley Springs, AR. Steve and Kelli, his wife of over 28 years, live in Valley Springs, just east of Harrison. They are the parents of two daughters, Hayley and Lindsey. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Harold Beaver & Dan Flowers **************************************************************************** Use the Separate Ballot sheet to vote Return Ballot to Wayne Jones as noted in cover letter. Page 1 of 11 ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (AACE) Info for Membership Ballot Candidates for 2018 Induction
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Mitchell T. “Mitch” Eggburn 1986 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Resident Engineer at LRAFB, US Army Corps of Engrs.: Mitchell T. “Mitch” Eggburn has over 30 years of experience with the Corps where he has worked in the areas of River Engineering, Hydraulic Structure Design, and Construction Contract Administration. He is a Supervisory Civil Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District and currently serves as Resident Engineer at the Little Rock Air Force Base Resident Office where he oversees military and civil works construction throughout the Little Rock District. In addition to his Resident Engineer duties, his current duties also include serving as Administrative Contracting Officer on a wide range of construction contracts in the Little Rock District. Mitch’s responsibilities include ensuring that quality projects are constructed safely and within budget and schedule. He has designed numerous bank stabilization and channel control projects on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System and other rivers in the Little Rock District. He was the primary hydraulic designer of the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, performing hydraulic and hydrologic analyses and preliminary designs for various hydraulic features of the structure during the planning stage and then performing the final designs of the lock filling and emptying system, the navigation pass spillway and stilling basin, the overflow spillway and stilling basin, cofferdam flooding structure, and channel control and bank stabilization structures. He also served as Quality Assurance Chief and Resident Engineer during construction of Montgomery Point Lock and Dam from 1997 to 2004. He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers. Mitch is a lifelong resident of Arkansas. He was born in Stuttgart and currently lives in Sheridan with his wife, Marsha. They have three children, Eric, Joseph, a senior at UALR; and Anna, a junior at Sheridan High School. He is a past 4-time president of the Sheridan Youth Baseball League and is a supporter of the Sheridan Public Schools band program. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Jerry D. Holder, Jr. ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Patrick T. Schueck 1997 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
President, Lexicon Holding Company: Patrick Schueck currently serves as President of Lexicon Holding Company. Lexicon is a fu ll service construction company working up to 4,000,000 man hours yearly . Patrick has served many roles with in Lexicon and has been responsible for many of Lexicon 's biggest steel fabrication contracts such as the expans ion of th e McCormic k Center in Chicago, IL, Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Arlington , TX. ThyssenKrupp Galvanizing Line s and Melt Chop in Calvert. AL., NASA Stennis A3 Test Stand in Stennis, MS and var io us large projects for the Nucor Corporation . Patrick was promoted to President in 2016 an d now working in all areas of Lexicon, Inc. Arkansas. Patrick servers on Children's Hospital Statewide Board of Directors Little Rock Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors, US Bank Regional Board of Di rectors’ Member, Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, Fifty for the Future, American Contractors Insurance Group Execut ive Council, National Steel Bridge Alliance Executive Committee, Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Exec ut ive Committee, University of Arkansas College of Engineering Adv iso ry Counsel, Patrick gives his t ime freely to many non profit organizations including Boys & Girls Club , Arkansas Childr en's Statewide Board along with various other fund raisin g events . He has also served in the past as a Chairman for the Red Cross Chapter of Greater Arkansas as well as currently serving on the US Bank Board and a member of the Litt le Rock Chamber of Commerce. Patrick has three children son Mason 13 & twin girls Ava & Hayden 10 . P.E. in AR
Nominated by Gus Vratsinas ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Stephen C. Horton 1982 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1984 UA Fayetteville / MSCE
