AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
The American Association of Engineering Societies
would like to thank the recipients for their
personal and professional contributions to the
engineering community, and for the families and
friends who made this such a wonderful
evening. Special gratitude goes to our
colleagues at the National Academy of Engineering
for your support in making this event possible.
27TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND BANQUET
HONORING Harold (Bud) E. Nelson, PE,
FSFPE Patrick Natale, PE, CE, F. ASCE Celeste
Baine, BSCES/ASCE Daniel Polin Kenneth Mandel,
ASCE Nomination William Salmon, AAES
American Association of Engineering
Societies 1620 I Street, N.W., Suite
210 Washington, D.C., 20006 [phone]
www.aaes.org
27th Annual Awards Ceremony and Banquet The Great
Hall of the National Academy of
Engineering Washington, D.C., May 8, 2006
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AWARDS PROGRAM
NOTES
Welcome William Henry, AAES Chair Dr. William
A. Wulf, NAE President National Engineering
Award Harold (Bud) E. Nelson, PE, FSFPE Presented
by William Henry, AAES Chair, and Mr. Samuel S.
Dannaway, SFPE President Kenneth Andrew Roe
Award Patrick Natale, PE Presented by William
Henry, AAES Chair and Dennis R. Martenson, ASCE
President Norm Augustine Award Celeste Baine
Presented by William Henry, AAES Chair
and Dennis R. Martenson, ASCE President Engineeri
ng Journalism Award Daniel Polin and Kenneth
Mandel Presented by William Henry, AAES
Chair AAES Chair's Award William Salmon, AAES
Interim Executive Director Presented by F.
Suzanne Jenniches, AAES Past Chair Closing
Remarks William Henry, AAES Chair
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NATIONAL ENGINEERING AWARD
Harold E. (Bud) Nelson, PE, FSFPE
Fire Protection Engineer
The National Engineering Award is presented for
inspirational leadership and tireless devotion to
the improvement of engineering education and to
the advancement of the engineering profession, as
well as to the development of sound public
policies as an engineer-statesman.
Bud Nelson receives the National Engineering
Award for inspired leadership and devotion to the
improvements of fire protection engineering and
the reduction of building fire threats to lives
and property.
For more than 50 years Harold E. (Bud) Nelson,
P.E., FSFPE has been an inspirational leader in
the profession of fire protection engineering.
Because of his tireless devotion to the
advancement of engineering he is truly considered
by those in the profession as an
engineer-statesman. Throughout his career, Mr.
Nelson applied the advances in fundamental fire
research to practical engineering problems and
building fire investigations, and in the process
developed and disseminated new engineering
methodologies for broader use by practicing
professionals. As a consequence, Bud Nelson is
recognized world-wide as one of the fathers of
modern fire protection engineering. As the
Director of the Accident and Fire Prevention
Division (1958-1975) at the General Services
Administration (GSA), Nelsons leadership was
integral in establishing GSAs international
reputation as a leader in fire safety for
high-rise buildings. At GSA, he pioneered the
application of total systems concepts to the fire
safety of GSA buildings. This concept changed the
way fire protection professionals evaluate
high-rise building fire safety. After GSA,
Nelson served as a Senior Research Engineer and
group manager from (1975-1992) at the National
Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). At
NIST, Nelson conducted groundbreaking research in
the areas of fire risk appraisal, human behavior
in fires, and fire safety for persons with
disabilities. Nelson also developed a fire
hazard grading system that is now utilized in the
national fire codes.
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After retiring from Federal government
service, Bud Nelson joined Hughes Associates,
Inc., a global fire science and engineering
consulting firm, where he continued to
contribute for 10 years (1992-2002) by
advancing computer based engineering tools used
in modeling fire growth and fire hazards
development, and in fire investigation.   Mr.
