ACI Certification Award

The ACI Certification Award was established in 2004 to recognize individuals and organizations who have made notable contributions to the advancement of ACI Certification. Notable contributions may be but are not limited to: involvement in the general areas of developing, maintaining, delivering, promoting, specifying, or enforcing requirements for ACI Certification programs. Nominees need not be ACI members.

The Award, which is the form of a plaque, may be presented to more than one individual or organization per year to a maximum of three (3) recipients, however, the Award need not be presented each year. If an organization is identified as an Award recipient, an appropriate representative will be identified to receive the Award on behalf of the organization.

Nominations may be made by any individual or organization affiliated with ACI or ACI Certification at any level, including ACI Committees, ACI Chapters, Local Sponsoring Group Contacts, or ACI Staff, and must be submitted to ACI Headquarters on the ACI Certification Award nomination form. Self-nominations will not be considered.

Click here to fill out an Online Form. All nominations should be submitted by May 31, 2023, to be considered for awards in 2024.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: Jennifer.Jones@concrete.org

Recipients given with year of award presented:

Arthur R. Anderson Medal

The Arthur R. Anderson Medal was established in 1972 by the Institute in recognition of Arthur R. Anderson, past president of the Institute, for his imaginative and outstanding leadership and insistence on excellence of concrete quality for engineering works.

The award is given for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of concrete as a construction material and need not be presented each year. All persons, firms, corporations, or organizations are eligible to receive the award, a silver medal.

Access the online Nomination Form.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual fall convention. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Roger H. Corbetta Concrete Constructor Award

The Roger H. Corbetta Concrete Constructor Award was established in 1972 in recognition of Roger H. Corbetta, past president of the Institute, for his creative leadership and his many outstanding contributions to the use of concrete for construction. This award received continued naming financial support from ASCC, Ruttura & Sons, and Baker Concrete Construction in 2022.

The award, a plaque, is given to an individual or an organization who, or which, as a constructor, has made significant contributions to progress in methods of concrete construction. The award need not be presented each year.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual fall convention. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Clyde E. Kesler Education Award

The Clyde E. Kesler Education Award recognizes Clyde E. Kesler, Past President of the Institute, and Associate Head of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This award was established by the initiative and naming financial support of University of Illinois Professors David A. Lange, Neil Hawkins, and Frances Young who fondly recall Clyde’s friendship, leadership, and impact on the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The award, in the form of a plaque, is given only for outstanding contributions to education in the broad field of concrete and need not be given each year.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual fall convention. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024.

This award originated in 1974 as the Joe W. Kelly Award and was given in recognition of the contributions of Joe W. Kelly, Past President of the Institute, to concrete technology, his devotion to teaching, the advancement of his profession, and the use of concrete in construction. This award was renamed the Clyde E. Kesler Education Award in 2022.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Henry L. Kennedy Award

The Henry L. Kennedy Award was established in 1958 by the Institute to honor the late Henry L. Kennedy, an extremely active Institute member who was a past president and, at the time of his death, chair of the Institute's Building Committee.

The award is given only for outstanding technical or administrative service to the Institute and is not mandatory each year. The basis for selection of awardees is outstanding activity or service that has enhanced the Institute's prestige, marked leadership in technical, administrative, or special committee work, or other distinguished service to the Institute. Except under unusual circumstances, honorary members, past presidents, and current officers and directors are not considered for this award. The award is a plaque suitably inscribed with the name of the recipient and the citation.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction at the fall Concrete Convention for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual convention the following spring. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in 2025.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Robert F. Mast Award

The Robert F. Mast Award was established in 2021 in recognition of Robert F. Mast, a past president of the institute and a long-term member of the 318 building code committee. Robert F. Mast was renowned for his contributions to advancing practical concrete design methods and principles, particularly in the areas of precast, prestressed concrete, and for encouraging the development of knowledge and deep understanding of concrete methods and practices in younger engineering design staff.

The award is given for outstanding contributions to practical design codes and practices, particularly in the areas of precast, prestressed concrete, and to the advancement of concrete know-how in other design engineers.

All practitioner persons, firms, and corporations are eligible to receive this award. Academic and government persons and organizations will not be considered for this award. The award need not be presented each year.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the ACI convention in fall. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Henry C. Turner Medal

The Henry C. Turner Medal was founded in 1927 by Henry C. Turner, past president of ACI. It is awarded for notable achievements in, or service to, the concrete industry. In making selections for the Turner Medal, the committee is not restricted to members of the Institute nor to the achievements of any particular period. It may be awarded once in any year, but not necessarily in each year.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual fall convention. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Charles S. Whitney Medal

The Charles S. Whitney Medal for engineering development was founded in 1961 by Ammann and Whitney, to honor the memory of Charles S. Whitney. It may be bestowed once in any year, but not necessarily each year, for noteworthy engineering development work in concrete design or construction. The recognition may be extended to a firm or agency alone, or to an individual.

Any outstanding engineering development work contributing importantly to the advancement of the sciences or arts of concrete design or construction through development of general engineering practice or through application in specific noteworthy projects, is eligible.

When nominating a person or firm for an ACI Personal Award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation. Access the online Nomination Form. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Personal Awards Committee for its consideration.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction in the summer for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual fall convention. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

ACI Young Member Award for Professional Achievement

The ACI Young Member Award for Professional Achievement was established by ACI's Board of Direction in 1997 for the purpose of recognizing the contributions of younger members of the Institute for professional achievement.

Nominees must be ACI members and 35 years of age or less at the time the completed nomination form is received at ACI headquarters. Students are ineligible for consideration of this award. When nominating a person for the award, the biographical form must be filled out, including the wording for a suggested citation, and returned to the ACI Awards Coordinator at ACIAwards@concrete.org.

