a complete list of winners from 1979 - 2014

SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
2014
Juror’s Favorite/Most Innovative Structure
Hastings Bridge Design-Build
St. Paul, MN
Parsons Corporation
Best Renovation/Retrofit
University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics
Chicago, IL
Thornton Tomasetti
Best Bridge
Rehabilitation of Wells Street Bascule Bridge
Chicago, IL
AECOM
Best Project - >$150 million - International
Federation of Korean Industries Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Thornton Tomasetti
Best Project - >$150 million – US
Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
St. Louis, MO
HNTB Corporation
Best Project - $50million to $150 million
Panama Museum of Biodiversity
Panama City, Panama
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Project - $5million up to $50 million
Institute of Environmental Sustainability – Loyola University
Chicago, IL
Halvorson and Partners, P.C.
Best Project – <$5million
James Turrell Skyspace at Rice University
Houston, TX,
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Awards of Merit
Eataly Chicago
Chicago, IL
The Structural Group, Ltd.
Rawson Avenue Bridge Reconstruction Utilizing SPMTs
Oak Creek, WI
Bloom Companies, LLC
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Genome Science Building,
Chapel Hill, NC
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
German R. Gurfinkel
SEAOI Service Award
David R. Bibbs
Outstanding Young Engineer
Brian Dekker
Christine Freisinger
2013
Juror’s Favorite/Most Innovative Structure
Hilton Columbus Convention Hotel – Pedestrian Bridge
Columbus, OH
Halvorson and Partners
Best Project - >$150 million - International
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Best Project - $50million to $150 million
Roosevelt University Wabash Building
Chicago, IL
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Project - $5million up to $50 million
Lee Hall III – Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Awards of Merit
University of Chicago - Laboratory Schools
Earl Shapiro Hall
Chicago, IL
Rubinos Mesia Engineers, Inc. (RME)
M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
exp US Services
Red Gate Road Bridge
St. Charles, IL
Alfred Benesch & Company
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Care and Discovery
Chicago, IL
Thornton Tomasetti
World Trade Center – Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Halvorson and Partners
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Burton A. Lewis
SEAOI Service Award
Thomas F. McClusky
Outstanding Young Engineer
Sudhir Singamsethi
2012
Juror’s Favorite/Most Innovative Structure
Escala
Seattle, WA
Cary Kopczynski & Company, Inc. PS
Best Project - >$150 Million (International)
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing, China
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP
Best Project - >$150 Million (US)
300 E. Randolph Vertical Expansion
Chicago, IL
Magnusson Klemenic Associates
Best Project - $50 Million - $150 Million
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP
Best Project - $5 Million - $50 Million
Mundelein Center
Chicago, IL
Klein and Hoffman, Inc.
Best Project - <$5 Million
Madina Community Center
Lombard, IL
Dome Structural Engineers
Best Bridge
Kendeda Canopy Walkway at Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Atlanta, GA
Halvorson and Partners, P.C.
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
Astellas North American Headquarters
Glenview, IL
Klein and Hoffman, Inc.
Calgary Eaton Centre Glass Bridge
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Halcrow Yolles
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Bolingbrook, IL
Larson Engineering, Inc.
World Voices Sculpture, Burj Khalifa Lobby
Dubai, UAE
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Ian R. Chin
SEAOI Service Award
Bruce S. Kaskel
Outstanding Young Engineer
Andrew Keaschall
2011
Most Innovative Structure
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago, IL
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Jurors’ Favorite
Fishers Island Residence
Fishers Island, New York
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Large Structure
Mansueto Library, University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Halvorson and Partners, Werner Sobek
Best Medium Structure
Holy Name Cathedral Renovation
Chicago, IL
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Best Small Structure
People’s Gas Educational Pavilion at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL
Magnusson Klemencic
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
Bronx County Hall of Justice Garage and Plaza
Bronx, New York
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Christopher S. Bond Bridge
Kansas City, Missouri
Parsons
Great American Tower at Queen City Square Roof-Top Tiara
Cincinnati, OH
Thornton Tomasetti
Veer Towers at City Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Halcrow Yolles
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Robert A. Halvorson
SEAOI Service Award
Roger H. Reckers
Outstanding Young Engineer
Nick Triandafilou
2010
Most Innovative Structure
Burj Khalifa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Jurors’ Favorite
The Ledge at Skydeck at the Willis Tower
Chicago, Illinois
Halcrow Yolles
Best Large Structure
Aqua
Chicago, Illinois
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Medium Structure
United Arab Emirates Pavilion
Shanghai, China
Halvorson and Partners, P.C.