Nelson was a founding member of the International
Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS).  In
1999, he received the IAFSS Kawagoe Gold Medal
for career achievement in fire safety
technologies that have advanced control of
unwanted fires.  He received Gold medal Awards
from both the Commerce Department and General
Services Administration, and the standards Medal
from the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA).  Bud Nelson served as President of the
Society of Fire Protection Engineers.  In 1987 he
was honored by the Society as the first recipient
of the Harold E. Nelson Award that recognizes
dedicated and inspired service to the ideals and
goals of the Society. In the year 2000, Fire
Chief Magazine recognized Nelson as "arguably the
most influential fire protection engineer of the
20th century."   Bud Nelson is a registered
professional engineer, and Fellow of the Society
of Fire Protection Engineers. He has authored
over 50 publications in the subject of fire
protection engineering. His accomplishments stand
as a success model for all engineers of the
vision, energy and perseverance needed to make
significant and lasting change in engineering
practice
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KENNETH ANDREW ROE AWARD
INSIDE AAES
Patrick Natale, PE, CE, F. ASCE
Vision
Executive Director and Chief Staff Officer and
Secretary, American Society of Civil Engineers
To be the advocate of the engineering
profession's common viewpoints on issues
important to the nation and the profession.
The Kenneth Andrew Roe Award is presented on
behalf of the engineering community to recognize
an engineer who has been effective in promoting
unity among the engineering societies.
Mission
To contribute effectively in the shaping of
public policy and public awareness by providing a
forum for team building, sharing information
(collect, analyze, and disseminate), and forming
consensus on issues. AAES takes action by
speaking with a unified voice and leveraging
activities and resources.
For commitment and leadership facilitating the
U.S. engineering community's unity across
disciplines and for his dedication to expanding
and diversifying the profession and for his
service to the American Association of
Engineering Societies.
Mr. Natale has been an integral part of both the
leadership and internal management of the
National Society of Professional Engineers for
many years holding numerous volunteer leadership
positions. He served five years as NSPE Treasurer
and has chaired both the Budget and
Communications committees. In 1994 he led a
massive reorganization effort that focused on
increasing the value of membership in the
National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior
to his appointment as NSPE Executive Director, he
was serving as Vice President of the Society's
Northeast Region. In 1997 Mr. Natale received
NSPE's Distinguished Service Award and in July
2000 he was named a Fellow member. At the NSPE
State level, Mr. Natale also has considerable
experience. He has held the positions of
President, National Director and Practice
Division Officer of the New Jersey Society of
Professional Engineers. In his community, Mr.
Natale has served as Chairman of the Goodwill
Industries of New Jersey and as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and
the American Red Cross. He has also served as an
Assistant District Commissioner for the Boy
Scouts of America. Mr. Natale holds a B.S. in
Civil Engineering from Newark College of
Engineering, and an M.S. in Engineering
Management from the New Jersey Institute of
Technology. He has completed the Executive
Management Program at Yale University, and is a
licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey. He
is also a Certified Association Executive.

• Engineers Preamble
• Engineering should be practiced with the
  highest degree of professionalism and ethics.
• Engineering improves the quality of life and is
  a benefit to society.
• Policymakers and the public benefit from an
  understanding and appreciation for the value of
  the engineer.
• Engineers have an obligation to participate in
  public policy and public awareness.

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CHAIR, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING
SOCIETIES
William P. Henry, P.E., F.ASCE
Patrick J. Natale was selected as the Executive
Director, and Chief staff Officer and Secretary
of the American Society of Civil Engineers,
effective November 1, 2002. In January 1999,
Mr. Natale was appointed Executive Director of
the National Society of Professional Engineers
(NSPE), a national organization of 60,000 members
representing licensed engineers from all
technical disciplines. Prior to joining NSPE, Mr.
Natale held numerous top-level management
positions with the Public Service Electric and
Gas Company (PSEG) of New Jersey. During his
28-year career with PSEG, he was responsible for
managing sales, marketing, strategic planning and
customer service. His most recent assignment was
to lead the corporate effort to develop the
process and systems required for deregulating the
energy marketplace in New Jersey.
