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ACEC NM
P.O. Box 3773
Albuquerque, NM 87190-3773
(505) 888-6161
ACECNM@ACECNM.org
 

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Monthly Meetings
ACEC NM offers monthly meetings with interesting speakers and topics.  These meetings provide networking opportunities, key industry information, and business development opportunities.  Meetings include:

  • May 18, 2010 - New Mexico Association of Commerce & Industry - Beverlee McClure, President and CEO
  • May 10, 2010 - Professional Development Program: Legal & Insurance Issues Panel and Marketing & Business Development Strategies
  • April 16, 2010 - Annual Awards Gala
  • March 24, 2010 - ACEC NM and ACNM Industry Luncheon - Lt. Governor Diane Denish, A Vision for New Mexico's Infrastructure
  • February 23, 2010 - Albuquerque District, US Army Corps of Engineers - Jorge Colberg, Deputy District Engineer
  • January 26, 2010 - Announcement of ACEC New Mexico Engineering Excellence Awards Winners and the USS New Mexico Fast Attack Nuclear Submarine
  • November 17, 2009 - October's Special Legislative Session - Representative Larry Larranaga
  • October 27, 2009 - Quality New Mexico - Julia Gabaldon, President and CEO, Quality New Mexico
  • September 29, 2009 - Legislative Issues Important to Our Industry - Representative Larry Larranaga and Sustainability Initiatives and Requirements for Funding, Richard Rose, Bureau Chief, NMED Construction Programs Bureau
  • August 25, 2009 - Intel: What's Going on Locally and Internationally - Jami Grindatto, Intel
  • July 28, 2009 - City of Albuquerque Stormwater Quality - Roland Penttila, City of Albuquerque
  • June 23, 2009 - Tax Increment Development Districts (TIDDs) - Michael Kelly, Q10 Realty Mortgage and Investment Company, and Trent Stafford, Hunt Development Company
  • May 19, 2009 - What's Going On with UNM Football - Mike Locksley, UNM Lobo Head Football Coach

Engineering Excellence Awards
The Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) are presented annually by ACEC NM to recognize engineering achievements and to demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. The awards pay tribute to New Mexico’s most prestigious and distinguished engineering projects.

Entries are judged on:

  • Original or Innovative Application of New or Existing Techniques
  • Future Value to the Engineering Profession and Perception by the Public
  • Social, Economic, and Sustainable Design Considerations
  • Complexity
  • Exceeding Client/Owner Needs

Awards include:

  • Grand Conceptor
  • Large Firm
  • Small Firm
  • Studies, Research, and Consulting (Category A)
  • Building/Technology Systems (Category B)
  • Structural Systems (Category C)
  • Surveying and Mapping Technology (Category D)
  • Environmental (Category E)
  • Water and Wastewater (Category F)
  • Water Resources (Category G)
  • Transportation (Category H)
  • Special Projects (Category I)
  • Small Projects (Category J
  • Energy (Category K)

Entries are judged on the basis of total engineering excellence. The judges may select as many awards as they deem appropriate. Entries will be judged on the basis of the work performed by the submitting firm alone and according to the rating guidelines listed in the Call for Entries packet. Grand Conceptor, Large Firm, Small Firm, and Category Winners will be awarded at the judges’ discretion. Honorable Mention and Special Project Awards may be presented to other selected entries of superior quality. There is no specific number of awards given.

ACEC NM Member Awards recognize individuals and member firms that make a difference in our community through their leadership, commitment, accomplishments, and support to ACEC NM. Member awards include:

  • Professional Leadership Award – Recognizes an individual for his/her accomplishments in a professional organization other than ACEC.

  • Individual Community Service Award – Recognizes an individual for his/her accomplishments in community service.

  • Member Firm Community Service Award – Recognizes an individual firm for its accomplishments in community service.

  • Industry Advocate Award – Recognizes an individual for his/her accomplishments in advocating, enhancing, or promoting the engineering profession.

  • Industry Partner Award – Recognizes an organization or company (that is not a professional engineering organization or company) for their accomplishments in partnering, working with, and supporting engineering companies and professional societies.

All awards are recognized and celebrated at the ACEC NM Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in April of each year.  This year's event was held on April 16, 2010.  The event was attended by member firms, their staff, clients, peer organizations, and elected or appointed officials. EEA project display panels were on display during the awards banquet and will be displayed at other events throughout the year. All awards are recognized throughout the year in ACEC NM promotions and written materials.

For more info, contact ACEC NM at (505) 888-6161 or ACECNM@ACECNM.org.

McGraw Hill Construction Southwest Contractor Magazine Best Of Awards
Each year McGraw Hill Construction Southwest Contractor holds a competition for construction projects in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Categories include Best “Green” Project, Best Concrete, Best Engineering, etc. Winners are selected based on innovation, contribution to the community, teamwork, and overall excellence.

Winners are featured in the December issue of Southwest Contractor and are honored at awards banquets held in December. Some winners will also be eligible to compete in McGraw Hill Construction’s National Best Of Awards. The national winners are revealed early each year in Engineering News-Record (ENR), all 11 McGraw-Hill Regional Publications, and Constructor Magazine.

McGraw Hill Construction Southwest Contractor, ACEC NM, and SMPS NM co-host the annual New Mexico Best Of Awards ceremony.  This year's event was held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Marriott Pyramid in Journal Center.

For more info, call ACEC NM at (505) 888-6161 or ACECNM@ACECNM.org or Scott Blair, Regional Senior Editor of Southwest Contractor, at (480) 656-7615 or scott_blair@mcgraw-hill.com.

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