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Engineering Excellence AWards (EEA)

Engineering shapes communities, drives innovation, and improves lives. Our awards program honors individuals and projects that exemplify these ideals through exceptional skill, leadership, and dedication to public service.

Every year ACEC Nebraska celebrates the best of engineering across the state. Our awards program highlights the impact of engineering on our world and the people who make that progress possible. These awards showcase technical excellence, creativity, and integrity while inspiring others to pursue the same high standards.

Each award serves as a reminder of engineering’s vital role in society. While we celebrate the success of every project and individual, we also celebrate the enduring innovation and service that defines our profession.

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AWARD CATEGORIES

Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA)

Recognizes projects across a spectrum of categories and specialties that demonstrate innovation, creative problem-solving, and engineering’s unique ability to improve our world. The competition is juried by a panel of industry, government, and academic experts.
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Young Professional of the Year Award

Recognizes a young engineer who demonstrates leadership, expertise, and service. Recipients have made significant contributions to the engineering profession, as well as made a positive impact in the community. This award is given to an ACEC Nebraska member who is a licensed professional engineer and 35 years old or younger.
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Charles Durham Achievement Award

Recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the profession through their leadership role in ACEC NE, professional societies, and community service organizations. They shall be perceived by the profession and their communities as leaders and demonstrate, through their civic involvement, how the quality of life in their communities has been enhanced.
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Nebraska Engineering Pillar Award

Recognizes an individual who has given significant support to our association while also working to support, promote, and contribute to the growth of the engineering community in Nebraska. Recipients are trusted and valued partners with our Association and the engineering profession, and are widely recognized for their influence and leadership as "pillars" in the engineering industry.
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Nebraska Engineering Champion Award

Recognizes individuals and teams that have collaborated with our Association in order to contribute to the engineering profession and help us realize our mission and vision. This award specifically recognizes those individuals and teams that have shown a willingness to engage and influence the future of engineering in Nebraska. Recipients are our biggest and most important "champions."
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Anita Brunero

Director of Membership Education, Communication & Awards

With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofits, Anita has built a career leading special projects, communications, and event development with a focus on strategic growth, community/stakeholder engagement, and both short- and  long-term impact. Her work has included launching new initiatives, revitalizing existing programs, and managing a diverse portfolio of events. 

In addition to delivering event leadership, Anita specializes in program development, using qualitative and qualitative information to assess what’s effective and how to guide improvements. She brings a strategic lens to designing programs that align with an organization’s priorities. From concept to execution, she brings creativity, strategy, and a collaborative spirit to every project. One of Anita’s special ACEC NE projects is Good Life Bingo.

At heart, Anita is a miner for stories. Anita’s background includes many years of managing awards and recognition programs and writing best practices. One of her current (and favorite) ACEC NE projects is managing the awards program. She loves sharing stories of our exceptional engineering projects and our engineers. 

Anita has a BA in Literature, Art, and a minor in Economics; MA in Literature; and an MFA in Writing. Anita enjoys running, cycling, podcasts (science!), and finding any excuse to bring people together and host a community event.

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