Retired, Kellogg/Brown&Root: Mr. Horton began his career with International Paper at Pine Bluff, AR in the Plant Engineering Department. While at Pine Bluff, he continued working on his MSCE and when he completed it in1984, he was transferred to International Paper’s Corporate Engineering Group in Mobile, AL, where he worked on several multi-million dollar pulp and paper projects over the United States. Mr. Horton left International Paper in 1998 and went to work for BE&K Engineering and Construction in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Horton first project with BE&K was a $500 million project with Boise Cascade. He was responsible for the structural design of several major mill areas. BE&K asked him and several others individuals to open an office in Wilmington, DE doing work for DuPont. He became manager of the Civil/Structural and Architectural Department. He grew his department from a small group of 10 people to a department of over 50 engineers, architects, and designers. While he Delaware, he was able to complete his MBA from Samford University. In 1999, BE&K asked him to transfer to their Raleigh, NC office as its Chief Engineer. Under his leadership, the office grew from a 90 person office with revenues just under $10 million to a 175 person office with revenues exceeding $25 million. The office clients include DuPont, International Paper, Carbo Ceramics, Cal Portland Cement, Keystone Cement, and many others. Project sizes ranged from $5 million to $200 million. Kellogg/Brown&Root bought BE&K in 2008. Mr. Horton retired from KBR in 2014 and moved back to Maumelle, AR. He is currently the Chief Sergeant at Arms for the Arkansas House of Representatives. He has recently been appointed to serve on the Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Workforce Education Excellence. He is a past member of ASCE, ACI, and AISC; Team member of Construction Industry Institute Research Team 192; and Engineering Productivity Measurement System. Mr. Horton has been involved with the following charities; Red Cross, United Way, Susan Komen Cancer Run, Habitat for Humanity, Christmas in April, Wreaths Across America, Toys for Tots, and the Food Bank. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Ken Hershey ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Lorie H. Tudor 1997 University of Memphis / BSCE
Deputy Dir. & Chief Operating Officer, AR Dept. of Trans.: Lorie Tudor has over 33 years of service with Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) most of that time has been in the Planning Branch. Ms. Tudor began her career with the Department in 1981 as a Clerk Typist working in several areas, including the Fiscal Services Division and the former Programs and Contracts Division; she resigned in 1995 to return to school to study Civil Engineering. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. Ms. Tudor returned to the Department in 1998 as a Civil Engineer I in the former Planning and Research Division. She held various titles in planning, research, and program management, including Assistant Division Head and Division Head of Programs and Contracts before becoming Assistant Chief Engineer for Planning in 2011. She currently serves as the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer for ARDOT. This position is accountable for overseeing all operational activities of the Department. She has held this position since November 2014. Tudor is an active member of the AASHTO and is currently serving as Vice-Chairman of the AASHTO Committee on Funding and Finance and a member of the AASHTO Transportation Policy Forum. She has been married to Jeff Tudor for 25 years and they have two children and one granddaughter. For over 15 years, she served as a Sunday School teacher for 4 th , 5 th , and 6 th grade girls and worked in the Awana children’s program at Holland Chapel Baptist Church. She is currently a volunteer for the Saline County Library. In her free time, she enjoys cooking for her family, reading and traveling. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Robert Walters & Scott Bennett ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Frank O. McIllwain 1997 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Vice President/Board of Directors, Garver, LLC: Frank spent the first eight years of his engineering career at Garver’s headquarters in Little Rock where he worked on aviation planning, design and construction projects. His project experience during that time included more than 50 aviation projects highlighted by an overlay of Runway 18-36 at Little Rock Clinton National Airport, extension of Runway 4R at Little Rock Clinton National Airport and runway safety area improvements at Boone County Regional Airport. In 2004, Frank moved to Garver’s Fayetteville office to lead regional Aviation and Transportation teams. His transportation project management experience in Northwest Arkansas was highlighted by numerous projects in Springdale, Johnson, Fayetteville, Rogers and Bentonville. Frank’s aviation project management experience in Northwest Arkansas included numerous projects at Northwest Arkansas Regional, Fayetteville Drake Field, Springdale Municipal, and Siloam Springs Municipal airports. In 2009, Frank moved to Garver’s Frisco, Texas office to lead Garver’s Texas Aviation practice. Over the past eight years Frank has led expansion of Garver’s Texas aviation portfolio from six to forty-three airports, including multi-million dollar contracts at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas Love Field, and Austin Bergstrom International airports. In addition to being the engineer of record for several award-winning projects, Airport Business magazine designated Frank as one of the Top 40 under 40 aviation professionals in the US. Frank was an active member of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs and Springdale Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure committees and is a graduate of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class X. Frank’s community involvement has included Frisco Citizen Bond Committee, Chair, Citizens Supporting Frisco’s Future, Chair, Frisco Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Chair, Frisco Young Entrepreneur Academy, Mentor, Frontiers of Flight Museum Leadership Council, and American Council of Engineering Companies of Dallas Local Political Committee. Frank and his wife Nancy currently reside in Frisco, TX with their two daughters P.E. in AR & TX Nominated by Michael J. Griffin & Daniel Williams ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Mark E. Rickett 1991 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 2009 Harding University / MBA