Best Small Structure
The Burnham Pavilions
Chicago, Illinois
Rockey Structures
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
Hinsdale Modern – Private Residence
Hinsdale, Illinois
Robert L. Miller Associates
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Patient Care Tower
Park Ridge, Illinois
OWP/P | Cannon Design
Elysian Hotel & Private Residence
Chicago, Illinois
Halvorson and Partners, P.C.
Meritorious Publication Award
Wind-Induced Curtain Wall Damage and Moment Resisting Frame Performance: The Emergency Response,
Stabilization, Analysis, Testing and Retrofit of a 36-Story Urban High-Rise
William D. Bast
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
John (Jack) E. Barrett
SEAOI Service Award
David Gustafson
Outstanding Young Engineer
Eric Fenske
2009
Most Innovative Structure
The Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, Loyola University
Chicago, IL
Halvorson and Partners
Jurors’ Favorite
The Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, CA
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Large Structure
The Index Building
Dubai, UAE
Halvorson and Partners
Best Medium Structure
The Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion/ Darwin Martin House Visitors’ Center
Buffalo, NY
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Small Structure
Ravine House
Fox Point, WI
Pierce Engineers
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
Portage Park Pavilion
Portage, IN
KJWW Engineering
Nichols Bridgeway, The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
ARUP/ Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates, Inc.
Northern Arizona University Dining Hall and Student Union Expansion
Flagstaff, AZ
OWP/P
The Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing
Chicago, IL
ARUP
University of Toronto – Leslie L. Dan School of Pharmacy
Toronto, ON
Halcrow Yolles
Meritorious Publication Award
Notes on ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements
Portland Cement Association
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
D. Stanton Korista
SEAOI Service Award
Carl A. Peterson
Outstanding Young Engineer
Robert A. Stadler
2008
Most Innovative Structure
One Rincon Hill
San Francisco, California
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Jurors’ Favorite
Captain Swift Timber Covered Bridge
Princeton Township, IL
Willet, Hoffman & Associates, Inc.
Best Large Structure
Torre Caja Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Halvorson and Partners
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Medium Structure
Christy Webber Landscapes Office
Chicago, IL
Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers, Inc.
Best Small Structure
Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts
Toronto, ON
Halcrow Yolles
Meritorious Publication Awards
Engineering the World’s Tallest Building (Burj Dubai)
Bill Baker and Larry Novak
AISC Steel Construction Manual
Chris Hewitt
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Chris Stefanos
SEAOI Service Award
Deborah Zroka
2007
Most Innovative Structure
The New Beijing Poly Plaza
Beijing, China
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Large Structure
WaMu Center/Seattle Art Museum Expansion
Seattle, WA
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Medium Structure
General Motors Renaissance Center North Entry Pavilion
Detroit, MI
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Small Structure
Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive at 47th Street
Chicago, IL
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Awards of Merit
Deerfield Road Pedestrian Bridge
Deerfield, IL
McDonough Associates, Inc.
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Murray Baker Bridge
Peoria, IL
Alfred Benesch & Company
The Transparent House
Gulf Breeze, FL
TGRWA, LLC
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Mike Tylk
SEAOI Service Award
John Boyd
2006
Most Innovative Structure
The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business – Hyde Park Center
Chicago, IL
Thornton Tomasetti
Best Large Structure
111 South Wacker
Chicago, IL
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Medium Structure
I-94 Modified Tied-Arch Bridge
Taylor, MI
Alfred Benesch & Company
Johnson Athletic Center
Racine, WI
Pierce Engineers, Inc.
Best Small Structure
The Structural Group, Ltd.
Equinox Fitness Club
Chicago, IL
Awards of Merit
The Lake House, Maple Lake-Palos Forest Preserve
Cook County, IL
McDonough Associates, Inc.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Research Laboratory Building
New York, NY
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
U-505
Chicago, IL
Halvorson and Partners
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Charles H. Thornton
SEAOI Service Award
John J. Zils
2005
Most Innovative Structure
Seattle Central Library
Seattle, WA
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Large Structure
Ratner Athletics Center
Chicago, IL
OWP/P Structures
Best Small Structure
BASE Hanger System
Pearl Harbor
Oahu, HI
Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc.
