Gov. Rick Perry has appointed William "Bill" Heine III of Austin to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.

Dr. Antonio Bobet has received the "National Award for Significant Contributions in Science and Technology - SENACYT Panama" for his contributions to research. The award was presented during the International Congress Panama Canal 2012.

Alain El Howayek received first prize in the poster competition at the 2012 Geo-Congress event this past March in Oakland, CA.

Gary T. Saba (BSCE '74, MBA '76) has joined Thesis Chemistry's (THESIS) executive team as its Senior Vice President for Corporate Development.

The Fishers Town Council has named Jeff Hill to the position of director of engineering to manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering department and contribute to the Town of Fishers' ongoing growth efforts.

Prof. Hoon Sohn, Curtis Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering, was recently featured in a TV documentary program called "Korean Scientist."

Paul Giroux, a nationally recognized construction engineering expert, delivered this year's Drag Distinguished Lecture on the history of the Golden Gate Bridge, which turns 75 this year.

Prof. Hoon Sohn, Curtis Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering, presented an invited keynote talk at the SPIE International Symposia in San Diego, CA.

Congratulations to Bismark Agbelie on being awarded the Outstanding Service Scholarship.

On February 24, 2012, USDOT awarded Eisenhower Graduate Research Fellowships to Alex Hainen and Steve Remias.

Congratulations to Robert Bowen and Clifford Schexnayder, winners of the 2012 ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award. These prestigious awards recognize and honor outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments and achievements have made significant differences in one of five categories: Construction, Design, Education, Government, and Management.

Prof. Shirley Dyke was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the 2nd Workshop on China-US Collaboration for Disaster Evolution/Resilience of Civil Infrastructure and Urban Environment in December 2011.