Professional Progress Award Recipients
2024 - Jason Eichenberger (BSCE '04, MSCE '08)
Business development manager with Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City , MO
2023 - Jennifer Jacka-Taylor (BSCE '04)
Project manager with SCS Engineering, Overland Park, KS
2022 - Slade Engstrom (BSCE '03)
Senior vice president/principal in the TranSystems Wichita office, Benton, KS
2021 – Kevin Day (BSCE '00)
Assistant vice president – track, eastern region, Canadian National Railroad, Highland, IN
2019 – John Gooch (BSCE ’99)
Principal/Owner, Aspen Engineering, Fort Collins, CO
2018 – Steven Lillehaug (BSCE ’98)
Public Works Director, City of Shakopee, MN
2017 – Nathan Bergman (BSCE ’98, MSCE ’02)
Senior Project Manager, Bartlett & West, Topeka, KS
2016 – Jay M. Cavnar (BSCE ’96)
Civil Engineering Corp Officer, U.S. Navy, Washington D.C.
2015 – Andy Buessing (BSCE ’97)
Project Manager, Hutton Construction, Wichita, KS
2014 – Paul Deitering (BSCE ’94)
Engineering Manager, Bartlett & West, Topeka, KS
2013 - Jon Halbgewachs (BSCE '97)
Senior Vice President, Kirkham Michael and Associates, Ellsworth, KS
2012 - Brian Armstrong (BSCE '93)
Vice President, Bartlett & West Engineers, Inc., Topeka, KS
2011 - Scott Wetzel (BSCE '93)
Vice President and Principal, HW Lochner, Round Rock, TX
2010 - Jeff Hancock (BSCE '98, MSCE '00)
Co-Owner, SMH Consultants PA, Manhattan, KS
2009 - Mounir El-Assar (MSCE '88, PhDCE '91)
Vice President, BG Consultants, Inc., Manhattan, KS
2007 - Craig Mattox (BSCE '85)
Partner, Finney & Turnipseed Engineers, Topeka, KS
2006 - Kevin McLain (BSCE '88, MSCE '03)
Geotechnical Engineer, MO Department of Transportation, Jefferson City, MO
2005 - Sanjay Gattani (MSCE '87, PhDCE '93)
Senior Engineering Manager, Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Tulsa, OK
2004 - Cindy Wallis-Lage (BSCE '85)
President, Global Water Division, Black & Veatch Corporation, Kansas City, MO
2003 - Jeri Meyer (BSCE '88)
Regional Sales Manager, Aero-Mod, Inc., Manhattan, KS
2002 - Kerry Moore (BSCE '85)
Vice President, HDR Architecture, Inc., Kansas City, MO
2001 - Bill Brungardt (BSCE '83)
Partner/President, BHC Rhodes, Overland Park, KS
2000 - Kevin Honomichl (BSCE '86)
Partner/President, BHC Rhodes, Overland Park, KS