2012 Awards - BSCES

164th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner
2012
Event
Sponsors
BSCES would like to thank the following
organizations for their generous support of
this event
Champions:
GPI/Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Jacobs
Nobis Engineering, Inc.
PMA Consultants LLC
Stantec
VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Patrons:
AECOM
Green International Affiliates, Inc.
Harry R. Feldman, Inc.
HDR, Inc.
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.
Jacobs Associates
MWH Global, Inc.
STV Group, Inc.
Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
164th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner
Thursday, September 27, 2012
EMC Club, Fenway Park
20 Yawkey Way
Boston, MA
Keynote Speaker
John F. Fish
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

2012-2013
BSCES
Board of
Government
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President
Peter A. Richardson, PE, LEED AP, CFM
President-Elect
Reed M. Brockman, PE
Secretary
Brian A. Morgan, Esq., LEED AP
Treasurer
Robert L. Leger, PE
Assistant Treasurer
Tomas G. Stuopis, PE, LS
Senior Vice President
Ali Touran, PhD, PE
Senior Vice President
B. Clay Schofield, PE
Vice President
Ellen P. White, PE
Vice President
Robert N. Rottenbucher, PE
Past President
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
Western MA Branch Vice President
Theodore Sussmann, Jr., PhD
Technical Group Chairs
Construction
Richard D. Maher, PE
COPRI Boston Chapter
Brian A. Caufield, PE
Engineering Management
Robert Musci, PE
EWRI Boston Chapter
Edward A. Whatley, PE
Geo-Institute
Geoffrey B. Schwartz, PE
Infrastructure
Salim A. Ayas, PE
Land Development
Brian P. Waehler, PE, LEED AP
SEI Boston Chapter
Mehrdad Sasani, PE
Transportation
Christopher “Topher” Smith, PE
Younger Member
Chris S. Broyles, EIT
164th
BSCES
Annual
Awards
Dinner
Program
5:30 PM
Registration and Reception
6:30 PM
Opening Remarks
Anthony M. Puntin, PE
BSCES Executive Director
6:35 PM
Welcoming Remarks and Recognition of the
2012-2013 BSCES Board of Government
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
BSCES Past President
PMA Consultants LLC
6:40 PM
ASCE and BSCES Life Member Awards
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
Presiding
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Dinner
7:30 PM
Keynote Address
John F. Fish
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.
8:00 PM
BSCES Honorary Member Awards
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
Presiding
8:10 PM
BSCES Section Awards
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
Presiding
BSCES Employer Recognition Awards
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
Presiding
2011-2012 BSCES President’s Remarks
Peter A. Richardson, PE, LEED AP
Green International Affiliates, Inc.

2011-2012
BSCES
Board of
Government
President
Stephen F. Rusteika, Jr., CS
President-Elect
Peter A. Richardson, PE, LEED AP, CFM
Secretary
Robert N. Rottenbucher, PE
Treasurer
Malek A. Al-Khatib, PE
Assistant Treasurer
Robert L. Leger, PE
Senior Vice President
Reed M. Brockman, PE
Senior Vice President
Ali Touran, PhD, PE
Vice President
B. Clay Schofield, PE
Vice President
Ellen P. White, PE
Past President
Danielle H. Spicer, PE, LEED AP
Western Massachusetts Branch Vice President
Theodore Sussmann, Jr., PhD
Technical Group Chairs
Construction
Wayne A. Keefner, PE
COPRI Boston Chapter
Charles Roberts, PE
Engineering Management
Matthew Cote, PE
Environmental & Water Resources
Edward A. Whatley, PE
Geo-Institute
Damian R. Siebert, PE
Infrastructure
Jeff E. Lewis, PE
Land Development
Brian P. Waehler, PE, LEED AP
Structural
Stephen Taylor, CBE, PE
Transportation
Kurt Jelinek, PE
Younger Member
Shallan C. Fitzgerald, PE
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Keynote
Speaker
John F. Fish
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.
John F. Fish is the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. He is
responsible for providing the vision and strategic
direction of the company, maintaining and
reinforcing the corporate culture, leading the
national executive and management teams, and
overseeing decisions regarding the organization’s
capital expenditures. Under Mr. Fish’s leadership,
Suffolk has grown into one of the most successful
privately-held general building contractors in the
country. With $1.7 billion in annual revenue, Suffolk
is currently ranked #29 in the nation by Engineering
News Record, and is the largest builder in New
England.
In addition to leading Suffolk, Mr. Fish also serves on
a number of Boards committed to the business
agendas of the City of Boston and the State of
Massachusetts. He has also served on many boards
and executive committees to support important
community, environmental and social organizations.
As a result of his community leadership and
involvement, Mr. Fish has received numerous awards
including the 2011 “Most Admired CEO” and the
2011 “Power 50” Most Influential Bostonians from
the Boston Business Journal, the "New Englander of
the Year Award" from the New England Council and a
special Public Service Award from the National
Association of Industrial and Office Properties.