Senior Project Manager, Halff Associates: Mark began his career as a staff engineer with the Roadway Division of AHTD upon graduation in Jan. 1992, where he gained valuable design experience in the areas of geometric design of highways, culvert design, storm drainage systems, and pavement design. In July of 1993 Mark joined Development Consultants, Inc. of Little Rock as a Staff Design Engineer and over his 6 years he was promoted to Sr. Engineer and later to Associate Partner. Mark started his on engineering firm Rickett Consulting Engineers, Inc. in 1999 in Little Rock, AR where he was responsible for all facets of operating the business including but not limited to business development, operations, accounting, project management, design, and plan production. Mark took a year and half break from his firm to join the Little Rock office of Crafton Tull & Assoc. as Vice President, in 2004. He returned to his firm Rickett Consulting Engineers, Inc. in 2005. Mark closed his firm in March of 2017 and joined Halff Associates, Inc. as Senior Project Manager with primarily responsible for business development, preparation of fee proposals, scopes of services, contracts, overall project management, planning, design and design oversight, cost estimating, plan production, preparation of bid and construction documents, and construction administration. Mark has 25 years of experience in the land Development, Roadway Design projects, Land Planning and Stormwater Management. These projects were completed for both the private and public sectors primarily in Arkansas and across southeast region of the country. Mr. Rickett is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mark has lived in central Arkansas for 45 years and is an active member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. Mark has been married for 28 years and has two sons. P.E. in AR, (Inactive in KS, OK, MO, LA, MS, TN, AL, & CO)
Nominated by Robert Walters ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Aaron K. Robinson 1996 Ark. State ‘University / BSCE 1997 UA Fayetteville / MSCE
Project Engineer, Bond Consulting Engineers: Aaron joined URS/Radian International LLC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in June of 1998 where he worked exclusively for the Department of Defense as their Fort Polk, LA Water and Wastewater Engineer. While there, he operated and rehabilitated two water plants, a 3.0 MGD WWTP, and a 1.8 MGD WWTP. He gained valuable experience as the Project Engineer in charge of designing, on-site inspection, and operator training of rehabilitating sludge digesters, sludge drying beds, and overland flow system and also implemented a plan for sewer line and manhole inspections and replacement. He was the Project Engineer for the design and construction of two green sand filters. He gained valuable experience in daily water and wastewater operations, pretreatment, and environmental assessments. He developed and implemented a storm water pollution prevention plan for the entire army base which was to comply with EPA's Phase II regulations . Aaron joined Bond Consulting Engineers in January 2002 and has worked on numerous projects such as: residential and commercial subdivisions, planning, water system improvements, modeling, storm drainage/retention basin studies and design, wastewater system improvements, street/roadway design, athletic facilities planning and design; topographic and land surveys. He has gained valuable experience while managing these several projects from the different phases such as; conceptual, funding, design, and construction. He has performed detailed calculations and design, AutoCAD drafting, specification preparation, assistance in bidding procedures, construction layout, construction inspection, and attended city meetings for project approval. P.E. in AR & LA; PLS in AR
Nominated by Tommy Bond ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Paul E. Gunn 1976 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1977 UA Fayetteville / MSCE