Awards of Merit
Hyatt Center
Chicago, IL
Halvorson & Kaye/Structural Engineers, P.C.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion and BP Bridge at Millennium Park
Chicago, IL
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
I-74 Arched Pier Bridges
Peoria, IL
Alfred Benesch & Company
The Marquette Building
Chicago, IL
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
John M. Hanson
SEAOI Service Award
Bill Bast
2004
Most Innovative Structure
Highcliff Apartments
Hong Kong, China
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Large Structure
The Adaptive Reuse of Soldier Field
Chicago, IL
Thornton Tomasetti
Best Small Structure
Spring Prairie Residence
Spring Prairie, WI
Matrix Engineering
Awards of Merit
The New Carquinez Bridge
Vallejo/Crockett, CA
Parsons/OPAC
Riverdale Emergency Bridge
Riverdale, IL
Alfred Benesch & Company
Tower Palace III
Seoul, Korea
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Meritorious Publication Awards
Measured Shortening and Its Effects in a Chicago High-Rise Building
William D. Bast
Testing of Annealed Glass with an Anchored-Film Glass Retention Systems for Fallout Protection after
Thermal Stress Cracking
Bruce S. Kaskel
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Ralph S. Peck
SEAOI Service Award
Larry Myers
2003
Most Innovative Structure
Seahawks Stadium and Exhibition Center
Seattle, Washington
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Best Large Structure
Wacker Drive Viaduct Reconstruction
Chicago, Illinois
Teng & Associates
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SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Small Structure
Chicago Avenue Pumping Station Roof Deck Replacement
Chicago, Illinois
HDR Engineering
Awards of Merit
Continental Airlines Global Gateway Project at Newark International Airport
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLC
Erie on the Park
Chicago, Illinois
LZA Technology /Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers
Repairs to Catholic Church of St. Joseph
Menomonie, Wisconsin
CTL Structural
Meritorious Publication Awards
World Trade Center Report
Dr. W. Gene Corley
Design of Liquid-Containing Concrete Structures for Earthquake Forces
Dr. Javeed Munshi
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Mete A. Sozen
SEAOI Service Award
Bryan Erler
2002
Most Innovative Structure
Experience Music Project
Seattle, Washington
Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire
Best Large Structure
Milwaukee Art Museum Addition
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Graef Anhalt Schloemer & Associates
Best Small Structure
Ingenieure House R128
Stuttgart, Germany
Werner Sobek
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
UBS Tower
Chicago, Illinois
Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers
New International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco, California
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLC
St. John The Evangelist Catholic Parish
Streamwood, Illinois
C. E. Anderson & Associates
Meritorious Publication Awards
Time-Saving Design Aids for Reinforced Concrete
David A. Fanella
Engineering in the City of the Century
Nancy L. Gavlin
John F. Parmer Award
John J. Zils
SEAOI Service Award
Benjamin R. Baer
2001
Most Innovative Structure
Atlantico Pavilion
Lisbon, Portugal
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
Best Large Structure
International Expressway
Bangkok, Thailand
J. Muller Bang Na-Chonburi
Best Small Structure
Schauer Arts Foundation and Activities Center
Hartford, Wisconsin
Holabird & Root
Awards of Merit
McCluskey Engineering Corp.
The Naperville Millennium Carillon
Naperville, Illinois
Tylk Gustafson Reckers Wilson Andrews, LLC
The Indoor Football Practice Facility at The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Walter P. Moore
Enron Field
Houston, Texas
Meritorious Publication Award
Structural Optimization of 2000’ Tall 7 S. Dearborn Building
Lawrence Novak, John Viise, Bob Sinn, and Bill Baker
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Chester P. Seiss
SEAOI Service Award
James J. Powers
2000
Most Innovative Structure
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Walter P. Moore
Best Structure
East Fork Cable-Stayed Bridge
Columbus, Indiana
J. Muller International
Best Small Structure
Carmel High School Basketball Arena Roof Replacement
Carmel, IN
OWP&P
Awards of Merit
KAL Operations Center (Korean Air)
Seoul, South Korea
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Old Plank Road Trail Bridge
Frankfort, IL
Teng & Associates
Park Meadows Retail Resort
Douglas County, Colorado
Eskenazi, Farrell & Fodor, P.C
Meritorious Publication Award
Practical Problems in the Stability of Steel Structures
William F. Baker
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Jack Janney
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
SEAOI Service Award
Frank Montana
1999
Most Innovative Structure
The Miho Museum Bridge
Shiga-Raki, Japan
Leslie E.Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P.
