Honorary Members

ACEC-IL Members

ACEC Illinois Honorary Life Members

ACEC Illinois Honorary Life Membership is granted by the ACEC Illinois Board of Directors to individuals who have honored their profession.

  • Clifton R. Baxter
  • Donald J. Bradley
  • Bill Cazier
  • Woodrow C. Chenault, Jr.
  • Dean Collins
  • William B. David
  • Paul A. DeBruyne
  • Leo J. Dondanville
  • Ralph Hahn
  • Michael J. Hartigan, Sr.
  • George F. Heck
  • Donald E. Houser
  • Harold E. Hughes
  • Thomas L. Jester
  • Lloyd L. Johnson
  • Douglas C. Knuth
  • David C. Liu
  • Kenneth E. Nelson
  • Stephen H. Palac
  • John D. Pantazis
  • David Rowe
  • Robert C. Ryken
  • Myron K. Scheibe
  • Donald E. Thompson
  • William F. Tornrose
  • Vernon M. Wegerer
  • Robert D. Wesselink
  • Brian R. Whiston
  • Gary A. Wilken
  • Eugene R. Wilkinson
  • Robert D. Wire
  • Robert M. Zimmerman

    ACEC Life Members

    ACEC Life Members are provided for in the ACEC Bylaws. This category may be accorded to those members who have fully retired from active practice as Consulting Engineers and have been a member for at least 10 years.

    • William H. Plautz
    • Robert F. Robertson
    • James Trawinski

    Fellows

    ACEC bylaws state that "individuals qualifying for Fellow shall have academic and professional qualifications and accomplishments demonstrating notable contributions to the advancement of consulting engineering in administrative leadership, design, science, by literature, in education, or by service to the profession, have been a member of ACEC for five or more years, a principal of a member firm, and served ACEC or a Member Organization as an officer, director, or committee chairman. No more than five percent of the total membership of ACEC may be included in the honorary group.
    A Life Fellow is fully retired and has been a Fellow for at least five years.

    ACEC Fellows

    • Darcie W. Gabrisko
    • Michael D. Klingner
    • James P. Messmore
    • John P. O'Neill
    • Sergio A. Pecori
    • John L. Carrato
    • Reginald H. Benton 
    • John Nelson
    • Bruce Schopp
    • Orhan Ulger
    • Steve R. Donahue
    • PJ Fitzpatrick                                               

    ACEC Life Fellows

    • George F. Heck
    • Robert F. (Roy) Robertson
    • Vernon M. Wegerer
    • Robert D. Wesselink


    ACEC Past Board Chairs