President/Owner, Gunn & Associates: Paul began his career at Cline-Frazier, Inc. in Forrest City and Helena, AR as a Design Engineer where he worked on numerous projects which included water, sewer, street and drainage improvements for Forrest City, Helena, Elaine, Moro, Aubrey, Widener and Marianna, Arkansas. As project Engineer, he was responsible for the design, plans specifications, contract documents, construction inspection and “Record Drawings”. In 1982, he began his own firm, Gunn and Associates in Forrest City, Arkansas where he provides civil engineering, and land surveying services to his clients on projects including: Residential Subdivisions; Forrest City Airport Improvements & Master Plan Development, Layout for the Forrest City Bureau of Prisons, Design of Forrest City Recreation & Ball Field Complex, and Design of New Marianna Airport; including runway, taxi ways, lighting, approach systems. He is the Engineer for the East Arkansas Drainage District. Mr. Gunn develops complete sets of plans, specifications, contract documents, cost estimates, advertisements, bid openings, and provided on-site construction inspection to comply with the requirements of the of the Owner and the Funding Agency. Mr. Gunn also works closely with numerous Attorneys, Abstract and Title Companies, Banks and Clients to provide surveying service as required for Mortgages, closings, Estate planning, and “ALTA” surveys. Paul is involved with ASCE, ASPE, NSPE, ASPS, Forrest City Chamber of Commerce, and Arkansas Alumni Association. He works closely with all local organizations. He supports the Forrest City High School Athletic Programs, the Forrest City Food Pantry, the Forrest City Public Library, and others both monetarily and with volunteer work as requested. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Bert Parker & Steve Sharp ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Murry Cline 1988 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Vice President/General Manager, APAC Central: Murry began his career with AR Department of Transportation (formerly AHTD) in Wynne, AR as an Assistant Resident Engineer where he was responsible for the supervision of Arkansas highway construction projects assigned to the construction office in Wynne, AR. Worked to insure that all project were built to standard specifications and insured payment to the responsible contractor, and performed surveying for proper grade control and layout. Murry became the Vice President/Area Manager, APAC Tennessee, Inc. Memphis, TN, in 1995, responsible for the operations of all lines of business including 3 asphalt plants and one aggregate yard within the area market; and responsible for the growth of the Quality Control Program to achieve the AASHTO accreditation in 2001. Murry became the Division President of Hubbard Construction, Orlando, FL, in 2006, responsible for the overall management, growth, and profitability within the Tampa, FL market where he led the Design Build opportunities for the Tampa Bay Market; and reviewed bidding opportunities with the estimating team and monitored all construction activities to insure a timely completion within budget. Murry became the General Manager of Marshall County Stone, Lewisburg, TN, in 2008, a startup and operation of a greenfield limestone quarry. He was responsible for the Plan, design, implementation of the long range mining plan; and challenged with the growth and profitability of a new limestone quarry while maintaining a low cost and safe operation. Murry became the Vice President Construction/General Manager at APAC Central, Fayetteville, AR. in July 2012; responsible for the construction operations within the APAC Central market area including the NW Arkansas & Oklahoma operations. Murry is Board member of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, currently serving as Treasurer; a Board member of the Ark. Asphalt Pavement Assoc.; Advisory Board Member of the NWACC Const. Engr. Program. Murry and his wife Tami have two children, Lena Cline Pierce a School Teacher Blytheville School District, and Mason Cline a student at Arkansas Tech University and a member ATU basketball team. Murry’s hobbies include spending time with family, and he enjoys golf. P.E. in AR Nominated by David Foster ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Kipp Hearne 1995 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1996 UA Fayetteville / MSCE
President/General Manager, Quicksand, Inc.: Kipp began his career with CH2M Hill, San Antonio, TX, as an Engineer I responsible for completing environmental site assessments of over 100 facilities on Kelly Ai r Force Base and he produced technical reports issued to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for regulatory review. Kipp, in Feb. 1998, joined Cooper Land Development, Inc. as Central Manager, Engineering/Construction and in March 2001 he became Director of Engineering & Construction responsible for managing all engineering and construction activities for residential developments in Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Missouri. Kipp and Tom Heneley started H2 Engineering, Inc. in Fayetteville, AR serving as Vice-President, 2005-2008 and President 2009-2011. H2 Engineering, lnc, was a full service civil engineering and survey consulting company whose initial focus was residential and commercial developments throughout Northwest Arkansas.. Kipp, in 2011 joined USA Tank, Inc. as General Manager Engineering, Procurement & Construction of USA Tank’s new Design-Build division with projects including Fracking Sand, Transloading Facilities in (Texas, Colorado, North Dakota, Canada), Baroid Facilities (International), Bulk Cement (Colorado & North Dakota), and Fracking Sand Processing Facilities (Wisconsin). Kipp, in 2014, started Quicksand, Inc., in Fayetteville, AR. Quicksand, Inc. is an Engineering Design & Construction company offering a variety of Design/Build services to the Upstream and Midstream sectors of the Oil & Gas Industry. Quicksand has provided Engineering, Design, Construction Management, and Design/Build, General Contracting services to projects located throughout Texas, Colorado, North Dakota, and Alberta, Canada. Kipp is married to his wife Lisa and they have two children, Grant 16 and Eliza 7. They are active in Central Methodist Church in Fayetteville. P.E. in AR, Contractor’s License in CA, AZ, NM, & UT
