NCSEA Service Award
This award is presented to an individual who has worked for the betterment of NCSEA to a degree that is beyond the norm of volunteerism. It is given to someone who has made a clear and indisputable contribution to the organization and therefore to the profession.
| 1999 | W. Gene Corley & Ronald F. Nelson |
| 2000 | James T. Slider |
| 2001 | Norm Scheel |
| 2002 | Fred Cowen |
| 2004 | Craig Cartwright |
| 2006 | Stephanie Young |
| 2007 | Ronald Hamburger |
| 2008 | Jon Schmidt |
| 2009 | Timothy Mays |
| 2010 | Edwin T. Huston |
| 2011 | Marc S. Barter |
| 2012 | Emile Troup & Mike Tylk |
| 2013 | Greg Schindler |
| 2014 | Susan Jorgensen |
| 2015 | Craig Barnes |
| 2016 | Carrie Johnson |
| 2017 | James O. Malley |
| 2018 | Barry Arnold |
| 2019 | Ben Nelson |
| 2020 | Brian Dekker |
| 2021 | Tom DiBlasi |
| 2022 | Emily Guglielmo |
| 2023 | Thomas Grogan, Jr. |
Robert Cornforth Award
This award is presented to an individual for exceptional dedication and exemplary service to a Member organization and to the profession.
| 2001 | Emile Troup |
| 2003 | Benjamin Baer & Marc Barter |
| 2004 | Mike Tylk |
| 2005 | Craig Barnes |
| 2009 | David Bonneville |
| 2010 | William Holmes & Robert B. Johnson |
| 2011 | Edwin T. Huston & William L. Lavicka |
| 2012 | Ronald Milmed |
| 2014 | Dustin Cole |
| 2015 | Carl Josephson |
| 2016 | Robert Paullus, Jr. |
| 2017 | Theodore E. Smith |
| 2018 | Ryan Kersting |
| 2019 | Tom DiBlasi |
| 2020 | Jerry Maly |
| 2021 | Robert Durfee |
| 2022 | Chun C. Lau |
| 2023 | Thomas Grogan, Jr. |
The Susan M. Frey NCSEA Educator Award
The Susan M. Frey NCSEA Educator Award is presented to an individual who has a genuine interest in, and extraordinary talent for, effective instruction for practicing structural engineers. The award was established to honor the memory of Sue Frey, one of NCSEA’s finest educators.
| 2013 | Susan M. Frey |
| 2014 | Timothy Mays |
| 2015 | Emily Guglielmo |
| 2017 | Edwin T. Huston |
| 2018 | Ronald Hamburger |
| 2019 | S.K. Ghosh |
| 2020 | Duane K. Miller |
| 2021 | Michelle Kam-Biron |
| 2023 | Terry Malone |
James Delahay Award
This award is presented at the recommendation of the NCSEA Code Advisory Committee, to recognize outstanding individual contributions towards the development of building codes and standards. It is given in the spirit of its namesake, a person who made a long and lasting contribution to the code development process.
| 2004 | James Rongoe |
| 2005 | John Hooper |
| 2006 | Ronald Hamburger |
| 2007 | David Bonneville |
| 2008 | Michael Valley |
| 2009 | Larry Griffis & Edwin Huston |
| 2010 | Robert Bachman |
| 2011 | James R. Harris |
| 2012 | James Robinson |
| 2013 | Alan G. Steinle |
| 2014 | James R. Cagley & James O. Malley |
| 2015 | Don Scott |
| 2016 | David Bonowitz |
| 2017 | Michael O’Rourke |
| 2018 | Jonathan Siu |
| 2019 | Kelly Cobeen |
| 2020 | Kevin Moore |
| 2021 | Ramon Gilsanz |
| 2022 | Gwenyth Searer |
| 2023 | Thomas DiBlasi |
Susan Ann “Susie” Jorgensen Presidential Leadership Award
This new award was created to honor the late NCSEA Board President and advocate for the profession, Susan Ann “Susie” Jorgensen, who passed away in November 2020. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership potential through their activities within NCSEA and/or their SEA (even if they did not serve in a formal leadership role). The award is to be bestowed on candidates who embody Susie’s passion, vision, and legacy of leadership, and it is intended to celebrate increased participation of emerging leaders and encourage recipients to engage (or continue to engage) in formal leadership..
| 2022 | Michelle Ryland & Samantha E. Brummell |
| 2023 | Marcus Freeman |