Hall of Fame

Ahmad Abu-Hawash

MS CE 1993

Nationwide impact and leadership in bridge engineering, significant contributions to bridge engineering research

Inducted 2023

David Fox

BS CE 1964, MS 1965

International impact in environmental engineering, leadership for the wastewater industry
Inducted 2023

Dale S. Harrington

BS CE 1972

Nationwide impact in the concrete pavement industry, leader in design and construction manuals
Inducted 2023

Craig K. Denny

BS CE 1971, MS 1973

Nationwide impact investigating and solving geotechnical problems and executive leadership in geotechnical and civil engineering
Inducted 2022

Richard L. Handy

PhD CE 1956

International expert in geotechnical engineering with an entrepreneurial perspective and teaching excellence
Inducted 2022

Jeff A. Smith

BS ConE 1983

Nationwide construction leadership and management, impact with real estate development, and Construction Engineering program
Inducted 2022

Rao Y. Surampalli

PhD CE 1985

International leadership and development of innovative/sustainable environmental technologies for social good and global sustainability
Inducted 2022

Thomas R. Agg

BS CE 1911

National impact on the transportation industry and highway development, and key contributions to industry education and research
Inducted 2021

Delmar L. Bloem

BS CE 1943

National impact on concrete and aggregate topics, building codes, and operation of ready mixed concrete production plants certification program
Inducted 2021

Henry J. Brunnier

BS CE 1904

National leadership and key contributions in earthquake resistant design, including a significant role in helping approve designs for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 1936
Inducted 2021

Joel A. Cerwick

BS CE 1966, MS 1968

Innovative and visionary leadership in improving public health and infrastructure, advancing wastewater treatment systems internationally, and establishing a national firm
Inducted 2021

John “Jack” L. Cleasby

PhD CE 1960
International impact on environmental engineering profession, leadership in teaching excellence, and as the first ISU faculty member inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
Inducted 2021

Roy W. Crum

BS CE 1907
National impact on the transportation industry and research in materials and highway construction and innovative leadership in the Iowa State Highway Commission
Inducted 2021

Nathaniel S. Fox

MS CE 1966, PhD CE 1966
International recognition in geotechnical engineering leadership and innovation, and in the creation of the Geopier system
Inducted 2021

Francis “Frank” B. Francois

BS Eng 1956
National leadership in establishing the Strategic Highway Research Program in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and in transportation research
Inducted 2021

Mary K. Hurd

BS CE 1947
International expertise in concrete formwork design and construction, authoring a landmark publication used nationally and internationally, and contributions to construction education
Inducted 2021

Sandra Q. Larson

BS CE 1988
Distinguished achievement and innovative contributions to transportation research, policy and the profession, while heavily engaged in leadership in numerous national organizations
Inducted 2021

Thomas H. MacDonald

BS CE 1904
Key contributions in shaping the nation’s highway and road systems, leading an era of highway progress unheard of at the time, and establishing a professional highway commission for the state of Iowa
Inducted 2021

Anson Marston

Honorary PhD CE 1948
Key in establishing the Iowa State Highway Commission, international authority on water and sewer system design, outstanding educator, and first Iowa State engineering dean
Inducted 2021

Conde B. McCullough

BS CE 1910
One of the great bridge designers known for their architectural beauty and international leadership, and instrumental in developing standard bridge and culvert plans for highway projects
Inducted 2021

Thomas M. Murray

BS CE 1962
International expertise in structural steel education and research with significant impact on the economics, design and safety of steel framed buildings
Inducted 2021

James A. Nissen

BS ConE 1981
Significant contributions to the advancement of operation management in commercial and institutional construction, and to the Iowa State University Construction Engineering program
Inducted 2021

Gerald R. Olson

MS CE 1958
Outstanding expertise, leadership and impact in geotechnical engineering industry, significant contributions to education and research, and founder of a national top 500 engineering firm
Inducted 2021

Len C. Rodman

BS CE 1971, MS 1973
Leadership of a global engineering and construction company, technical excellence, and investment initiatives in research for sustainable and global infrastructure
Inducted 2021

Dirk Schafer

BS ConE 1980
Leadership and company management in construction engineering, and contributions to the Iowa State University Construction Engineering program
Inducted 2021

Harris F. Seidel

BS CE 1944, PhD 1959
International impact and dedication to the water profession, diligent efforts in providing better water in Iowa and the world, and instrumental in the formation of the Association of Boards of Certification
Inducted 2021

Merlin G. Spangler

BS CE 1919
Substantial contributions in early technical developments in geotechnical engineering, and as an international authority and premier researcher on underground conduits and sewer systems
Inducted 2021

Daniel J. Watkins

BS CE 1947
Leadership and profound effect on the profession, local and national communities, bridge design, and transportation design industry
Inducted 2021

Elmina Wilson

BS CE 1892, MS 1894
National contributions to structural engineering, dedication to engineering education, and paving the way for women in engineering
Inducted 2021

Raymond “Paul” Giroux

BS ConE 1979

Technical achievement and excellence as a civil engineering historian

Inducted: 2018

David Pepper

BS ConE 1985

Leadership in Chicago and Midwest commercial and institutional construction

Inducted: 2017

Jerry Chase

PhD CE 1983, MS CE 1962

Leadership in teaching excellence and quality management in construction

Inducted: 2015

Glenn H. DeStigter

BS ConE 1966

Leadership in commercial and institutional construction in Iowa and the nation

Inducted: 2014

Jack Gethmann

BS ConE 1963

Innovative leadership in Midwest industrial construction, member of the first Construction Engineering class

Inducted: 2012

Ken Gethmann

Industry leadership and key contribution in the establishment of the Construction Engineering program

Inducted: 2012

Don Greenwood

BS CE 1976

Leadership and excellence in developing a world-class design-build organization

Inducted: 2015

Thomas C. Jellinger

First Professor-in-Charge of the Construction Engineering program who established a rigorous, practical educational program with a family feel

Inducted: 2010

William A. Klinger

Iowa construction leader and national crusader for Construction Engineering education, including the founding of the Construction Engineering program

Inducted: 2010

Ken Lewis

BS CE 1935

Key facilitator of industry support in the founding of the Construction Engineering program and as a construction trade association leader in Iowa

Inducted: 2010

Cork Peterson

BS ConE 1966

Leading innovation in heavy civil and geo-construction and instigating the heavy/highway emphasis in Construction Engineering

Inducted: 2013