Legacy Award is given annually by ENR regional editors to an individual in their regions who has achieved a lifetime legacy of service, both to the AEC profession and the community.]]> https://www.enr.com/rss/709 en-us NCTCOG’s Michael Morris has led the development of North Texas transportation using a data-driven, partnership-focused approach. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62790 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62790-enr-texas-and-louisiana-legacy-award-winner-michael-morris-has-championed-north-texas-transportation During a nearly 47-year career, Michael Neal, CEO of KAST Construction, has built a legacy of leaders who helped his Florida firm find success.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62774 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62774-kast-ceo-michael-neal-builds-teams-and-careers jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) Mavis Wiggins forged a five-decade career in interior architecture and workplace design, working for some of the industry’s most influential firms.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62713 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62713-new-york-legacy-award-winner-mavis-wiggins-space-shaper-pushes-for-industry-access jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) Robin Greenleaf, ACEC’s first woman chair, guided the U.S. engineering group during the COVID-19 pandemic while also leading her own firm.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62710 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62710-new-england-legacy-award-winner-robin-greenleaf-steady-hand-during-uncertain-times jriceenr@gmail.com (Justin Rice) Leo Titus Jr., ECS Ltd. chief operating officer, wins ENR MidAtlantic Legacy Award for industry leadership and impact in teaching life lessons.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62708 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62708-midatlantic-legacy-award-winner-leo-titus-jr-virginia-engineer-shares-9-11-experience-to-inspire Northwest Legacy Award winner David Baska has put technical innovation at the forefront of understanding seismic events and their impacts.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62566 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62566-northwest-legacy-award-winner-david-baska-how-to-stand-firm-on-shaky-ground Putting technology to work for transportation has defined the career of Randy Iwasaki, ENR’s Legacy Award winner for Northern California.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62564 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62564-northern-california-legacy-award-winner-randy-iwasaki-always-on-the-move Improving the quality of water resources has energized Southern California Legacy Award Winner John Helminski’s career.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62563 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62563-southern-california-legacy-award-winner-john-helminski-shaping-californias-clean-water-future ENR Southwest Legacy awardee Mike Hoover led major market expansion, increasing Sundt’s revenue fivefold to more than $4 billion.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62535 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62535-mike-hoover-is-enr-southwest-legacy-award-winner-for-2026 From boxing to bridge building, contractor Ralph Wadsworth is remembered for no-nonsense traditions that shaped the face of Utah construction.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62534 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62534-ralph-l-wadsworth-named-2026-intermountain-legacy-award-winner manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) From foreman to regional force, Tom ‘Tommy’ Horsting helped propel the Mountain States into a revenue powerhouse for Adolfson & Peterson.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62533 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62533-tom-horsting-selected-as-2026-colorado-legacy-winner Not many folks can still say they came to the U.S. through Ellis Island.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62316 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62316-midwest-legacy-award-winner-sergio-satch-pecori-builds-opportunities ENR's Legacy Awards are presented annually to individuals who have achieved a lifetime legacy of service in design and construction, and who have offered their time and expertise in giving back to the profession and to the communities in which they live.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/9/post/62230 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:42:35 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies-southwest/post/62230-tom-horsting-ralph-wadsworth-and-mike-hoover-selected-as-2026-enr-mountain-states-and-southwest-legacy-award-winners The Legacy Awards program recognizes industry veterans with many years of experience and long lists of contributions to their profession and communities.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/50/post/61913 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:11:51 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/50-west-construction-views/post/61913-enr-west-names-2026-legacy-award-winners-david-baska-john-helminski-and-randy-iwasaki Glen Kaneshige with Nordic PCL Construction, Erin McConahey with Arup and Cary Kopczynski of CKC Structural Engineers have been named 2025 Legacy Award winners for ENR West.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/50/post/60202 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:01:17 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/50-west-construction-views/post/60202-enr-west-names-2025-legacy-award-winners-glen-kaneshige-erin-mcconahey-and-cary-kopczynski The Legacy Awards are presented annually to individuals who have achieved a lifetime legacy of service in design and construction.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/9/post/60192 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:45:57 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies-southwest/post/60192-jim-johnson-doug-watts-and-steve-chanen-selected-as-2025-enr-mountain-states-and-southwest-legacy-award-winners ENR Mountain States is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s regional Legacy Awards.  They are, for Colorado: George Hall, Hall-Irwin Corporation; and for the Intermountain area: Wilford Clyde, Clyde Companies.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/9/post/57897 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:51:06 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies-southwest/post/57897-george-hall-wilford-clyde-selected-as-2024-enr-mountain-states-legacy-award-winners judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) Mike Greenawalt, CEO emeritus for Rosendin, was named the 2024 Legacy Award honoree for ENR's Southwest region.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/5/post/57784 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:08:32 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/5-southwest-construction-views/post/57784-rosendins-mike-greenawalt-named-enr-southwests-2024-legacy-award-honoree A deep commitment to improving the lives of others, coupled with connections to staff and clients, are hallmarks of CEO’s winning strategy.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/55913 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/55913-for-barkouli-service-yields-success SmithGroup executive couples a passion for senior well-being with a commitment to guiding the next generation of design leaders in health care.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/55912 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/55912-polhamus-fosters-future-leaders manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) ENR Midwest is honored to name Paul VanDuyne as its 2023 Legacy Award winner. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/10/post/55682 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:57:39 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/10-midwest-musings/post/55682-enr-midwest-names-paul-vanduyne-as-2023-legacy-award-winner ENR Mountain States is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s regional Legacy Awards.