• Nominees will be judged by the degree to which they have attained significant achievement in each of the following areas:
  • Active participation at local chapter level.
  • Active participation at national/international level.
  • Service to the advancement of the industry.
  • Examples of Mentoring Students and Young Professionals.
  • Other evidence of merit, which in the judgment of the Committee, shall have advanced the Institute's objectives.

Attachments and résumés will not be considered. An ACI member or an ACI chapter may submit nominations; self-nominations will not be considered. Upon receipt of the above data, it will be forwarded to the ACI Young Member Award for Professional Achievement Committee for its consideration.

Click here to download a Nomination form.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction at the fall Concrete Convention for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the annual convention the following spring. Therefore, all nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in 2025.

ACI Awards Coordinator email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award

Nominations submitted after June 30, 2022, will be considered for the 2024 award.

The Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award recognizes new faculty members for excellence and innovation in the teaching of concrete design, materials, or construction. The award honors the late Walter P. Moore, Jr., ACI Fellow, former ACI Board member, and a structural engineer and educator in Texas. This award received continued naming financial support from Walter P. Moore in 2023.

• The award nominee shall:
  • have taught undergraduate level courses related to concrete structural design, concrete materials, or concrete construction;
  • have taught no more than 7 calendar years in ALL faculty positions, with continuous, uninterrupted service. To be eligible for the award in a given year, the nominee must not have begun their faculty status prior to January 1 seven years previous. For example, for the 2009 recipient, the nominee could not have started teaching before January 1, 2002.;
  • be an ACI member in good standing;
  • have demonstrated evidence of technical competence, high character, integrity, and other evidence of merit, which, in the judgment of the award committee, shall have advanced ACI's and the award's purposes.

Nominations may be submitted by an ACI member, an ACI Student Chapter, or the nominee's Department Head. Self-nominations will not be considered.

The nominator will submit to ACI headquarters a Letter of Recommendation emphasizing the innovative and meritorious teaching techniques and accomplishments of the nominee.

• In addition to the Letter of Recommendation, the nominator or nominee must submit the following:
  • a one-page description of teaching philosophy and style;
  • a curriculum vitae or resume not to exceed ten (10) pages.

ACI Concrete Sustainability Award

The ACI Concrete Sustainability Award was established in 2010 to recognize individuals or teams who have made contributions in highlighting concrete’s role related to sustainability. Notable contributions may be: demonstration or improvement in concrete’s sustainable attributes through research, design, education, or construction; and/or the use of concrete in innovative ways to contribute to a more sustainable built environment.

The Award may be presented to more than one individual or team per year; however, the Award need not be presented each year.

Nominations may be submitted by any ACI member or nonmember. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations will also be encouraged through concrete sustainability-related societies, institutes, agencies, organizations, committees, and task groups.

ACI Education Award

The ACI Education Award was established in 2015 to recognize an individual who has made notable contributions to the advancement of initiatives by the ACI Educational Activities Committee (EAC). These initiatives include documents, videos, or other products produced by EAC Committees; seminars; webinars; ACI University courses; and other products and programs developed by EAC or its committees. Notable contributions may be but are not limited to: leadership in the development of products or programs of EAC, significant advancement of or advocacy for the use of EAC products or programs, and contributions to the activities of EAC Committees. Nominations should include the specific product, program, or committee of EAC that the nominee has influenced.

Nominee need not be an ACI member.

The Award, which is in the form of a plaque, may be presented to more than one individual per year to a maximum of two (2) recipients. However, the Award need not be presented each year.

Nominations may be made by any individual or organization affiliated with ACI or ACI Education at any level, including ACI Committees, ACI Chapters, or ACI Staff, and must be submitted to ACI Headquarters on the ACI Education Award nomination form. Self-nominations will not be considered.

Click here to download a Nomination form or

Click here to fill out an online Nomination Form

All nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in the fall of 2024. ACI Awards Coordinator at email: ACIAwards@concrete.org

ACI Strategic Advancement Award

The ACI Strategic Advancement Award was established in 2014 by the ACI Board of Direction. This Award recognizes individuals or organizations who provide support in the implementation of membership and customer satisfaction; the quality of ACI programs, products, and services; and global credibility and impact.

The Award need not be presented each year. Nominees may be persons, firms, corporations, or organizations affiliated with ACI. Nominations must be submitted by an ACI member or Chapter.

Decisions are made in the spring and presented to the ACI Board of Direction at the fall Concrete Convention for approval. Awards are presented to awardees at the following spring Concrete Convention.

Click here to download a Nomination form. All nominations must be submitted by February 15, 2024, to be considered for awards in 2025.

ACI Distinguished Achievement Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award was established in 2004 by ACI's Board of Direction. This award recognizes nonmember individuals or associations who have made notable contributions to the advancement of the concrete industry through their support of concrete utilization.

This award is no longer presented.

Alfred E. Lindau Award

The Alfred E. Lindau Award was founded in 1947 by the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute to honor the memory of Alfred E. Lindau, past president of ACI.

The award shall be given only for outstanding contributions to reinforced concrete design practice and is not mandatory each year. Any and all persons, firms, or corporations are eligible to compete for and receive the award.

This award is no longer presented.

Cedric Willson Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Award

The Cedric Willson Award was established by the Northeast Texas Chapter and approved by the ACI Board of Direction in 1976 in recognition of Cedric Willson's many contributions in the field of lightweight aggregate, lightweight concrete, and lightweight concrete masonry. The award is given for outstanding contributions in the areas of innovative materials and design in lightweight aggregate, lightweight concrete, and lightweight concrete masonry. A person, firm, or organization is eligible for the award. In 2011, the Board approved transference of full support of the award to the Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute.

This award is no longer presented.