Best Structure
Damen Avenue Bridge
Chicago, Illinois
J. Muller International
Best Special Structure
Church of the Holy Communion
St. Peters, Maine
Wiss, Janney,Elstner Associates, Inc.
Awards of Merit
Adler Planetarium
Chicago, Illinois
Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Terminal One
Jamaica, New York
Thornton-Tomasetti
California House 1 Point
Richmond, California
Holabird & Root Caryl's
Meritorious Publication Award
History of Chicago High Rise Building Foundations 1948-1998
Clyde N. Baker, Jr.
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
R. Shankar Nair
SEAOI Service Award
Michael Tylk
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
1998
Most Innovative Structure
Columbus Gateway Arch Bridge, I-65 and SR-46
Columbus, IN
J. Muller International
Best Structure
Jin Mao Building Shanghai,
The Peoples’ Republic of China
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Special Structure
U.S. Marshals Gimbals
TT-CBM Engineers
Awards of Merit
Reconstruction of TWA Flight 800
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc., Inc.
Butterfly House and Education Center at Faust Park
St. Louis, MO
Ibrahim Engineering Corporation
State and Van Buren Elevated Transit Station –
Van Buren Street west of State Street
Chicago, IL
CTE Engineers, Inc.
Ryan Field Pressbox Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Tylk, Gustafson & Assoc.
Meritorious Publication Award
Flat Plates with Regular and Irregular Column Layouts
Kolbjorn Saether
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Kolbjorn Saether
SEAOI Service Award
William L. Lavicka
1997
Most Innovative Structure
The Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao, Spain
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Best Structure
Confederation Bridge
Prince Edward Island, Canada
J. Muller International
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Special Structure
Flyover
Dayton, Ohio
Woolpert LLP
Awards of Merit
McCormick Place Expansion Program – New South Hall and Grand Concourse
Chicago, Illinois
A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc.
Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers
The Cockrell Butterfly Center
Houston, Texas
Walter P. Moore and Assoc.
Covered Wood Bridge
Plainfield, Illinois
Schmidt Engineering, Inc.
Meritorious Publication Award
The Oklahoma City Bombing: Improving Building Performance Through Multi-Hazard Mitigation
Dr. W. Gene Corley, Mete A. Sozen, Charles H. Thornton, and Paul F. Mlakar
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
W. Gene Corley
SEAOI Service Award
Harry B. Kuchma
1996
Most Innovative Structure
8th Street Bascule Bridge over Sheboygan River
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Teng & Associates
Best Structure
Niles West Field House
Skokie, Illinois
OWP&P
Best Special Structure
Five Mile Bridge, Old Stage Road over I.M. Canal
Grundy County, Illinois
Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc.
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
General Mail Facility
Chicago, Illinois
Knight Architects Engineers and Planners
Principal Corporate Expansion
Des Moines, Iowa
TT-CBM Engineers
St. Mary Immaculate Church
Plainfield, Illinois
Larson Engineers of Illinois
Sanctuary Roof Repair of Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ
Quincy, Illinois
Klingner & Associates
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Nissim I. Eskenazi
SEAOI Service Award
Nancy L. Gavlin
1995
Most Innovative Structure
Seismic Isolation Retrofit, US Court of Appeals
San Francisco, California
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Best Structure
Two Prudential Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
CBM Engineers, Inc.
Best Special Structure
Consultants, Inc.
Room & Board Stair Chicago, Illinois
Le Messurier
Awards of Merit
1212 Lake Shore Drive Condominium – Exterior Repairs
Chicago, Illinois
Eskanazi & Farrell Associates, P.C.
Harold Washington Library - Rooftop Artwork
Chicago, Illinois
Tylk, Gustafson & Associates
Roosevelt Rd. Viaduct & Bascule Bridge Reconstruction
Chicago, Illinois
Consoer Townsend Envirodyne Engineers, Inc. / McDonough Associates
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Clyde N. Baker, Jr.
SEAOI Service Award
Timothy J. Kilberg
1994
Most Innovative Structure
Clark Bridge
Alton, Illinois
Hanson Engineers Inc.
Best Structure
Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CH2M Hill, Inc.
Best Special Structure
Navy Pier Reconstruction Project
Chicago, Illinois
Rubinos & Mesia Engineers Inc.
Awards of Merit
Baha'i House of Worship
Wilmette, Illinois
Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates, Inc.
