Albert F. DiMillio selected to receive prestigious Engineering Award - Personnel - Brief Article

Public Roads, May-June, 2002

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected Albert F DiMillio, program manager for geotechnical research at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as the recipient of the 2002 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award.

ASCE established the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award in 1973 as a memorial recognizing the outstanding professional accomplishments of Martin S. Kapp.ASCE offers the award to an individual who demonstrates the best example of innovative or outstanding design or construction of foundations, earthworks, retaining structures, or underground construction.

DiMillio's award citation reads, "For his many contributions to innovative foundation engineering and site improvement through his work at FHWA, and for his efforts leading to numerous practical innovations that have permitted difficult foundation problems to be overcome."

For more than 30 years, DiMillio has dedicated his skills and energy to supporting FHWA's research projects, and he is the recipient of several of FHWA's Outstanding Performance Awards, most recently in 1999. He also received the Construction Innovation Forum's NOVA Award in 1999 and ASCE's James Laurie Prize in 1991.

DiMillio will accept the award during the annual business meeting at the ASCE National Convention in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2002.