John Wolosick, P.E., of Hayward Baker and immediate past president of DFI, presented the 2017 Distinguished Service Award (DSA) to George K. Burke, P.E., D.GE, semi-retired from Hayward Baker. Wolos i ck not ed the dedi c a t ion, engineering prowess, ingenuity and contributions to the industry. The WiDF Committee presented five professional development grants to women involved in design and/or construction of deep foundations. The grants included free conference registration and covered related expenses for attending the conference. The recipients were Ashley Evans, engineer, DiGioia Gray; Eva Ieronymaki, assistant professor of geotechnical engineering, Manhattan College; Hannah Iezzoni, project engineer, GEI Consultants; Ashley MacMillan, project manager, Geocomp; and Shirley Tang, geotechnical specialist, American Geotechnical & Environmental Service. Dan Brown presented four President’s Awards at the luncheon. This award is given at the discretion of the DFI President to recognize the efforts and service of DFI members to advance the work of DFI. This year’s awards were presented to: • Dr. K.S. Rama Krishna, consultant, DFI trustee and chair of DFI of India, recognized for being the driving force behind the DFI of India regional chapter, organizing annual conferences and quarterly workshops in India, intro- ducing CFA technology to India and creating a permanent DFI of India office. Dr. Rama Krishna was unable to attend the conference, but sent a note dedica- ting the award to the DFI of India team. • Morgan NeSmith, P.E., Berkel and Company Contractors, chair of the Auger Cast-in-Place (ACIP) Pile Committee, recognized for leading active, productive and successful committee workshops, seminars and specifications; conducting a pile installation, monitoring, testing and extraction program; supporting DFI of India’s CFA initiative; and publishing the 2016 ACIP Piles Manual. OPA winners from Berkel and Company Contractors OPA winners from Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and ADVACT • Peter Faust, Malcolm Drilling, recog- nized for leading the North American team for the DFI-EFFC Tremie Concrete project, providing strong support for the Slurry Support Fluids project, and actively participating in developing ACIP Piles seminars and publications. • Dr. Anne Lemnitzer, P.E., University of California, Irvine, recognized for serving as a DFI Journal co-editor, DFI trustee, Committee Project Fund researcher, manager of the 2017 DFI Young Professor and Student Paper Compe- titions, IFCEE proceedings editor and the 2018 DFI Annual Conference chair. The 2017 Young Professor Paper Competi- tion award was presented to Arash Khosravifar, Ph.D., P.E., and co-author Jonathan Nasr, graduate student, Portland State University (PSU). The 2017 Student Paper Competition award was presented to Sarah Mobley, P.E., doctoral student, and Kelly Costello, E.I., doctoral candidate, from the University of South Florida (see page 35). More Winners Congratulat ions to al l those who participated in the inaugural DFI Educational Trust’s first 5K Fun Run and Walk. The men’s winner was Chris Normand, Cajun Deep Foundations, with a time of 20:05. The women’s winner was DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2017 • 25
