Professional Awards

BSCES administers numerous awards and grants available to our members of the engineering community. The majority of the awards are presented at the BSCES Annual Awards Dinner. The others are presented throughout the year, typically in conjunction with special technical group or institute chapter events.

BSCES is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Employer Recognition, Individual, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering Awards!

Honorary Members

Honorary membership is the highest distinction BSCES can bestow and is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to BSCES, the...

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Awards

The BSCES Sustainability in Civil Engineering Awards honor projects by Massachusetts civil engineering teams that exemplify sustainability and resilience principles championed by...

Charles A. Stone and Edwin S. Webster Project of the Year Award

This award is presented to a BSCES member and their team who has served in a major role on an innovative, challenging,...

Engineer of the Year Award

This award is presented to a BSCES member, with 15 years or more professional experience, who has exhibited extraordinary leadership in the...

College Educator Award

This award is presented to a member of the academic community who inspires and encourages civil engineering students through exceptional teaching and...

Horne/Gaynor Public Service Award

This award is to be presented annually to a BSCES member (or registered professional engineer) who has been outstanding either in unpaid...

Small Employer Recognition Award

As a means of fostering participation in Society activities, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section has established an award to recognize...

Citizen Engineer Award

The Citizen Engineer Award is presented to a BSCES member or registered professional engineer for outstanding public involvement in local or national...

Pre-College Educator Award

This award is to be presented to a member of the K-12 educational community who integrates engineering topics, particularly civil engineering, in...

Large Employer Recognition Award

As a means of fostering participation in Society activities, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section has established an award to recognize...

Government Civil Engineer Award

This award is presented to a BSCES member who is serving as a paid public sector engineer at a federal, state, or...

Younger Member Award

This award is intended to recognize a member, 35 years of age or less on February 1 in the year of the...

Ernest A. Herzog Award

The Ernest A. Herzog fund was established from a bequest in memory of Mr. Herzog's commendable career achievements.

Clemens Herschel Award

The late Clemens Herschel, a former Past President and Honorary Member of the Society, had assigned to the Society in 1921 a...

Journalism Award

This award is presented to a journalist or other author who has published on or more articles, papers, books, social media blogs,...