NationsBank Corporate Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.
United Center
Chicago, Illinois
TT-CMB Engineers
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Eli W. Cohen
SEAOI Service Award
Dr. W. Gene Corley
1993
Most Innovative Structure
Airport Transit System,
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, Illinois
Teng & Associates
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Structure
500 West Monroe Building
Chicago, Illinois
Skidmore, Owings& Merrill
Best Special Structure
U.S. District Court Expansion at the E.M. Dirksen Building
Chicago, Illinois
Chris P. Stefanos Associates, Inc.
Awards of Merit
Amoco Building Façade Recladding
Chicago, Illinois
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
New International Terminal,
O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois
Perkins & Will
Unity Temple Cantilever Rehabilitation
Oak Park, Illinois
William L. Lavicka, Consulting Engineer
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Dr. Sidney A. Guralnick
SEAOI Service Award
Robert B. Johnson
1992
Most Innovative Structure
Hotel de las Artes
Barcelona, Spain
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Best Structure
77 West Wacker
Chicago, Illinois
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc.
Best Special Structure
The Rookery Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation
Chicago, Illinois
Tylk, Gustafson and Associates, Inc.
The John G. Shedd Aquarium Oceanarium
Chicago, Illinois
Rittweger and Tokay in association with STS Consultants
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Award of Merit
Richard Starr Ross Research Building
Baltimore, Maryland
Hansen Lind Meyer, Inc.
Office of Holabird & Root
Bridge
Chicago, IL
Holabird & Root
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Srinivasa “Hal” Iyengar
1991
Most Innovative Structure
Saint Louis Galleria Parking Structure A
Richmond Heights, Missouri
Desman Associates
Best Structure
181 West Madison Building
Chicago, Illinois
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc
Best Special Structure
Steelcase Showroom Stair, Merchandise Mart
Chicago, Illinois
Chris P. Stefanos Associates, Inc.
Best Special Structure
Henry Crown Space Center, Museum of Science & Industry
Chicago, Illinois
Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc.
Awards of Merit
120 North LaSalle Street Building
Chicago, Illinois
Martin & Martin, Inc.
Geneva Spur Pedestrian Bridge
DuPage County, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Leslie E. Robertson
SEAOI Service Award
Robert W. Gerstner
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
1990
Most Innovative Structure
Morton International Building
Chicago, Illinois
Perkins & Will
Best Structure
Broadgate, Phase Eleven
London, England
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Best Special Structure
Dan Ryan Expressway Reconstruction
Chicago, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
Awards of Merit
City Place
Chicago, Illinois
Chris P. Stefanos Associates, Inc.
Greyhound Terminal
Chicago, Illinois
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc.
Lincolnwood Town Center
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Tylk, Wright & Gustafson
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
William J. Hall
SEAOI Service Award
Clyde N. Baker, Jr.
1989
Most Innovative Structure
900 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Best Structure
Bank of China Building
Hong Kong, China
Leslie Robertson & Associates
Best Special Structure
Wells Street Viaduct Reconstruction
Chicago, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
United Airlines Service Center Hanger
Chicago, Illinois
The Austin Company
Hydraulic Derrick and Radial Beam Scaffold
Paris, Illinois
Killion Engineering with Franz Kallinger
Modification of Black Lane Road Bridge
Collinsville, Illinois
Tornrose, Campbell & Associates, Inc.
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Eivind Hognestad
1988
Most Innovative Structure
US-31 Bridge over St. Joeseph River
Niles, Michigan
Alfred Benesch &Company
Best Structure
3660 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Kolbjorn Saether & Associates
Best Special Structure
Aurora Transportation Center
Aurora, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
Awards of Merit
Lake Point Tower
North Palm Beach, Florida
Eugene Holland & Associates
Tri-Taylor Transplant
Chicago, Illinois
Historic Boulevard Services
M.L. Hibbard Boiler Conversion
Duluth, Minnesota
Sargent & Lundy Engineers
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Richard A. Parmelee
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
1987
Most Innovative Structure
10 South LaSalle Street Building
Chicago, Illinois
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc.
