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Louis Bowman to Be Named ASCE's "Civil Engineer of the Year"
Chicago, IL - September 25, 2006 - The Illinois Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE-IS) will honor Louis Bowman at this year's Annual Dinner Meeting, where he will be presented with its "Civil Engineer of the Year" Award. The October 18th event kicks off the organization's National Conference in Chicago.
A Fellow and Life Member of the ASCE, Bowman is co-founder and Chairman of the engineering firm Bowman, Barrett & Associates Inc. (BB&A). He has served as Chairman for ASCE's Airfield Pavement Committee and for the Illinois Transportation Builders Association's (IRTBA) Planning and Design Division. Bowman has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA), the Civil Engineering Alumni Association of the University of Illinois, Urbana, and the IRTBA's Planning and Design Division. He is a long-standing member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Illinois.
Bowman, Barrett & Associates Inc. is a full service engineering firm founded by Louis Bowman and John Barrett in 1989. With over 70 professionals on staff, BB&A provides planning, design, and construction management services for airports, buildings, highways, and railroads.