2006 Chair, American Association of Engineering
Societies
During his nearly 40 years in the
engineering and construction industry, William P.
Henry has been active in several regional firms
in the Seattle, San Francisco, Denver and
Washington, D.C. areas, as well as several
national firms, including Bechtel, Parsons
Brinckerhoff and CH2M Hill. He also co-founded
Aqua Resources Inc., an environmental engineering
firm. He currently serves as marketing manager of
Scaaf Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers, a
water resources engineering firm based in
Seattle, Wash. An expert in water resources
planning and engineering, Henry has chaired
various ASCE committees including the
Professional Practice, Government Affairs, State
Government Relations, Public Involvement and
Policy Review committees, and has served as
member of the State Public Affairs Grants,
Publications, National Water Policies and
Congressional Fellows Selection committees. In
addition, Henry has served as Vice Chair of the
Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering
Committee, President of the San Francisco Section
and Director of District 11, which includes
sections and branches in Nevada, Utah and
Arizona. Throughout his career, Henry has been
recognized with numerous honors including the
ASCE William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer
Award and the H. J. Brunier Award, given by the
San Francisco Section. He holds a bachelor's
degree from Cornell University, a master's degree
in civil engineering from Stanford University and
a master's degree in business administration from
George Mason University. After graduation, Henry
was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, where he served 18
months in Korea. He is a registered professional
engineer in California, Washington, Oregon and
Colorado.
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NORM AUGUSTINE AWARD
Celeste Baine
He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) with advanced degrees in
mechanical engineering, as well as a master's
degree in management science as a fellow at the
MIT Sloan School of Management. Before joining
the State Department he was a practicing
engineer, conducting engineering research for the
Dynatech Corporation of Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and the Sloan Automotive Laboratory at MIT. He
is a recipient of the Karl Taylor Compton Award
from MIT and is a member of the National Society
of Professional Engineers, the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society for
Engineering Education, Junior Engineering
Technical Society, and the Cosmos Club. Bill
previously served as President of the Junior
Engineering Technical Society (JETS), and
continues to serve on the JETS Board as a Director
Biomedical Engineer Director, Engineering
Education Service Center
This award is presented annually to an engineer
who has demonstrated the capacity for
communicating the excitement and wonder of
engineering. The award is to be conferred on
those rare individuals who can speak with passion
about engineering its promise as well as its
responsibility so that the public may have a
better understanding of engineering and a better
appreciation for how engineers improve our
quality of life.
Celeste Baine receives the Norm Augustine Award
for her work as the director of the Engineering
Education Service Center and the award-winning
authorship of "Is There an Engineer Inside You A
Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in
Engineering," "The Fantastical Engineer A Thrill
Seeker's Guide to Careers in Theme Park
Engineering," "High Tech Hot Shots Careers in
Sports Engineering" and six booklets on
engineering careers. She received the 2004 ASEE
Engineering Dean Council's Award for the
Promotion of Engineering Education and Careers.
Baine is listed on the National Engineers Week
Website as one of 50 engineers you should meet.
She is also recognized for advising students and
parents on the challenges and benefits of
obtaining an engineering degree for over eight
years.
When I was in high school, my dream was to be a
Disney engineer. But at that time, before the
Internet was everywhere, I had no idea how to do
that. I also wanted to work with people, said
Celeste Baine. Not knowing where else to start,
Celeste chose Electronic Engineering Technology,
but kept dreaming of designing sets for Disney.
After five years, Celeste was back in school,
this time in a biomedical engineering program. At
the same time, she began researching and writing
her first book, Is there an Engineer Inside You
A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in
Engineering. While working on her next book,
the Fantastical Engineer, Celeste worked at
Louisiana Tech on a project to help K-12 science
and physics teachers inspire students to pursue
careers in engineering and science by holding
workshops on topics such as roller coaster
physics.
