Awards
Emerging Professional of the Year Award
Emerging Professional of the Year Award
Emerging Professional of the Year Award
The Emerging Professional of the Year Award recognizes the accomplishments of our emerging professionals who have contributed to the engineering profession, ACEC Illinois and impacted society.
2026 Form Dropbox: Here *Due: Monday, November 17, 2025
Questions: bethany@acecil.org
2025 Emerging Professional of the Year
Mallory Weber, Transportation Engineer
Gasperec Elberts Consulting, LLC
2024 Emerging Professional of the Year
Nick Piekarski - Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc.
2024 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →
2023 Emerging Professional of the Year
RYAN DELVES, STANLEY CONSULTANTS
2023 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →
2022 Emerging Professional of the Year
MATTHEW BALDWIN, TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION
2022 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →
2021 Emerging Professional of the Year
WILLIAM KLINGNER, KLINGNER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
2021 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →
2020 Emerging Professional of the Year
TYLER GRAU, STANLEY CONSULTANTS
2020 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →
2019 Emerging Professional of the Year
MARA KOSIR, JACOBS
2019 Emerging Professional of the Year Nominations →- Name of Award: ACEC Illinois Emerging Professional of the Year
- Applications: All applications for the award shall be made by anyone at firm of the Emerging Professional.
- Applications are due on or before TBD.
- All applications must be submitted electronically to Bethany Rademaker, bethany@acecil.org.
- All applications must be complete and submitted electronically on the nomination form provided.
- The fee of $100 must be received by the ACEC Illinois Office by TBD.
- Mail to: ACEC-Illinois, 5221 S. 6th St. Rd., Springfield, IL 62703
- Evaluation of Applicants: The evaluation of the applicants will be made by the Emerging Professional Awards Subcommittee of the Engineering Excellence Awards Committee.
- Criteria for Award:
- The applicant shall be employed by an ACEC Illinois member firm.
The applicant should have 15 years or less working in the industry.
- The applicant shall be employed by an ACEC Illinois member firm.
- Presentation: The Emerging Professional of the Year Award will be revealed at the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala.
Please contact Bethany Rademaker, Director of Events, for Emerging Professional of the Year Award questions.