2024 Engineering Excellence Awards
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The engineering industry’s top awards event for project excellence will once again present a dazzling live celebration at the upcoming Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Dinner and Gala awards show, to be held Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Washington, D.C.
The black-tie Gala, being held as part of the 2024 ACEC Annual Convention, is the nation’s most prestigious celebration of engineering excellence. The evening continues with tributes of 2024 National Recognition Award Winners, dinner, and presentation of the year’s Top Awards hosted by award-winning improv comedian, Paul Mecurio. The Gala closes with an After-Party with music and dancing.
This year’s Gala will honor projects from throughout the nation and the world and reveal winner of the 2024 Grand Conceptor Award, which is bestowed upon the year’s top engineering achievement.
The winner of the 2024 Grand Conceptor Award will remain a secret until Gala night.
Schedule of Events:
• Rehearsals & Formal Photos for Award Winners: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• EEA Gala Red Carpet: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Reception: 6:00 pm
• Dinner and Awards Program: 7:00 pm -10:00 pm
• After Party: 10:00 pm
For more information on the upcoming Gala, contact Theresia Christanti, tchrist@acec.org. Interested in Sponsoring the 2024 EEA Gala, please contact Erin Wander, ewander@acec.org.
Individual Tickets: $450.00 each
Table of 10: $3,900.00
EEA Gala Registration must be received by Friday, April 19th. When you are registering for the EEA Gala, you will be asked to select ticket purchase, table purchase or sponsorship.
Hotel Information
The 2024 ACEC Annual Convention & Legislative Summit will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington steps from Capitol Hill.
Room reservations must be received by Friday, April 12, 2024. Reservations received after this date, or after the group block sells out prior to this date, will be on a space and rate available basis. A deposit equal to one night’s room and tax is required to hold each individual’s reservation.
The Grand Hyatt Washington is currently enhancing guestrooms through renovations. During our event, renovations will be occurring only in sleeping rooms. The hotel has assured ACEC that these renovations will not impact our attendees or the sleeping rooms in our block. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to meetings@acec.org.
2024 EEA Gala Tuxedo Rentals Available
Tuxedo Rentals for the upcoming ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, to be held Wednesday, May 15, at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. will be available through M. Stein & Company.
Interested patrons can visit the M. Stein website or call (202) 659-1434 or (301) 703-9422 for rental information.
A classic tuxedo is $105 without shoes, and $115 with shoes. The price does include an insurance damage waiver cost.
To ensure a special ACEC rate and on-time hotel delivery, please mention that you are with the "ACEC Group." Orders received by April 15 will receive a discount. Prices: $105/$115 (with shoes). After April 15: $150/$160. Pick up and drop off at the hotel concierge.
Please remember to pick up before your rental before the event at the hotel concierge and drop-off your rental at the hotel concierge afterward.
EEA Gala Cancellation Policy:
EEA Individual Tickets, less a $35 processing fee, will be refunded if written notification is received on or before April 12th, 2024. Tables of 10, less a $300 processing fee, will be refunded if written notification is received on or before April 12th, 2024. No refunds will be granted after this date. Substitutions are welcome if transferring to another employee of the same firm. Written notification must be sent to meetings@acec.org.
Interested in sponsoring the 2024 EEA Gala?
Contact Erin Wander for more information.
2024 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Emerald Sponsors
Winner of the 2023 Grand Conceptor: LA's Sixth Street Viaduct Project from HNTB.
At the 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in June, ACEC recognized outstanding engineering achievements worldwide, including the Grand Conceptor Award for the year’s best overall engineering accomplishment.
2023 Engineering Excellence Awards
At the 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in June, ACEC recognized outstanding engineering achievements worldwide, including the Grand Conceptor Award for the year’s best overall engineering accomplishment.
2023 GRAND CONCEPTOR AWARD
- Sixth Street Viaduct Project, Los Angeles, CA, HNTB | Read more about the project.
2023 GRAND AWARDS
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Project, Washington, DC, AECOM
- I-74 Corridor over the Mississippi River, Bettendorf and Davenport, IA and Moline and Rock Island, IL, Benesch & Modjeski and Masters
- Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, North Charleston, SC, HDR
- Clear Creek Canyon Park, Gateway Segment; Golden, CO; Muller Engineering
- PAE Living Building, Portland, OR, PAE
- Delta's New Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport, Queens, NY, STV/Satterfield & Pontikes (Joint Venture)
- Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, Thornton Tomasetti
2023 HONOR AWARDS
- NASA Langley Measurement Systems Laboratory, Hampton, VA, AECOM
- Jane Byrne Interchange, Chicago, IL, AECOM & TranSystems (Joint Venture)
- City Walk BHAM, Birmingham, AL, Barge Design Solutions
- Towerside District Stormwater Management System, Minneapolis, MN, Barr Engineering
- I-295 over Veranda Street Bridge Replacement, Portland, ME, HNTB
- Reconstruction and Rehabilitation at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, Brooklyn to Staten Island, NY, HNTB, WSP USA (Joint Venture)
- City of Billings Nutrient Improvements, Billings, MT, HDR
- I-579 Urban Open Space Cap, Pittsburgh, PA, HDR
- SEA International Arrivals Facility, Seattle, WA, KPFF
- Chatham Park Water Recovery Center, Pittsboro, NC, McKim & Creed
- 100 Vandam Street, New York, NY, Severud Associates
- Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, Councelor, NM, Souder, Miller & Associates
- Bridging Kentucky, Frankfort, KY, Stantec, Qk4 and AECOM
- Seapoint Industrial Terminal Complex, Savannah, GA, Terracon
- Merchants Bridge Main Span Trusses & East Approach, St. Louis, MO,TranSystems
- 66 Hudson Boulevard - The Spiral, New York, NY, WSP USA
Congratulations to All EEA Winners
Watch the Red Carpet Coverage
Watch interviews with ACEC member firms and EEA winners on the red carpet.