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/9/post/55635 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:38:36 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/9-talk-of-the-rockies-southwest/post/55635-john-yonushewski-rich-thorn-selected-as-2023-enr-mountain-states-legacy-award-winners When John Schaufelberger joined the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1960s and began working on construction projects around the world, he wasn’t just building cities and tunnels and levees. He was constructing a future he didn’t know about yet.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/53638 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:42:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/53638-longtime-engineer-academic-known-as-problem-solver 001-LegacyFeature.jpg Following his Army career, Schaufelberger taught at the University of Washington, serving as chair of the department of construction management and as dean of the College of Built Environments. Photo courtesy University of Washington Mary Jane O’Meara, HNTB vice president in Boston and national tolling group member, is an insightful leader and generous mentor

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51342 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:55:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51342-sole-woman-in-room-now-leads-by-example Mary Jane O’Meara Mary Jane O’Meara, a former president of the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association, addresses the group in 2019. PHOTOS COURTESY OF HNTB HNTB HNTB’s long link with Maine’s turnpike authority includes support of the state’s conversion to open road tolling Mary Jane O’Meara O’Meara (third row, far left) stands with other members of HNTB’s national tolling practice Mary Jane O’Meara Aside from her transportation sector leadership roles, O’Meara has spent countless hours mentoring colleagues. Boston’s Tobin Bridge O’Meara served for two decades as director of Boston’s Tobin Bridge, a major commuter span that opened more than 70 years ago. Barbara Mullenex of Perkins Eastman’s Washington, D.C., office has a long history of guiding and molding young associates

