National Academy of Construction Adds 30 New Members

Several distinguished members of the construction industry were elected to become the newest members of the National Academy of Construction (NAC).

The 2016 class includes 30 new inductees. Three hundred industry leaders were considered for the NAC’s rigorous nomination and election process. The members of the Class of 2016 were officially inducted into the NAC Oct. 20 during the NAC annual meeting in Napa, Calif.

“The new members of the National Academy of Construction represent the best of the best of those who have distinguished themselves through stellar careers and contributions to the engineering and construction industry,” said Wayne Crew, general secretary of NAC.  “Our mission is to recognize these leaders and to share the academy’s reservoir of expertise in all facets of the built environment in service to our nation.”

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The National Academy of Construction, established in 1999, is an organization of industry leaders, construction users, engineers, designers, constructors, consultants, attorneys, sureties and academics who have made outstanding contributions to the engineering and construction industry. In addition to being a personal honor, election to the NAC allows members to volunteer their expertise to a variety of organizations, governmental and nongovernmental, for the betterment of the industry as a whole.

The new members of the academy are:

Adams, Hank

Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co.

Borrone, Lillian 

Eno Center for Transportation

Brewer, Joseph

The Dow Chemical Company

Burchette, Wayne

Wood Group Mustang

Cabano, Louis

Pathfinder, LLC

Casso, Mark

Construction Industry Round Table

Cavallaro, Richard

Skanska USA, Inc.

Clough, Wayne

Georgia Tech

Corwin, Art

Moretrench

DeNichilo, Nick

Mott MacDonald

Dunn, Stretch

BE&K (ret.)

Grewcock, Bruce

Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc.

Hinman, Jacqueline

CH2M

Iseley, Tom

Trenchless Technology Center

Leketa, Tony

Parsons Government Services

Lewis, Mike

Colorado Department of Transportation

Lichtig, Will

The Boldt Company

Oneglia, Ray

O&G Industries, Inc.

Peck, Blake

McDonough, Bolyard, Peck (MBP)

Pena-Mora, Feniosky

NYC Department of Design and Construction

Raines, Bob

U.S. Department of Energy

Rowings, Jim

Kiewit Corporation

Russell, Don

Vanir Construction Management, Inc

Schwegler, Ben 

Walt Disney Imagineering R&D

Sleiman, Sam

Massachusetts Port Authority

Temple, Bo

Temple Enterprises, LLC

Van Epps, James

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Warne, Tom

Tom Warne and Associates, LLC

Waters, Darrell

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

Westney, Dick

Westney Consulting Group, Inc.