H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Award for Excellence in Strucutral Engineering (June 2008)
Stefan Medwadowski
Edwin Zacher Award for Outstanding Service to the Structural Engineering
Profession (June 2008)
Tim Hart, Forell/Elsesser Engineers
3nd Annual SEAONC Community Involvement Award (June 2008)
Jim Passaglia, DASSE Desing Inc.
SEAONC Honorary Member Recipients (June 2008)
William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene
SEAONC Honorary Member Recipients (June 2008)
Edward Wilson , University of California, Berkeley
SEAONC Fellow Recipients (June 2008)
Doug Hohbach, Hohbach Lewin
Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards (May 2008)
1. Study/Research/Guidelines
Award of Merit:
FEMA 439A: Blast Resistant Benefit of Seismic Design-A Case Study
Degenkolb Engineers
Award of Excellence:
SEAONC Reccommended Administration Bulletin on the Seismic Design Review of Tall Buildings Using Non-Prescriptive Procedures
SEAONC AB-083 Task Group
Joe Maffei (Chair), Michael Gemmill, Ron Hamburger, Neville Mathias, Jeffrey Tanner, Jack Moehle, Mark Moore, and Marko Schotanus
2. Special-Use Structures
Award of Excellence:
The SunPower Staircase Richmond, California
Gregory P. Luth & Associates Inc.
3. Retrofit/Alteration
Award of Merit:
Buena Vista Terrace
OLMM Consulting Engineers
Award of Excellence:
Seismic Isolation of a Two-Story Addition at China Basin
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.
4. New Construction
Awards of Merit:
DeMattei Residence, Aptos California
Mesiti-Miller Engineering Inc.
Awards of Excellence: (Small Project)
McAfee Field House Mount Hermon
Gregory P. Luth & Associates Inc.
Awards of Excellence: (Large Project)
UC Berkeley Units One & Two In-fill Housing
Rutherford & Chekene
5. Sustainable Design
Award of Excellence: (Small Project)
Project FROG Prototype High-Preformance Environments Engineered for Learning
Degenkolb Engineers
Award of Excellence: (Large Project)
Providence Health Systems
Degenkolb Engineers
6. Landmark Structures
Award of Merit:
California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park
ARUP