Nominated by John Knowles ****************************************************************************
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President/Owner, Mark E. Ramm, PE : Mark began his career with Robert E. McKee General Contractor in Dallas. TX, as an Estimator. Mark joined Brockette/Davis/Drake in Dallas, TX, in January 1984 as a Structural Design Engineer. Mark joined Gate Precast Company in November 2007 as a Structural Engineer. Mark joined Arkansas Precast Corporation (APC) in June 1989 in Jacksonville, Arkansas where he Owned and Operated APC as one of three equal partner from 1997 to 2007. Gate Precast Company of Florida purchased APC in November 2007. Mark served at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Fall Semesters 2009- 2011 as an Adjunct Instructor for College Algebra and Strength of Materials. Mark joined B&F Engineering in January 2009 in Hot Springs, AR, as a Structural Engineer. Mark joined Hawkins-Weir Engineers, Inc. in August 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas as a Structural Engineer. Mark currently works at home as a Structural Engineer on Arkansas projects. Mark is married to his wife Katherine, since 1987 and lived in Little Rock. They have two children, a daughter 29, and a son 25. Mark and Katherine attend the Pulaski Heights Methodist Church. They enjoy fishing and canoeing and make some of their own wine and beer. We enjoy preparing our meals and drinking our wine together most evenings. He plays golf once a week and their seven rental units keep him occupied and frustrated in what time is left over. P.E. in AR & TX (Inactive)
Nominated by Kent Shreeve & Paneer Selvam
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Todd V. Robbins 1983 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1987 UA Fayetteville / MSCE President/Owner, Robbins Engineering Consultants: Todd began his career as a Design Engineer at McClelland Consulting Engineers in Fayetteville in 1983. Todd’s responsibilities were for the structural design and coordination of design drawings for several projects including concrete tanks and offices associated with water and wastewater treatment plants. Todd began work as a Project Engineer with ICE of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1994, as a Structural Engineer. He provided structural design for numerous buildings ranging in size of up to $15 million. Structural Design included foundation design, lateral design of wind and seismic forces with a variety of building materials including timber, concrete, and steel. Todd became a Principal and Stockholder with ICE in 1998 and in 2002 he became the Chief Operation Officer with ICE, and his responsibilities included the direction of the project managers, and department heads as well as coordinating resource allocation with the company. Additional duties included continued client development, marketing, and design development of projects. In 2004, Todd started his own business, Robbins Engineering Consultants, in Little Rock, Arkansas which currently has 6 full time employees. He opened a NWA branch office in 2016. Todd responsibilities include all operations of the business including financial, marketing, and management operations. Todd Robbins has over 31 years of work experience in the field of structural engineering involving a wide range of projects. These projects include Mission Critical projects, Higher Education & K-12 Elementary buildings, Healthcare facilities, and Commercial Office buildings, and Industrial projects. Todd has professional memberships with Structural Engineers Association of Arkansas as well as American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, and American Institute of Steel Construction. He and his wife, Lori, have been married for 28 years and they have two sons and one beautiful granddaughter. Todd enjoys spending time outdoors with his family at their family farm in Caddo Gap, Arkansas. P.E. in AR & 25 other States
Nominated by Kent Shreeve & Mike Callahan ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Joe D. Magness 1955 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Retired, AHTD 1987 & FEMA 2013: Joe was employed from June 1955 through December 1987 at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for Twenty-seven years in the Materials Division of lab technician, materials inspector, Civil Engineer, Assistant Division Head and Division Head dealing with testing, inspection, sampling, supervisory and administrative duties for the entire Division. Joe was for five years the Assistant Construction Engineer in the Construction Division acting as a liaison between the Central Construction Office and District Engineers and Resident Engineers in the field offices. Joe was an active Member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Sub-committee on Materials for twenty-five years. Joe worked form the Federal Emergency Management Agency- Civil Engineering and Administrative duties in the Public Assistance Branch of FEMA from June 1990 through January 2013 dealing with reimbursement of public agencies (cities, counties, states and eligible private non- profit organizations) for damages resulting from disasters such as hurricanes, tornados floods, wildfires, ice storms, earthquakes and search and recovery efforts for Space Shuttle Columbia and crew. Joe and wife Bonnie have three children: Larry Magness Alexander, Arkansas; Gregory Magness Las Vegas, Nevada; and Melissa Hancock Longview, Texas; Five Grandchildren and five Great Grandchildren. Joe and Bonnie attend Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a member of Handyman Ministries, Member of Heritage Singers (Senior Adults), Member of Arkansas Alpha Tau Beta Pi Engineering Fraternity since 1955 and a Member of Razorback Foundation P.E. in AR