2012
Awards
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Large Employer Recognition Award
This award is presented to an organization with
more than 50 employees that encourages its
engineers to actively participate in ASCE and BSCES
activities; allow engineers time off to attend Society
meetings and seminars; support and encourage
technical and professional growth; encourage
engineers to prepare articles for publication in
Society professional and technical journals; and,
assist in the payment of Society dues.
This award is presented to CDM Smith. This global
consulting, engineering, construction, and
operations firm is a strong supporter of ASCE and
BSCES paying 100% of the annual dues for the 57
civil engineers in its Cambridge headquarters who
are members of both organizations. CDM Smith is
one of BSCES’ 10 Corporate Sponsors whose
financial support enables the award winning BSCES
member newsletter, BSCESNews to be selfsustaining.
Following the firm’s example, many of
the engineers from CDM Smith have become active
volunteer members of BSCES serving on the
committees which manage the society’s technical
groups and ASCE institute chapters. CDM Smith
employees currently chair three of these groups and
help oversee BSCES programs and initiatives as
members of the 2012-2013 BSCES Board of
Government.
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Congratulations to all
of our winners!
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2012
Life
Members
BSCES is honored to recognize the following
new Life Members for their dedication and their
many contributions to the profession.
BSCES
Alan H. Castaline, PE
Edward W. Chisholm, PE
Stephen S. Fader, PE
Robert J. Freel, PE
Joseph D. Guertin, Jr., PE
Michael F. Holland, PE
Wayne E. Kilker, PE
Owen J. MacDonald, PE
Bernard Paquin, PE
ASCE
Noel D. Baratta, PE
Peter J. Barthuly, PE
John Choros
Richard G. Cutts, PE
Jon W. Dietrich, PE
Timothy E. Donovan, PE
Edward W. Duggan, PE
Ronald R. Fiore, PE, SE
Stephen H. Geribo, PE
Garrick Goldenberg, PE
Robert J. Guay, Jr., PE
Thomas C. Houston, PE
Edward S. Kowynia, PE
Francis J. La Plante
Ira A. Levy, PE
Richard Perlman, PE
David L. Porter, PE
Thomas A. Schwartz, PE
William R. Shaw, PE
George A. Smith, Jr., PE
Peter M. Smith, PE
Albert Y. Wong, PhD, PE
Mishac K. Yegian, PE
Bryan F. Lynch, PE
John Mahony, PE, D.CE
Nicholas Mariani, PE
Richard A. Moore, PE
Mikel E. Murga, PE
Charles F. O'Neil, PE
A. Thomas Pawlina
Scott H. Ryder, PE
Joseph A. Salvia, PE
Paul F. Shiers, PE
Charles N. Smith, PE
Dennis A. Verdi, PE
Sydney W. Wandle
Mishac K. Yegian, PE
Sarkis V. Zerounian, PE