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51174 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51174-architect-builds-legacy-as-a-people-connector Barbara Mullenex Barbara Mullenex of Perkins Eastman is known as a mentor in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.PHOTO BY PETER JAKUBOWSKI, COURTESY OF PERKINS EASTMAN barbara-mullenex-at-west-elementary-school_photo-by-santiago-mejia.jpg Mullenex is helping West Elementary School in Washington, D.C., become a net-zero facility.PHOTO BY SANTIAGO MEJIA, COURTESY OF PERKINS EASTMAN Barbara Mullenex One of the highest-impact projects Mullenex has been involved in was Washington, D.C.’s Wharf waterfront project.PHOTO BY JASON ABBEY, COURTESY OF PERKINS EASTMAN Lean construction founder Glenn Ballard looks back on his development of an industry game changer.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51100 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:24:42 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51100-guru-says-lean-principles-are-just-common-sense Glenn Ballard Glenn Ballard sits in a Meet the Thought Leaders session at the 2018 International Group for Lean Construction conference in Dublin. PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR LEAN CONSTRUCTION Glenn Ballard Glenn Ballard applies the principles of Lean construction to all aspects of his life—including to the fruit orchard in his Oakland, Calif., backyard. PHOTO COURTESY OF GLENN BALLARD ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Legacy Award winner buckles up his boots and life jacket for work on the Gulf Coast.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51090 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:51:24 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51090-kenny-smith-cultivates-people-community Kenny Smith Kenny Smith is CEO of family-owned T. Baker Smith, which has served the Gulf Coast for more than a century. PHOTOS COURTESY OF T. BAKER SMITH Morganza In the 1980s, Smith’s father, Clifford, began groundwork with the Army Corps of Engineers for the continuing Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project. Deepwater Horizon oil spill remediation In 2010, Smith oversaw the installation of rigid pipe as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill remediation. Kenny Smith Kenny Smith navigates an air boat through the Louisiana swamps Five decades into a multistoried career, ENR Legacy Award winner Silvian Marcus continues to design unique structures for clients

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51020 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:11:36 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51020-engineer-stands-as-tall-as-his-buildings Silvian Marcus Although known for slender skyscrapers, the work of Silvian Marcus is widely varied. He poses in the 1970s at Morrisania Houses in the Bronx, N.Y., affordable housing that was built over a railway. PHOTO COURTESY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus Silvian Marcus can see a number of his engineering projects from his window along Central Park West. The tallest building is 111 W. 57 St., with 53 West 53 behind that, and to the left, the 432 Park Ave. skyscraper. PHOTO BY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus Marcus, far left, attends the groundbreaking of the 7 WTC office tower, part of the post- 9/11 rebuild at Manhattan’s former World Trade Center site. PHOTO BY WSP USA Silvian Marcus It’s no surprise that structural engineer Silvian Marcus names Johann Sebastian Bach as his favorite composer, with the latter well known for a complex oeuvre that boggles the mind, from solo keyboard preludes for “The Well Tempered Clavier” to the fully orchestrated “Brandenburg Concertos.” PHOTO COURTESY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus From left, Silvian Marcus works with former colleagues Israel Seinuk and Irwin Cantor. PHOTO COURTESY WSP USA Silvian Marcus and Ahmad Rahimian Ahmad Rahimian, right, was hired by Silvian Marcus, left, at Cantor about 40 years ago, and they have continued to work together after the firm was acquired by WSP USA. PHOTO COURTESY WSP USA yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) WSP’s global structures leader leaves behind a résumé of innovative buildings and young engineers he mentored as he enters semiretirement

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51010 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:32:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51010-robert-halvorsons-structural-legacy Robert Halvorson Robert Halvorson, who was the youngest partner ever at SOM, created something entirely new by starting Halvorson and Partners and cemented his legacy at WSP. PHOTO COURTESY OF WSP Halvorson’s structural design Halvorson’s structural design for the Torre Cepsa uses two concrete cores with panoramic elevators. These cores support all the weight of the building, with each column-free floor framed in structural steel. PHOTO COURTESY OF WSP judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) Widely credited for helping bring about public-sector design-build procurement, Preston Haskell transformed the construction industry

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50952 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50952-design-build-rebel-preston-haskells-lasting-revolution Preston Haskell Preston Haskell, an art collector, still maintains an office at his company’s Jacksonville headquarters. PHOTOS COURTESY OF HASKELL Design- Build Institute of America Haskell, right, speaks at a 2018 meeting of the Design- Build Institute of America, which celebrated its 25th anniversary. Preston Haskell recent birthday Company staff help Preston Haskell celebrate a recent birthday. Preston Haskell Preston Haskell, center, and Jacksonville Mayor Jake Godbold, left, speak with a reporter at the 1985 groundbreaking of Haskell’s headquarters. Preston Haskell Haskell, who earned a civil-engineering degree from Princeton University, performed engineering work on projects during the firm’s early days.