Nominated by Harold Beaver & Bob Crafton ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Amjad “AJ” El-Kairi 1988 Oregon St. University / BSCE 1997 UA Fayetteville / MSCE Senior Project Manager Bridges, Garver, LLC: AJ Khairi began his career at Garver in 1992 as a Design Engineer and has progressed to a Project Manager and Bridge Team Leader in the North Little Rock office. AJ’s main responsibility at Garver is managing and performing QA/QC for multiple bridge design projects in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Other responsibilities include evaluating the structural conditions of deteriorated bridges, structural design calculations, seismic design and modeling, detailing, bridge rehabilitation, scour analysis, underwater inspection, designing and detailing comprehensive traffic control plans to accommodate bridge construction and peer review of traffic signals and traffic studies. AJ has inspected and provided bridge repair plans, seismic retrofit plans, and traffic control plans for more than 400 bridges, performed on-site bridge evaluation for scour and structural conditions, bridge hydraulic modeling using WSPRO, scour analysis, design and detailing of scour countermeasures, and bridge foundation structural analysis and evaluation for approximately 80 bridges. AJ has been involved in a variety of professional organizations. He has been a member of the NSPE as a professional since 1992. He is also a member of the ASPE, Central Chapter where he served as President for the year 2002-2003 and the roles of vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Additionally, he has been a member of the ASCE since 1992. For approximately 15 years, AJ was involved in the Mathcounts Program sponsored by the ASPE AJ has also served as a volunteer to mentor high school students who are interested in engineering. He continues to mentor students during job-shadow visits to the Garver office. At work, AJ serves as a mentor to many new engineers who are fresh out of college. AJ has been married to his wife, Mona, for 25 years. They have two adult children a daughter, Summer and son, Ramsey. AJ and his wife volunteered with the organization Helping Hand, and he was active in his children’s school activities. AJ has coached a girls’ soccer team for more than eight years. P.E. in AR, TN, OK, TX, FL, AL & MS
Nominated by Nicci Tiner, John Ruddell & Lawren Wilcox ****************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Timothy R. Sorey 1989 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
President/Owner, Sand Creek Engr. & Land. Arch., Inc: Tim has been working in civil engineering for thirty-four years. He began his career hand drafting at C.E.I. in Bentonville in 1983, the Monday after his high school graduation and continued to work there for thirteen years. While at C.E.I., Tim finished his bachelor of science at the University of Arkansas and worked on commercial projects across the country, as well as, local projects here in Northwest Arkansas. 1997, Tim opened a branch office for Carlson Consulting, due to the graciousness of the company’s owner and friend, Dean Carlson helped to support Tim in his efforts of starting Sand Creek Engineering, in 1999, on April’s Fools Day, Tim and his business partner, Lee Myane, did exactly that, (and yes, the choice of the start date was intentional). Since Sand Creek’s inception, Tim’s goal has been to provide quality engineering services, primarily in the Northwest Arkansas area while maintaining a very family centered enjoyable work place for his employees. Small but important things such as the proper methodology of shooting rubber bands continue to be taught to all new employees. Sand Creek provides services for individuals, commercial development and municipalities in Northwest Arkansas. Tim has a passion to equip Northwest Arkansas for positive growth. Being a resident for thirty-eight years, he has seen a lot of change. His work through Sand Creek Engineering has provided opportunities for him to be a part of that positive growth. He also enjoys supporting area churches in their expansions, as well as, assisting families in home ownership through agencies such as Habitat for Humanity. Tim’s desire is to lead both his business and his family in a God centered, Christ like manner. His wife Jenny of twenty-six years and his two children, Carly and Mason are his pride and joy. Tim and Jenny are very active and involved with many ministries and their local church and Tim’s passion is studying and teaching the Bible, which he has been doing for approximately twenty years.
