Each year at the Engineers Week Banquet RJEC presents awards to individuals and organizations who have demonstrated outstanding technical achievements and also for service to our community. If you would like to find out more or your organization would like to nominate someone in the future, forms are available N o mination Form
Engineer of the Year
Dr. Rodney E. Hanneman – Community Service Award
Lifetime Achievement
Year Winner Organization 2025 TBD 2024 NONE 2023 TBD 2022 none 2021 Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D. VCU 2020 Dr. Ravi Hadimani, PhD VCU 2019 Ashley Licklighter, PE Kimley- Horn, Assoc. 2018 Mr. Richard Jackson DuPont 2017 Wei Zhang, PhD VCU 2016 Ms Carolyn B. Langelotti Austin Brockenbrough & Assoc. 2015 Mr Nicomedes De Leon NXL Construction Services 2014 Dr. Ramana M. Pidaparti VCU 2013 Mr Malcolm Kerley, Jr VDOT 2012 Mr Divakar Bhargava Dominion Power 2011 Ms Kelly McClary VA Dept of Recreation Planning 2010 Mr Evan Edwards Intelliject Inc 2009 Mr Michael W Matthews Hankins & Anderson 2008 Dr Jennifer Wayne VCU 2007 Dr Lori Wagner Honeywell 2006 Dr Rosalyn Hobson VCU 2005 Mr Eugene Huang Commonwealth of VA 2004 Dr Robert Heinz J Sargent Reynolds 2003 Mr Hector Alonzo Philip Morris 2002 Mr James G Browder Wilber Smith Associates
Year Winner Organization 2025 2024 Rudy Krack AIChE, RJEC 2023 2022 Steven Wagner Chesterfield County Public Schools, retired 2022 William Batkins Henrico County Public Schools 2021 none 2020 Ms. Olivia Lanford, P.E. Austin Brockenbrough & Associates 2019 Steve Kemp, PE IEEE 2018 Mr. Kevin O’Meara PE Timmons Group 2017 Mr. Phil Powell, PE. Dominion Resources 2016 Mr J.Michael Hall VDOT 2015 Mr Randall Greene Estes Express 2014 Ms. Anne G. “Panny” Rhodes Community Leader 2013 Mr Paul Elkovitch Alstom 2012 Ms Tiffany Owens Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren 2011 Mr Kerry Bashore Dominion Power 2010 Dr Gymama Slaughter VSU 2009 Mr Ralph W Russell II Dominion Power 2008 Quimonda Quimonda 2007 Austin Brockenbrough & Associates LLP 2006 Mr Ronald Laux VA Workforce Alliance 2005 Dr Walter Witchey Sci Museum of VA 2004 Mr Hugh Goldthorpe Owens & Minor 2003 Messrs James & Robert Ukrop Ukrops 2002 Dr Eugene Trani VCU
Year Winner Organization 2025 2024 Joel Trivette 2023 2022 2021 2020 Dr. Thomas Haas, PhD VCU 2019 Mr. Paul Trapp, PE Timmons Group 2018 Mr. Jeffery Lighthiser PE Draper Arden Assoc. 2017 Mr. Dan Ward Dominion Resources 2016 Mr Roy Mills VA Stormwater Mgt Program 2015 Dr Frank Gupton VCU 2014 Mr. R. John McCracken Dir Transportation – Chesterfield (Ret.) 2013 2012 Mr Samuel Kirby Froehling & Robertson Inc 2011 2010 Mr Richard L Hull Whitlock Group 2010 Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar College 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
