Alumni Honors

ALUMNI HONORS
AE Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2003
AE ALUMNA IS "TOP NEW FACE OF ENGINEERING" Cynthia Cogil, ’98 M.S., was named the Top New Face of Engineering during National Engineering Week, Feb. 16-22, 2003. “Cindy clearly has chosen to use her education and professional position to promote environmentally conscious design,” said Dr. Bill Bahnfleth, Cogil’s advisor while she was working on her M.S. degree in the AE Department. “I believe that she will continue to make significant contributions to the public welfare through this work over the course of her career.” Bahnfleth nominated Cogil on behalf of ASHRAE. A mechanical discipline co-leader for SmithGroup Mid-Atlantic in Washington, D.C., Cogil was a member of the team that worked on the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters, which was awarded a Platinum rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the first project ever to receive this distinction. She also worked on the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., which was the winner of the 2002 Catalyst award from the DC chapter of AIA. Cogil has kept ties with the AE Department as well, by regularly participating in the Career Fair, and, in 2001, she presented the keynote address in the Senior Thesis Recognition and Awards kick-off seminar. She also served as a Jury member for the AE Senior Thesis presentations held on May 2, 2003. ASHRAE, as lead society for National Engineers Week 2003, developed “The New Faces in Engineering” as a way to spotlight up-and-coming young engineers. According to ASHRAE’s website, 109 nominations were submitted by the engineering societies. Requirements for the nominees were a degree in engineering, employment between 2 to 5 years as an engineer, and involvement in projects that significantly impacted public welfare or otherwise furthered professional growth. AE ALUMNUS RECEIVES THE ASCE TORRENS AWARD Dr. William Rasdorf ’74, ’78g, professor of civil engineering at North Carolina State University, was selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board Committee on Publications to receive the 2002 Richard T. Torrens Award for his work on the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Rasdorf has been editor of the ASCE journal since 1989. The ASCE Board Committee on Publications established the Torrens Award in honor of Richard R. Torrens, who served the publications department at ASCE for 17 years. The award recognizes volunteer journal editors who have made outstanding contributions to the ASCE publications program. Rasdorf received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architectural engineering from Penn State in 1974 and 1978, respectively, and his master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979 and 1982, respectively. Rasdorf joined the NC State College of Engineering faculty in 1982. His research interests include structures, construction, computer-aided design, engineering databases and information systems, geometric modeling, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, materials management and technology assessment. ASCE previously honored Rasdorf with the 2001 Computing in Civil Engineering Award. He also was named Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1996.

ALUMNI HONORS

AE Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2003

AE ALUMNA IS "TOP NEW FACE OF ENGINEERING"

Cynthia Cogil, ’98 M.S., was named the Top New Face of Engineering during National Engineering Week, Feb. 16-22, 2003.

“Cindy clearly has chosen to use her education and professional position to promote environmentally conscious design,” said Dr. Bill Bahnfleth, Cogil’s advisor while she was working on her M.S. degree in the AE Department. “I believe that she will continue to make significant contributions to the public welfare through this work over the course of her career.” Bahnfleth nominated Cogil on behalf of ASHRAE.

A mechanical discipline co-leader for SmithGroup Mid-Atlantic in Washington, D.C., Cogil was a member of the team that worked on the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters, which was awarded a Platinum rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the first project ever to receive this distinction. She also worked on the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., which was the winner of the 2002 Catalyst award from the DC chapter of AIA. Cogil has kept ties with the AE Department as well, by regularly participating in the Career Fair, and, in 2001, she presented the keynote address in the Senior Thesis Recognition and Awards kick-off seminar. She also served as a Jury member for the AE Senior Thesis presentations held on May 2, 2003.

ASHRAE, as lead society for National Engineers Week 2003, developed “The New Faces in Engineering” as a way to spotlight up-and-coming young engineers. According to ASHRAE’s website, 109 nominations were submitted by the engineering societies. Requirements for the nominees were a degree in engineering, employment between 2 to 5 years as an engineer, and involvement in projects that significantly impacted public welfare or otherwise furthered professional growth.

AE ALUMNUS RECEIVES THE ASCE TORRENS AWARD

Dr. William Rasdorf ’74, ’78g, professor of civil engineering at North Carolina State University, was selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board Committee on Publications to receive the 2002 Richard T. Torrens Award for his work on the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Rasdorf has been editor of the ASCE journal since 1989.

The ASCE Board Committee on Publications established the Torrens Award in honor of Richard R. Torrens, who served the publications department at ASCE for 17 years. The award recognizes volunteer journal editors who have made outstanding contributions to the ASCE publications program.

Rasdorf received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architectural engineering from Penn State in 1974 and 1978, respectively, and his master's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979 and 1982, respectively.

Rasdorf joined the NC State College of Engineering faculty in 1982. His research interests include structures, construction, computer-aided design, engineering databases and information systems, geometric modeling, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, materials management and technology assessment.

ASCE previously honored Rasdorf with the 2001 Computing in Civil Engineering Award. He also was named Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1996.

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