P.E. in AR, TN, KS, OK & MO Nominated by Charles Zimmerman & David Gilbert ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE William M. (Butch) Green 1985 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Senior Structural Engineer for Military Design, US Army Corps of Engineers : Upon graduation he went to work at Kawneer Company Inc. until 1989 at which time he worked at CEI Engineering Associates for close to a year and left to form Spectrum Engineering, Inc. in 1990. He led Spectrum Engineering, Inc. until Sept. 2008 providing Structural Engineering services. He went to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Tulsa, OK where he is the Senior Structural Engineer for Military Design. His duties include the design, review, and construction of vertical and horizontal projects in the US and multiple foreign countries. He is a Past member of the Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. “Butch” is Past Recipient of the President's Award from the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers; Past Chairman Arkansas Professional Engineers in Private Practice; Past member of NSPE Legislative and Government Affairs Committee; Past Chairman of ASPE Legislative and Government Affairs Committee; Past NSPE Delegate to Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES) and Past Southwest Regional Vice Chair Professional Engineers in Private Practice NSPE Practice Division. . He currently resides in Fayetteville with his wife Mary and they have one son and one daughter. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Mark C. Johnson & John Hollway *********************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE John S. Selig 1993 Ark. State University / BSCE
Principal, Civil Engineering Associates, Inc.: He is a Member/Principal of Civil Engineering Associates, LLC (CEA). CEA maintains offices in Conway and Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. CEA is a consulting engineering firm that specializes primarily in municipal water and wastewater projects. CEA also performs work in drainage, landfills, and parks and recreation projects. Examples of projects that John has performed include: a 3,000-gpm wastewater pump station for Paragould Light Water & Cable; a new activated sludge wastewater treatment facility for the City of Brookland, Arkansas; a complete water system replacement that included two (2) new water supply wells, a reverse-osmosis water treatment facility, rehabilitation of three (3) elevated water storage tanks, and replacement of the complete water distribution system. He has designed and had constructed park improvements for several small communities scattered across Northeast Arkansas and SE Missouri. He is a member of Arkansas Rural Water Association and a past member of the Engineering Advisory Committee for the Arkansas State University, College of Engineering. He is also very active in his local community. John is the past president of the Corning Little League, and now serves as the Board Secretary. He has a wife, a son and a daughter that keep him very busy. He coached his son in t-ball and baseball for seven (7) years, and his daughter in t-ball and softball for five (5) years. He is a two (2) time past president of the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He has worked as a volunteer at the Corning Annual Fourth of July Homecoming Picnic for many years. John serves as the president for The Pride Booster Club, which helps support the Corning High School athletic programs. He is a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, for which he serves as the treasurer on the church council. John is an avid hunter and spends quite a bit of time each year in the outdoors with his children during hunting seasons. P.E. in AR & MO
Nominated by Phil Selig & Paul Selig ****************************************************************************
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Lucien Gillham 1970 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Retired, Little Rock Air Force Base: He attended Arkansas Tech in Russellville for two years. While at Tech, he spent three summers working as a surveyor for Mr. Warndof, an engineering professor at Tech, who was both a civil engineer and a surveyor. He then transferred to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Upon his graduation at the U of A, Lucien was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Corps of Engineers. After doing some basic training in Virginia, he was assigned as a construction project coordinator in Frankfurt, Germany. After being released from active military duty in 1972, Lucien ended up joining the US Army Reserves, eventually retiring as Lt. Col. in 1996. Upon his release from the active Army, Lucien began working as a Civil Service Engineer at Little Rock Air Force Base. While there he was promoted to Chief of Contract Management in charge of all construction and service contracts. In 1985, Lucien transferred to Kadena