With a career defined by technical excellence, professional service, and a passion for developing future engineers, Carrie Johnson, P.E., S.E., was honored by NCSEA with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Structural Engineering Summit in New York City on October 16, 2025.
Johnson has been a driving force in structural engineering for decades. She served as NCSEA’s President from 2013-2014 and was previously recognized with the NCSEA Service Award in 2016. Her contributions span leadership on numerous committees, including as chair of the Summit Program Committee, the Education Committee, and the Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) Awards Task Group.
Beyond NCSEA, Johnson has also led the Applied Technology Council (ATC) as President, and through her long career at Wallace Design Collective, she has mentored and inspired the next generation of engineers. Her career reflects a deep commitment to advancing the profession, elevating education, and fostering collaboration across the structural engineering community.
“Carrie Johnson represents the very best of the structural engineering profession,” said Al Spada, NCSEA CEO and Executive Director. “Her thoughtful leadership and years of dedicated service have strengthened not only NCSEA, but the structural engineering community as a whole.”
NCSEA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is a rare and distinguished recognition, reserved for individuals whose professional accomplishments and service to NCSEA have a profound impact on the practice of structural engineering.