Awards & Scholarships


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Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO)
Program Support
2021 Honor Award
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
2 / 9
William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge All Electronic
Tolling Conversion
2021 Honor Award
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP
3 / 9
Bloede Dam Removal and Patapsco Interceptor Relocation
2021 Engineering Excellence Grand Award
Inter Fluve
4 / 9
Broad Creek Augmentation Conveyance System
2021 Outstanding Project Award
Gannett Fleming/Mott MacDonald Joint Venture
5 / 9
Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant Enhanced Nutrient
Removal Facility
2021 Award of Excellence
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP
6 / 9
Herring Run Trail Emergency Bank & Stream Restoration
2021 Honor Award
Gannett Fleming
7 / 9
I-270/Watkins Mill Road Interchange
2021 Honor Award
Gannett Fleming and KCI Technologies Joint Venture
8 / 9
Route 91 Bridge over Laurel Creek
2021 Honor Award
Alvi Associates
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Smart Stormwater Management - An Intelligent Stormwater
Infrastructure Solution
2021 Honor Award
Century Engineering

The ACEC/MD Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) recognize outstanding engineering and surveying projects that demonstrate innovation, complexity, achievement, value, and benefit to the public. The competition provides Maryland firms with the opportunity to showcase their work, earn statewide recognition, and advance eligible projects to the ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards competition.
 
To help firms prepare for National submission, the ACEC/MD program is closely aligned with ACEC National eligibility requirements, judging criteria, and submission requirements.
 
2027 ACEC/MD Engineering Excellence Awards Application Package
 
Timeline
 
 



2026 ACEC/MD ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
FINAL RESULTS

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GRAND AWARD
I-270 Innovative Congestion Management Project
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Alpha Corporation

OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARD
Pilot-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Design for PFAS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Ten Bridges in the I-95/I-695 Interchange South of Baltimore
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
 
HONOR AWARDS
Anne Arundel County Roadway Vulnerability Assessment
Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works
McCormick Taylor, Inc.
 
CPV Backbone Solar, LLC (Backbone Solar) Project (Swanton, Garrett County, MD)
Competitive Power Ventures (CPV)
Wallace Montgomery
 
Henryton Road Bridge Replacement Project (Marriottsville, Howard County, MD)
Howard County Department of Public Works
Wallace Montgomery
 
I-95 NB Express Toll Lanes Extension | KH 3009
Maryland Transportation Authority
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT)
 
MD 468 over Lerch Creek
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration  
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT) 

moveDC Multimodal Studies
District Department of Transportation
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT) and Mead & Hunt

Parkland Forest Management Plans and Natural Resource Inventories
Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, Urban Forestry Division
Straughan Environmental, Inc.
 
Spirit Lake Estuary Remediation and Restoration
U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PC 


ACEC/MD STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

To support students pursuing careers in engineering or land surveying, the American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland awards four scholarships. Two scholarships, sponsored by ACEC/MD, are presented to selected students majoring in either civil, mechanical or electrical engineering, or surveying, attending an accredited college or university. The third scholarship, the William R. Kahl Scholarship, sponsored by long-time member firm RK&K, LLP, is awarded to the top ranked civil engineering student in the competition. Applications for the 2027 Scholarships are open.
 
Do you know a talented engineering or land surveying student who deserves recognition and support?
 
ACEC/MD is now accepting applications for three $5,000 scholarships for students pursuing degrees in ABET-accredited engineering programs or accredited land surveying programs.
 
Eligible students must:
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Be enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program or accredited land surveying program
  • Be pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree
  • Enter their junior, senior, fifth-year, or master's year in Fall 2026
  • Maryland residents are encouraged to apply, with preference given during selection
 
Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on February 25, 2027.
 
Application Deadline: January 9, 2027
 
Please share this opportunity with eligible students in your network.

Application Link Here

ACEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS

The ACEC Research Insitute offers annual student scholarships. For more information, and to apply, please click the link below.

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON ACEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS
 


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