BSCES
Honorary
Members
Past and
Present
Honorary Membership is the highest honor BSCES
can bestow on anyone. This award is presented to an
individual for his or her service to the engineering
profession. The following is a list of past and present
BSCES Honorary Members.
Harl P. Aldrich, Jr.
Philip P. Bonanno
Jack D. Bryant
Domenic T. Bua
Bruce Campbell
Gonzalo V. Castro
Alexander Chajes
Kenneth M. Childs, Jr.
John T. Christian
Paul S. Crandall
Katherine P. Craven
Domenic E. D’Eramo
Anthony J. Deluzio
Albert G.H. Dietz
Herbert H. Einstein
Donald T. Goldberg
Joseph D. Guertin, Jr.
Charles L. Guild
Werner H. Gumpertz
Donald R.F. Harleman
Frank J. Heger, Jr.
Joseph E. Heney
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
H. Hobart Holly
Melvin E. Jones
Charles C. Ladd
William J. LeMessurier
Morris S. Levy
Thomas K. Liu
Robert C. Marini
Lawrence J. McCluskey
Carl J. Mellea
Saul Namyet
Eric O’Neill
Luisa M. Paiewonsky
J. Harry Parker
Charles A. Parthum
Deval L. Patrick
Leo F. Peters
Steve J. Poulos
Maurice A. Reidy, Jr.
William J. Rizzo, Jr.
Cranston R. Rogers
Frederick P. Salvucci
Richard J. Scranton
Ernest T. Selig
Howard Simpson
Robert A. Snowberry
Max D. Sorota
Michael W. Swanson
Howard A. Thomas, Jr.
Emile W.J. Troup
Ken taro Tsutsumi
John A. Volpe
David B. Weiner
Nathaniel N. Wentworth
Merit P. White
Robert V. Whitman
Lee M.G. Wolman
William S. Zoino
Othar Zaldastani
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2012
Awards
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President’s and Special Service Awards
These awards are presented at the discretion of the
President to Section Members for their contributions
to the engineering profession and especially to the
Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE.
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Small Employer Recognition Award
This award is presented to an organization with less
than 50 employees that encourages its engineers to
actively participate in ASCE and BSCES activities;
allow engineers time off to attend Society meetings
and seminars; support and encourage technical and
professional growth; encourage engineers to prepare
articles for publication in Society professional and
technical journals; and, assist in the payment of
Society dues.
This award is being presented to Nobis Engineering,
Inc. Five of the eight civil engineers who work for
this employee-owned multi-disciplinary consulting
firm are members of BSCES. The company pays 100%
of their ASCE and BSCES dues and allows them time
to attend an average of three professional
development training programs per year. Nobis
Engineering employees are also active volunteer
members of BSCES with two employees serving as
technical group chairs and members of the 2011-
2012 BSCES Board of Government.

2012
Awards
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Technical Group Award
This award is presented for original papers which
have been presented at a Technical Group meeting or
for papers that were submitted to a Technical Group
for review and recommended for publication by its
Executive Committee. This award is open to all BSCES
members.
This award is presented to William P. Levy, PE,
program manager at Massachusetts Water Resources
Authority, for his paper entitled, “North Dorchester
Bay CSO Storage Tunnel, Boston, MA, Risks,
Response, and Rewards”. Bill was the first ever
geotechnical engineer hired by MWRA and has
provided engineering expertise and guidance for
most of the MWRA’s major tunnel projects. Such was
the case for the Dorchester Bay CSO Storage Tunnel
project that was described in his 2012 Ernest A.
Herzog Award winning paper, which he presented
during The Ralph Salvucci Online Bridge Contest
Awards Celebration the past May.
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Younger Member Award
This award is intended to recognize a member, 35
years of age or less on February 1 in the year of the
award, who has made an outstanding contribution to
the society.
This award is presented to Michelle A. Jose, engineer,
GPI/Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., for her tireless efforts
in support of the BSCES Public Awareness & Outreach
Committee and Infrastructure Group. During 2011-
2012 Michelle assumed leadership roles in both
groups serving as vice chair of the former and chair of
the latter. In these roles her efforts are typically huge
undertakings of great benefit to the civil engineering
profession and the community in which we live.
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2012
BSCES
Honorary
Members
Katherine P. Craven
Executive Director
University of Massachusetts Building Authority
(Former Executive Director, Massachusetts School
Building Authority)
As the Executive Director of the Massachusetts
School Building Authority, and now the University of
Massachusetts Building Authority, Ms. Craven has
played a key role in the design and construction of
billions of dollars of school construction in
Massachusetts. Ms. Craven has been instrumental
in developing and implementing capital programs
that have accelerated, and reduced the cost of
fixing Massachusetts’ deteriorating schools. In her
various roles, she has worked closely with every
aspect of the design and construction industry, and
has been a true leader in this industry.
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Luisa M. Paiewonsky
Manager, Safety Operations Program
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
(Former MassDOT Highway Division Administrator)
As a career public servant, Ms. Paiewonsky has
spent her professional life working for state, and
federal transportation agencies. She was the last
Commissioner of the Mass Highway Department,
and the first Administrator of the Highway Division
of Mass DOT. Ms. Paiewonsky was responsible for
over 10,000 miles of roadways, and 5,000 bridges in
the commonwealth, as well as a staff of hundreds of
engineers, planners, and construction professionals
tasked with the delivery of the largest annual
construction programs in state history. Luisa is a
consummate leader, professional, and public
servant, and has been a true partner to design and
construction professionals in Massachusetts.

