A recipient of the American Institute of Architects’ Henry Adams Medal. The youngest Black woman to be certified as a General Engineering Contractor by the state of California. A researcher who spent two months in the Antarctic collecting specimens for biological experiments. An engineering student who was struck by a drunk driver and was unconscious for 24 hours and who now designs safer roadways as a traffic engineer. A nationally recognized researcher in the field of construction safety.
That is just a sampling of the impressive, and inspiring, talent represented in the 2021 class of ENR Southeast’s Top Young Professionals. Indeed, the career paths—and life journeys—that are included in the following pages provide some meaningful measure of reassurance that the future of the Southeast’s construction industry is in good hands.