At the 177th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner, which was held at the Royal Sonesta Boston on Thursday, June 11, the BSCES Board of Government honored the following 2026 award winners.
2026 BSCES Section Award Winners
Citizen Engineer Award: This award recognizes a BSCES member or registered professional engineer for outstanding public involvement in local or national legislation, education, non-profit volunteer organizations, community activities, or similar activities.
This award was presented to Emily Scerbo, PE, for or her outstanding volunteer leadership and commitment to environmental stewardship and community service.
Clemens Herschel Award: This award recognizes an individual who has published a paper, not necessarily published in the BSCES Journal, that has been useful, commendable, and worthy of grateful acknowledgment.
This award was presented to Amir Babaee, PhD, PE, for his work in writing the article “Evaluation of Quality-Control Measures for Active Control Constant Volume Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Tests.”
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 mentorship. Educators empower students to realize full potential and exemplify the profession in their classroom.
This award was presented to Leonard D. Albano, PhD, PE, for his outstanding teaching, mentorship, and dedication to student success at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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 form of managerial leadership, technical excellence, professional integrity, and mentorship of other engineers.
This award was presented to Edward Baumann, PE, from Benesch for his exceptional leadership, technical expertise, and contributions to complex infrastructure projects throughout Massachusetts.
Government Civil Engineer Award: This award is presented to a to a BSCES member who is serving as a paid public sector engineer at a federal, state, or municipal agency, department, or authority in Massachusetts.
This award was presented to Kathleen Baskin, PE, her exemplary leadership and decades of service protecting Massachusetts’ water resources through her role as Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Water Resources at MassDEP.
Journalism Award: This award is presented to a journalist or other author who has published one or more articles, papers, books, social media blogs, or film for a non-technical audience that raises awareness of the contributions of the civil engineering profession.
This award was presented to Jim Braude and Margery Egan from WGBH Boston Public Radio.
Pre-College Educator Award: This award is presented to a member of the K-12 educational community who integrates engineering topics in a manner that benefits the profession and may promote students to pursue an engineering career.
This award is presented to Linda Saris of LEAP for Education, which is a youth education nonprofit that offers free, year-round programs from middle school through post secondary that expand opportunity and advance equity for young people historically underrepresented in higher education and the work force.
Younger Member Award: This award is intended to recognize a BSCES member, 35 years of age or younger on February 1 in the year of the award, who has made an outstanding contribution to BSCES and/or the civil engineering profession.
This award was presented to Justin Cadima, PE, from Collins Engineers, for his enthusiasm, organization, and ability to bring people as chair of the BSCES Younger Member Group.
Charles A. Stone and Edwin S. Webster Project of the Year Award: This award is presented to a BSCES member and their project team who has served in a major role on an innovative, challenging, unique, and/or complex project located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The majority of the work should have been completed by engineers located within Massachusetts.
This award was presented to Ed Baumann, and his Benesch project team for their work on the Bill Russell Bridge Over Boston Harbor.
Sustainability in Civil Engineering Awards
Sustainability in Civil Engineering Award: This award recognizes a Massachusetts civil engineering infrastructure project constructed within the last three years that exemplifies the principles of sustainability espoused by the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).
The Sustainability in Civil Engineering Large Project Award was presented to Nitsch Engineering for the Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights project.
Employer Recognition Awards
Large Employer Recognition Award: This award recognizes those employers with more than 50 employees who commit to providing exceptional opportunities to their engineers. Special recognition will go to those organizations who exhibit exemplary support as evidenced by: encouraging technical and professional growth through continuing education, training, mentoring, project experience, participation in development of technical papers or presentations, and other means; tackling staff quality-of-life issues in the modern workplace; contributing to the community to make a positive impact; encouraging active participation in professional societies such as ASCE/BSCES.
This award was presented to TEC, Inc. for their commitment to employee well-being, community involvement, professional growth, and participation in BSCES and ASCE.
President’s Award Winner
President’s Award: 2025-2026 BSCES President Katie Swanson also presented a President’s Award, which is presented in recognition for service to the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE.
The award was presented to Richard A. Matson, PE for his unwavering support of BSCES.