2012
Awards
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Citizen Engineer of the Year Award
This award is presented to a BSCES member or
registered professional engineer for outstanding
public involvement in local or national legislation,
education at all levels, non-profit volunteer
organizations, community activities and similar
activities improving the image of ASCE, BSCES and
civil engineering.
This award is presented to Melissa M. Carter, PE,
principal engineer, MWH Global, Inc., for leading the
effort to establish the BSCES Committee on
Sustainability. While serving as a member of the
Government Affairs &Professional Practice
Committee, Melissa was actively involved with green
energy, and sustainability issues leading the effort to
establish this new BSCES committee, which will focus
on sustainable development and engineering in
Massachusetts. In doing so, she has advanced ASCE’s
sustainability vision and brought it to the local level.
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Lestor Gaynor Award
This award is presented to a BSCES member or
registered professional engineer for part-time
elected or appointed service as a city or town official,
whose reimbursement for this service has not been
more than an honorarium.
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This award is presented to Ellen Nestervich, president
of LN Enterprise, for her distinguished service as a
long-time member of the Boxford Planning Board.
During her 19 years on the Board, she has taken on
various roles, including chair of its Subdivision
Committee. She is currently the Board’s clerk. While
on the Board, Ellen presented to voters at Town
Meetings more than 20 roads for acceptance. She also
developed several policies including the initial town
policy for “Acquisition of Land for Municipal Use”.
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2012
Awards
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Journalism Award
This award is presented to an individual who writes
about engineering topics, particularly civil
engineering, in a manner that benefits the profession.
This award is presented to Michael B. Farrell, the
technology reporter for the business section of The
Boston Globe, for his article, “Looking ahead,
preschools add tech to the curriculum”. This article
takes a first-hand look into local early childhood
education classrooms, which are introducing the
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)
subjects to students as young as three-years-old. By
examining this topic Michael helped publicize the
nation-wide effort to put a greater emphasis on the
STEM subjects and better prepare graduates to
compete in the workforce, and to consider those
subjects for future careers.
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Pre-College Educator Award
This newly created award is presented to a member
of the K-12 education community who integrates
engineering topics, particularly civil engineering, in a
manner that benefits the profession and may
promote students to pursue an engineering career.
This award is presented to Alexandra Montes
McNeil, principal of Mario Umana Academy (K-8), for
her relentless commitment to bringing knowledge,
opportunities, and inspiration to students, giving them
the tools to become future leaders and thinkers. In
Alexandra’s own words, “At the Umana, the
expectation is that all students – regardless of
learning or language barriers – will succeed
academically and socially.” Principal Montes McNeil
backs up such statements with actions, and makes
great use of all available resources including the
BSCES-sponsored Future City Competition.