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AAES CHAIRS AWARD
William C. Salmon
The talks are fun because most people don't know
how much one can do with an engineering degree
and/or how it can allow them to follow their
dreams. When I was studying for my biomedical
engineering degree, my class size dropped from 80
to 21. Most of my friends left the program
because they were discouraged that they werent
math whizzes, or were worried about what they
could do with an engineering degree if they
werent a genius. I wrote the book (Is There an
Engineer Inside You?) to dispel the fears and
doubts that young people have about a career in
engineering. 
AAES Interim Executive Director
Established in 1980, the AAES Chairs Award
recognizes an individual who has made
outstanding contributions to the welfare of our
nation.
William Salmon receives the AAES Chairs Award
for his career-long demonstration of leadership
in advancing the knowledge, understanding, and
practice of engineering in the United States. In
particular for his willingness to quickly assist
AAES as the 2005 Interim Executive Director.
During the recent re-examination of the value
proposition for this important collaborative
engineering organization, Bill was instrumental
in helping to structure the Path Forward in a
very collaborative way. His personal credibility
and the engineering community's respect for Bill
made him an outstanding resource for the 2005
AAES Chair. The engineering community owes him a
real debt of gratitude. He is also recognized
for his service as Executive Officer of the
National Academy of Engineering for over a decade
-from February 1986 to January 1999- dedicating
his work to promoting the technological welfare
of the nation and for his service to the U.S.
Department of State as senior advisor for science
and technology to the Under Secretary for
Security Assistance, Science, and Technology.
Recipients of the Norm Augustine Award, 1999-2006
2006 Celeste Baine 2005 Bernard Amadei, PhD 2004
William Gene Corely, Ph.D 2003 N. Jan. Davis,
PhD 2002 Colonel Stephen J.Ressler, PhD Eugene
K. Ressler, PhD 2001 Edmund O. Schweitzer 2000
Neil Armstrong 1999 Norman R. Augustine
William C. Salmon is an administrator and
engineer. He is currently the acting Executive
Director of the American Association of
Engineering Societies (AAES). Mr. Salmon was the
Executive Officer of the National Academy of
Engineering from February 1986 to January
1999. He came to the Academy from the U.S.
Department of State where he served as senior
advisor for science and technology to the Under
Secretary for Security Assistance, Science, and
Technology.
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It was my opinion then that Great Projects
would present the recovery effort in a
professional and sensitive matter, said George
J. Tamaro, P.E., Hon. ASCE of Mueser Rutledge
Consulting Engineers. The program they
produced, America Rebuilds A Year at Ground
Zero, was first class. We engineers do not
adequately convey to the public the nature of our
work, the importance of our work and the benefits
the public obtains from us. The Great Projects
team has done the job for us and done it well.
The team is worthy of recognition for its
efforts. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated
Great Projects team is currently working on The
Foundations of Freedom, Part II (a Trilogy about
rebuilding at Ground Zero), scheduled to
broadcast in September 2006. The next episode,
which picks up from the America Rebuilds project,
will document the rebuilding process. Daniel
Polin, founder of Great Projects, is a graduate
of Johns Hopkins University. He lives in New
York City, and prior to founding Great Projects,
Polin was a founding partner of Manifold
Productions, Inc. He serves on the boards of the
Basic Trust Infant/Toddler Center and the
Roundtable. Kenneth Mandel, co-founder of Great
Projects, graduated from Rutgers College with
degrees in engineering and liberal arts. He
lives in West Orange, N.J. and serves on the
boards of the Friends of the Edison National
Historic Site, the Ensemble Studio Theatre and
the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium.
Recipients of the Engineering Journalism Award,
1999-2006
2002 Stuart F. Brown, FORTUNE Magazine 2001
Johnathan Knight, New Science Magazine 2000 Joel
Achenbach, Washington Post 1999 William Allen
2006 Daniel Polin Kenneth Mandel 2005
Jon Palfreman 2004 No Award 2003 Richard
G.Weingardt, Richard Weingardt Consultants, Inc.