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Distinguished Engineer of the Foundation
Distinguished Engineer of the Foundation

Distinguished Engineer of the Foundation shall be a person who has been extended an invitation to this grade by the Board of Trustees in recognition of distinguished service in the technical advancement and/or the professional development of engineering. The Board of Trustees requests nominations for candidates to be considered to receive the designation of Distinguished Engineer of the Foundation.

The nomination deadline is March 15, 2026. Completed forms can be sent to Trish Smith at trish@tspe.org.

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2025 DEF Award Recipients


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Rebekah L. Campbell, P.E., CFM



Past DEF Award Recipients


1979   Kenneth E. Esmond, P.E. - Posthumously
   Robert L. Nichols, P.E.
   Phil Ferguson, P.E.
   J. Neils Thompson, P.E.

1980  Harry E. Bovay, P.E.
   E. J. "Jimmy" Bowles, P.E.

1981  John J. McKetta, P.E.
   Charles H. Samson, Jr., P.E.

1982  F. Wendell Beard, P.E.
   Grover C. Williams, P.E.

1983  Willard L. Amann, P.E.
   George R. Brown, P.E. - Posthumously
   Joe J. King, P.E.

1984  J. S. Hudnall, P.E.
   John W. Beretta, P.E.
   Thomas C. Green, P.E.
   Fred J. Benson, P.E.

1985  T. L. Austin, P.E.
   John Files, P.E.

1986  Frank J. Metyko, P.E. - Posthumously
   Joe Paul Jones, P.E.
   James R. Nichols, P.E.
   Earnest F. Gloyna, P.E.

1987  S. W. Freese, P.E.
   C. Richard Sivalls, P.E.
   Trigg Twichell, P.E.

1988  H. Mark Foerster, P.E.
   Dalton E. Hamilton, P.E. - Posthumously
   C. L. "Tex" Kidwell, P.E.
   Walter H. Looney, P.E.
   Richard J. O'Malley, P.E.

1989  E. D. "Dave" Dorchester, P.E.
   J. Palmer Green, P.E.
   Frank H. Newnam, Jr., P.E.
   Claude L. Wilson, P.E.

1990  Roger Eichhorn, P.E.
   Homer C. Innis, P.E.
   George G. Kistenmacher, P.E. - Posthumously
   H. Douglas Steadman, P.E.

1991  William J. Harper, P.E.
   Robert F. Mountz, P.E.
   Herbert H. Woodson, P.E.

1992  Arthur F. "Fritz" Beck, P.E.
   Joe W. Jeanes, P.E.
   Jimmy H. Smith, P.E.

1993  Senator William R. Ratliff, P.E.
   Alvin H. Meyer, P.E.
   Neal E. Velvin, P.E.

1994  Daniel D. Clinton, Jr., P.E.
   Jose I. Guerra, P.E.
   Charles E. Nemir, P.E.
   H. Kenneth Rigsbee, Jr., P.E.

1995  Richard W. Kistner, P.E.
   Goerge C. Love, P.E.
   Tommy Newton, P.E.

1996  James B. Davies, Jr., P.E.
   Dr. Richard W. Furlong, P.E.
   Roxanne Pillar, P.E.
   Clayton Yeager, P.E.

1997  Lee K. Allison, P.E.
   William J. Berger, P.E.
   R. Wayne Smith, P.E.
   Robert Maly, P.E.
   Al Dirnberger, P.E.

1998  Elbert W. Link, P.E.
   Victor M. Mendoza, P.E.
   Kenneth W. Thomas, Jr., P.E.

1999  Congressman Joe Barton, P.E.
   Walter P. Moore, P.E. - Posthumously
   Robert H. Price, P.E.

2000  Brenda Bradley, P.E.

2001  Larry Barfield, P.E.
   Raul Pena, P.E.
   William J. "Bill" Winkelmann, P.E.
   Dan J. Wittliff, P.E.

2002  Richard W. Liesse, P.E.
   Thomas L. Paxson, P.E.
   David M. Underbrink, P.E.

2003  William F. Fendley, P.E.
   Leonard McManus, P.E.
   William F. Quinn, P.E.
   Robert Kyle Womack, P.E.

2004  Fred Balster, P.E.
   Danny Winchester, P.E.

2005  Byron Blaschke, P.E.
   Joe Rapier, P.E.
   David Rubenkoenig, P.E.

2006  Bill Callegari, P.E.
   Spencer Carnes, P.E.

2007  Richard Arvizu, P.E.
   Julia Harrod, P.E.
   Kent O'Brien

2008  Herbert L. Cross, P.E.

2009  Dale Beebe Farrow, P.E.
   Patrick L. Kunz, P.E.
   L. Daniel Tanksley, J.D., P.E.
   Coy M. Veach, P.E.

2010  Nancy Blackwell, P.E.
   C. Harold Cobb, P.E.
   Edmundo Gonzales, RPLS, P.E.
   James A. Greer, P.E.

2011  Tricia H. Hatley, P.E., LEED AP
   Lance S. Kinney, P.E.
   Eric L. West, P.E.

2012  Terry G. Bilderback, P.E.
   Rick Guerra, P.E.
   Keith LaRue, P.E.
   James R. Winton, P.E.
   Stacey N. Young, P.E.

2013  John Ho, P.E.
   Govind B. Nadkarni, P.E.
   W. Bennett Ratliff, P.E.
   Harold J. "JR" Reddish, P.E.

2014  H. Michael Coyle, P.E. - Posthumously
   Edward D. Garza, P.E.

2015  Joe Cardenas, P.E.
   Brian LaFoy, P.E.
   Lynn Lovell, P.E.

2016  Sandra G. Khoury, P.E.
   Mark D. Wells, P.E., PMP
   Daniel O. Wong, Ph.D., P.E.
   Robert L. Zollars, P.E., RPLS

2017  Konstantine Bakintas, P.E.
   Joel Colwell, P.E.
   Dennis K. Henning, P.E.

2018  Blake Cotton, P.E., LEED AP
   Samuel G. Dawson, P.E.
   John P. Wier, P.E.

2019  Chris Flanigan, P.E.

2020  Julie D. Hastings, P.E.
   Stephen J. Jordan, P.E.
   Susan M. Monnat, P.E.

2021  T. Clay Barnett, P.E.
   Michael J. Dellies, P.E. - Posthumously
   Monica Silver, P.E.

2022  Chuck A. Gregory, P.E.
   Dennis R. Paul, P.E.
   Shauna L. Weaver, P.E.

2023  Jennifer M. LaFoy, P.E., CFM, ENV SP
   William D. Lawson, Ph.D., P.E., F.NSPE

2024  Ryan M. Delmotte, P.E.
   Jeffrey J. Frison, P.E.
   Joseph C. Schneider, P.E.

2025  Rebekah L. Campbell, P.E., CFM
   Joseph L. Dickinson, P.E.
   A. Marc Sandhu, P.E.