Air Base Okinawa where he served as Chief of Contract Management until 1989, where he was involved in housing repairs and new housing construction on Okinawa for Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Army personnel. In January 1990, he returned to LRAFB as Chief of Construction Management and was promoted to Deputy Base Civil Engineer (the civilian deputy to the squadron commander). His time in that capacity involved considerable coordination between the military flight operations and the surrounding civilian authority. Lucien retired from that position. Lucien and Jan, his wife of 47 years, live in Sherwood, AR. They are the parents of one son and one daughter, both of which are attorneys, and are the proud grandparents of four. Lucien has served on the Sherwood Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment since 1994. He was also recently appointed by Gov. Hutchinson to serve a second term as a member of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. P.E. in AR ,
Nominated by Harold Beaver & Dan Flowers *********************************************************************************
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YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE Hollis R. Allen, Jr. 1997 UA Fayetteville / BSCE
Managing Director-Oklahoma, Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.: A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Mr. Allen is a licensed Professional Engineer holding licenses in multiple states and a Council Record from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). His 22 years of experience in the Civil Engineering field cover areas from design production to project management with some very small commercial projects up to multi-acre industrial campuses along with municipal and state infrastructure projects. Mr. Allen has volunteered on many local and state boards with varying positions including the Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) (2004-2009), Tulsa Engineering Foundation Trustee (2010-2013), Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Advisory Board (2012-Present), Oklahoma State Chapter of OSPE (2008-2015), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Oklahoma (2016-Present). Hollis has been a presenter at the Annual E-Week Breakfast since 2012 talking about Education, Registration, & Engineering. Hollis is a 2012 graduate of the ACEC Leadership for Engineers program and a 2016 graduate of the Leadership Broken Arrow program. He continues to serve on Chamber of Commerce committees when available. Mr. Allen has served as a Principal and Managing Director of Walter P Moore’s Tulsa office since 2010. The firm has recently expanded civil operations into the Oklahoma City area and he currently serves as Managing Director for the State. Hollis enjoys spending spare time with Lisa, his wife of 26 years. They have two daughters, Lexis, a civil engineer in the Oklahoma City area, and Jordan, a Physical Therapy student at Oklahoma City Community College. P.E. in AR & Multiply States
Nominated by James Gattis ****************************************************************************************
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
YEAR COLLEGE/DEGREE David L. McNutt 1968 UA Fayetteville / BSCE 1973 Memphis State Univ. / MSCE
Retired, U.S Army Corps of Engineers: David had a long and distinguished career with the Memphis District of the Corps of Engineers. David started with the Corps in 1968 after graduation and was assigned to the River Engineering Section where he designed and studied river training structures and methods to stabilize the Mississippi River for navigation and floor control. He served on the design team for the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Plant, which is still the largest storm water pumping plant in the world at 12,000 cfs. capacity. He was reassigned to the Specifications Section where he became chief in 1989, In 1995 he was promoted to Chief, Cost Engineering and Design Reports Branch, where his primary responsibility was preparation of the government estimate for all contracts awarded, which were valued on average about $100 – 120 Million each year. He served on numerous boards and committees and was a member of disaster teams responding to disasters across the country, most notably Hurricane CAMILLE around New Orleans in 1969. David retired in 2008, but remains very active in his lifestyle. He is an active member of ASCE and SAME, life member of AR Archeology Society. He is an active member of First Baptist Church in West Memphis where he is a deacon, SS teacher, has served in major leadership positions, and involved in a trucker’ ministry program. He also coaches a Boys Club baseball team. He and his wife have 2 grown children and four grandchildren. P.E. in AR
Nominated by Bobby Littlejohn ****************************************************************************************
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