ACI Honors Outstanding Contributions to Concrete Industry During Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention

The American Concrete Institute announced it recognized outstanding leaders and contributors to the global concrete industry during the Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont, Illinois. The Institute’s prestigious honors and awards celebrate individuals whose careers, research, leadership and service have significantly advanced concrete technology, education and industry practice worldwide.

During the convention, ACI bestowed its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – upon five distinguished members whose careers have demonstrated exceptional leadership and enduring contributions to the concrete industry and the Institute.

The 2026 ACI Honorary Members are:
David A. Lange
Fred Goodwin
Frances Griffith
Ari De Paula Machado
H. Celik Ozyildirim

First elected in 1926, an Honorary Member shall be a person of eminence in the field of the Institute’s interest or one who has performed extraordinary meritorious service to the Institute.

Alongside our new ACI Honorary Members, ACI celebrates the personal successes of 20 new Fellows. An ACI Fellow shall have made outstanding contributions to the production or use of concrete materials, products and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction or management.

The 20 new Fellows are:
Lisa M. Anderson
Suzanne Aultman
Jared E. Brewe
James Bristow
C. Kennan Crane
Gianluca Cusatis
Mohamed A. ElGawady
Liberato Ferrara
Eric Richard Giannini
Matthew R. Hansen
Ann Harrer
Robert Patrick Harris
Kare Hjorteset
Jiong Hu
Neel Khosa
Aaron Larosche
Michael W. Lee
Malcolm K. Lim
Gaurav N. Sant
Xiomara Sapón-Roldán

ACI recognized 15 individuals who have reached the milestone of 50 years of membership in the Institute, including:
Kenneth B. Bondy
Scott Branlund
John Frauenhoffer
Amir N. Hanna
Robert Douglas Hooton
Joseph A. Jameson
Richard H. Kapp
Robert G. Kennerly Jr.
Rickey Darrell McIntosh
Jitu K. Mehta
Sher Ali Mirza
Robert L. Munn
Thomas R. Sadler
Donald Weiss
Guy R. York

Throughout the Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention, ACI also congratulated members for exemplary achievement, groundbreaking research and service to ACI and the concrete industry.

Personal Awards
ACI Young Member Award for Professional Achievement: Nishant Garg, Andrés Matos-Ortiz and Christian Rodriguez Orozco
ACI Walter P. Moore, Jr., Faculty Achievement Award: Benjamin Worsfold
ACI Henry L. Kennedy Award: Neven Krstulovic-Opara
ACI Impact Award: Xiomara Sapón-Roldán

Service Awards
ACI Certification Award: Joseph D. Hill, Gregory Johnson and Steve Lloyd
ACI Chapter Activities Award: Elissa Narro Aguirre, José Alfredo Rodríguez-Campos and Edwin H. (Ed) Gebauer
Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award: John W. Wallace, Andrea J. Schokker, John S. Lund and Ezgi Wilson

ACI Foundation Awards
Arthur J. Boase Award: Andrzej S. Nowak
Robert E. Philleo Award: Anthony Frederick Bentivegna
Jean-Claude Roumain Innovation in Concrete Award: Christopher C. Ferraro
Building the Future Award: Keith Kesner and Eric Stephen Peterson

Learn more about all the awards at concrete.org and view the complete 2026 Awards Program Book here.