Congratulations to our outstanding Lyles School of Civil Engineering alumni who were recognized with the Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award (CEAAA) and the Distinguished Engineer Alumni (DEA) Award. Our alumni have a long, proud history of excellence and this year’s awardees could not be more deserving of these recognitions.

2022 CEAAA Recipients

Paul Amico (BSCE 1996)
Project Manager and Vice President, Carollo Engineers

John W. Brand (BSCE 1983)
President, Butler, Fairman and Seufert Civil Engineers Inc.

Sharon M. deMonsabert (PhD 1982)
President, Applied Engineering Management Corporation

John G. Hart (BSCE 1990)
Chairman of the Board, Peak Engineering, Inc.

Clifford J. Kassouf (BSCE 1975, MSCE 1976)
President, Triad Engineering and Contracting Co.

Ersal Ozdemir (BSCE 1997)
Chairman and CEO, Keystone Group

Distinguished Engineering Alumnus - Hani Mahmassani

Hani Mahmassani (MSCE 1978), professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, is recognized worldwide as a leading authority on transportation and related fields. His expertise is sought by government agencies, research organizations and universities around the globe. Mahmassani earned his PhD in transportation systems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Among his many achievements is his work in defining and deploying the field of dynamic network modeling for urban areas. Mahmassani has made groundbreaking contributions to the design and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems that enable better informed use of transportation networks. He has also pioneered research in network-level vehicular traffic theories and led research and development of sensor and communication technologies for real-time operation of intelligent transportation.

Mahmassani’s work has received numerous accolades and recognition. Most recently, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. He was cited for “contributions to modeling of intelligent transportation networks and to interdisciplinary collaboration in transportation engineering.”