Best Structure
Seven Seas Complex, Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield, Illinois
The Austin Company
Awards of Merit
Chicago Avenue Bridge - Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
McCormick Place Expansion Facility
Chicago, Illinois
Lester B. Knight /Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
United Airlines Terminal- O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois
Thornton Tomasetti
Lock and Dam Access Bridge
Alton, IL
WVP Corporation
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Fazlur Rahman Khan (posthumous)
1986
Most Innovative Structure
Multi-Axial Test Frame (MAX)
Skokie, Illinois
Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Best Structure
Onterie Center
Chicago, Illinois
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Awards of Merit
Lake Street CTA Elevated Tracks
Chicago, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
190 South LaSalle Building
Chicago, Illinois
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc.
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Law School / American Bar Center
Chicago, Illinois
Holabird & Root Northwestern University
Northwestern Atrium Center
Chicago, Illinois
Lev Zetlin & Associates
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Narbey Khachaturian
1985
Most Innovative Structure
I-255 Bridge over Mississippi River
Cairo, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Best Structure
Chicago Board of Trade Addition
Chicago, Illinois
Lev Zetlin & Associates
Awards of Merit
Natural Draft Cooling TowerHope Creek Generating Station
Cohen-Barreto Marchertas, Inc.
Harza Engineering Co.
TARP Mainstream Pumping Station
Chicago, Illinois
State of Illinois Center
Chicago, Illinois
Murphy / Jahn Lester B. Knight & Associates, A Joint Venture
O'Hare Maintenance Complex
Chicago, Illinois
Teng & Associates
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Nicholas A. Bilandic
1984
Most Innovative Structure
Welded Steel Duct
Jackson, Tennessee
German Gurfinkel
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Best Structure
One Magnificent Mile
Chicago, Illinois
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Awards of Merit
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center
Chicago, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Rehabilitation of Memorial Stadium
Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Hanson Engineers
CTA Ravenswood Bridge
Chicago, Illinois
Teng & Associates
Erection Procedure for Atrium Space Frame
State of Illinois Center
Chicago, Illinois
Tylk & Wright Associates
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Harry Stavrides
1983
Most Innovative Structure
Woolworth Building Renovation
New York, New York
Wiss, Janney, Elstner & Associates
Best Structure
Columbus Drive Bascule Bridge over the Chicago River
Chicago, Illinois
Envirodyne Engineers, Inc.
Best Structure
Clinton Mark III Containment Structure
Clinton, Illinois
Sargent & Lundy Engineers
Awards of Merit
Alfred Benesch & Company
Higgins Road Bridge over I-94 Ramp
Chicago, Illinois
Renovation of Notre Dame Church
Chicago, Illinois
Historic Boulevard Services
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Development of 14,000 psi concrete
Chicago, Illinois
Material Service Corporation
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Harold R. Sandberg
1982
Most Innovative Structure
Atrium Building
Rush-Presbyterian. St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Best Structure
Hubert H. Humphry Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Awards of Merit
Rt. 23 Bridge over Illinois
River Ottawa, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Southwestern Bell Corporate Headquarters
St. Louis, Missouri
Jack D. Gillum & Associates, Ltd.
333 West Wacker Building
Chicago, Illinois
GCE of Illinois, Inc.
Continental Towers Composite System
Chicago, Illinois
Material Service Corporation
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Edward S. Hoffman
1981
Most Innovative Structure
Three First National Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Best Structure
Bartlesville Oklahoma Community Center
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Wilson, Andros, Roberts & Noll
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Awards of Merit
Jack D. Gillum & Associates, Ltd.
1980 Olympic Field House
Lake Placid, New York
Large Welded Steel Grain Storage Tanks
Homer, Illinois
German Gurfinkel
Acco International Home and Office and Manufacturing Plant
Wheeling, Illinois
Einstein Associates, Inc.
Three Illinois Center
Chicago, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Walter E. Hanson
1980
Most Innovative Structure
Byron Nuclear Station Cooling Towers
Byron, Illinois
Sargent & Lundy Engineers
Awards of Merit
Garage Underpinning, Metropolitan Rapid Transit System
Atlanta, Georgia
Hanson Engineers, Inc.
