2025 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Major Brigham Moore, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, a deputy squadron commander serving in the United States Air Force, Pacific Air Force
2024 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Capt. Stephen Martin Jr., Ph.D., P.E., of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2023 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Stephen Craven, Ph.D., P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority
2022 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Robert Zueck, Ph.D., P.E., U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Expeditionary Warfare Center
2021 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Major Monica Pickenpaugh, Ph.D., P.E. of the U.S. Air Force
2020 Federal Engineer fo the Year Award
Timothy Sullivan, Ph.D., P.E., U.S. Department of the Air Force, Air Force Civil Engineer Center
2019 Federal Engineer fo the Year Award
Maj Justin Delorit, Ph.D, P.E., US Department of the Air Force 8th Civil Engineer Squadron
2018 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Col. John Henderson P.E., U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District
2017 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Jennifer Bountry, P.E., U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
2016 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Maj. Josh Aldred, Ph.D., P.E., U.S. Air Force, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron
2015 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, P.E., with the U.S. Air Force, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron
2014 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Capt. Timothy Callahan, P.E., an instructor and course director at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Civil Engineer School at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio
2013 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Capt. Richard Gelting, Ph.D., P.E., Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
2012 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Steven Arndt, Ph.D., P.E., U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2011 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Vincent P. Sobash, P.E., with the U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
2010 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Lisa M. Fotherby, Ph.D., P.E., of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation
2009 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Kirankumar Topudurti, Ph.D., P.E., of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
2008 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Capt. Anthony Todd Zimmer, Ph.D., P.E., C.I.H., Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Public Health Service
2007 Federal Engineer of the Year Award
Garrett Polhamus, Ph.D., P.E., Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy (DE) Bioeffects Division
2006 Federal Engineer of the Year
John Cardarelli, II, Ph.D., P.E., CHP, CIH
Environmental Protection Agency
2005 Federal Engineer of the Year
Robert M. Koch, Ph.D., P.E
U. S. Navy
2004 Federal Engineer of the Year
Nancy J. Manley, P.E.,
U.S. Air Force
2003 Federal Engineer of the Year
William A. Mittelstadt, P.E.
Bonneville Power Administration
2002 Federal Engineer of the Year
LTC Kenneth W. McDonald, Ph.D., P.E.
Eighth U.S. Army, Republic of Korea
2001 Federal Engineer of the Year
Rao Y. Surampalli, Ph.D., P.E., DEE
Environmental Protection Agency
2000 Federal Engineer of the Year
Floyd E. Dowell, Ph.D., E.I.T.
United States Department of Agriculture
1999 Federal Engineer of the Year
James D. Wood, P.E.
Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine
1998 Federal Engineer of the Year
Jerry A. Valcik, P.E.
Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine
1997 Federal Engineer of the Year
William W. Brubaker, P.E.
NASA
1996 Federal Engineer of the Year
Thomas R. Clement, P.E.
Army Corps of Engineers
1995 Federal Engineer of the Year
William F. Marcuson, III, Ph.D., P.E.
Army Corps of Engineers
1994 Federal Engineer of the Year
Edwin C. Reynolds, Jr. P.E.
Air Force Material Command
1993 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Randy L. Haupt, P.E.
U.S. Air Force Academy
1992 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Jonathon P. Deason, P.E.
Department of the Interior
1991 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. M.Y. Shahin, P.E.,
Army Corps of Engineers
1990 Federal Engineer of the Year
Richard G. Koegel, P.E.
Agricultural Research Service Department of Agriculture
1989 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Ravi Jain, P.E.
Army Corps of Engineers
1988 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Richard N. Wright, P.E.
National Bureau of Standards Department of Commerce
1987 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. C. Dan Kealy, P.E.
Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior
1986 Federal Engineer of the Year
Sophia Kokkinos Ashley, P.E.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
1985 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Stuart O. Nelson
Department of Agriculture
1984 Federal Engineer of the Year
Dr. Emil Simiu
National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce
1983 Federal Engineer of the Year
Francis E. Baker, Jr., P.E.
David Taylor Naval Research Center
1982 Federal Engineer of the Year
John R. Boyle, P.E.
Tennessee Valley Authority
1981 Federal Engineer of the Year
Walter C. Williams
NASA
1980 Federal Engineer of the Year
John McElroy Davis, P.E.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
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