Atrium Roof, Carson International Hotel Facility, Indian Lakes Country Club
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Kolbjorn Saether & Associates
Special Award
John F. Parmer Award
Alfred Benesch and Carl Metz
1979
Best Structure
City of Rock Island Municipal Parking Structure
Rock Island, Illinois
Desman Associates (previously Conrad Associates East)
Awards of Merit
A.G. Frieiman & Associates
Cheshire Office Building, A Xerox Company
Mundelein, Illinois
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Interstate Route 57 Bridge over Mississippi River
Cairo, Illinois
Alfred Benesch & Company
Special Awards
John F. Parmer Award
Max Zar
SEAOI Service Award
Joseph F. Fitzgerald
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
John F. Parmer Award
John F. Parmer, a structural engineer, was one of the seven founders of SEAOI. In 1965 he, along with Frank
Wells and Ken Naslund, came to talk to Nissim Eskenazi and George Ellis about starting a structural engineers
association in Illinois. They were joined by Henry Miller and Frank Cooper. Within a very short period of time,
SEAOI was founded. John F. Parmer became the first executive director and he, as well as his wife Chris, spent
many hours working for SEAOI at 173 W. Madison Street in Chicago.
In the spring of 1977, at age 88, Mr. Parmer’s health began to fail and he found it necessary to retire from
SEAOI. In June of that year, SEAOI presented him with an award, the first John F. Parmer Award, for service
to the profession. When Mr. Parmer passed away in the fall of 1977, his son, John C. Parmer, and daughter-inlaw, Carolyn Noonan Parmer, wanted to remember him by doing something special, on his behalf, for structural
engineers. Therefore, in his honor, they presented SEAOI with a check for $500.00 to fund a John F. Parmer
Award, honoring a structural engineer whose distinguished career was acknowledged by his peers to be an
example of excellence.
John C. Parmer passed away in September, 2005. His family continues to support the John F. Parmer Award as
they have done for more than 30 years. Both SEAOI and the Structural Engineers Foundation gratefully
acknowledge the Parmer family’s longstanding support of the structural engineering profession.
John F. Parmer Award Recipients
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
German R. Gurfinkel
Burton A. Lewis
Ian R. Chin
Robert A. Halvorson
Eric Fenske
D. Stanton Korista
Chris Stefanos
Mike Tylk
Charles H. Thornton
John M. Hanson
Ralph S. Peck
Mete A. Sozen
John J. Zils
Chester P. Seiss
Jack Janney
R. Shankar Nair
Kolbjorn Saether
W. Gene Corley
Nissim I. Eskinazi
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
Clyde N. Baker, Jr.
Eli W. Cohen
Dr. Sidney A. Guralnick
Srinivasa “Hal” Iyengar
Leslie E. Robertson
William J. Hall
Eivind Hognestad
Richard A. Parmelee
Fazlur Rahman Khan (posthumous)
Narbey Kach
Nicholas A. Bilandic
Harry Stavrides
Harold R. Sandberg
Edward S. Hoffman
Walter E. Hanson
Alfred Benesch and Carl Metz
Max Zar
John Gnaedinger
SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
SEAOI Service Award
This award is given to individuals for outstanding contributions to SEAOI or to the profession of structural
engineering in the State of Illinois. It is intended to be given to a person in the design, construction, or related
field, who has achieved outstanding success and distinction in his or her career, and who has made a significant
contribution to the advancement of structural engineering.
The candidate must be active in his or her field or retired for not more than two years. The is no limit to the
number of awards nor to the time span between awards. Candidates for this Award do not have to be members
of SEAOI, no be a structural engineer.
SEAOI Service Award Recipients
2014
David R. Bibbs
2013
Thomas F. McCluskey
2012
Bruce S. Kaskel
2011
Roger H. Reckers
2010
David Gustafson
2009
Carl F. Peterson
2008
Deborah Zroka
2007
Jon Boyd
2006
John J. Zils
2005
William D. Bast
2004
Larry R. Meyers
2003
Bryan Erler
2002
Benjamin R. Baer
2001
James J. Powers
2000
Frank Montana
1999
Michael Tylk
1998
William L. Lavicka
1997
Harry B. Kuchma
1996
Nancy L. Gavlin
1995
Timothy J. Kilberg
1994
Dr. W. Gene Corley
1993
Robert B. Johnson
1991
Robert W. Gerstner
1990
Clyde N. Baker, Jr.
1979
Joseph F. Fitzgerald
Outstanding Young Engineer Award
In 2008, SEAOI introduced an Outstanding Young Engineer Award to recognize a Young Engineer (aged 35 or
younger) who is recognized by his or her peers for outstanding achievements in structural engineering. SEAOI
members are invited to nominate their colleagues for this honor.
Outstanding Young Engineer Award Recipients
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Brian Dekker; Christine Freisinger
Sudhir Singamsethi
Andrew Keaschall
Nick Triandafilou
Eric Fenske
Robert Stadler
James Pawlikowski

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