Senator Deb Fischer was awarded the 2025 Nebraska Champion for Engineering Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies Nebraska (ACEC NE) for her leadership and support to the state’s engineering industry.
Dennis (Denny) Wilson, Director for Sarpy County Public Works, has been awarded the 2025 Nebraska Engineering Pillar Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies Nebraska (ACEC NE) for his leadership and service to the profession.
The Joslyn Art Museum Expansion – a project headed by Morrissey Engineering has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Grand Award winner for 2025.
On March 11, 2024, ACEC Nebraska hosted its inaugural Federal Fly-In, bringing a delegation of members to Washington, D.C., for a day of advocacy, networking, and meaningful conversations with Nebraska’s elected officials.
University of Nebraska College of Engineering professor Dr. Clarence Waters has been awarded the 2024 Nebraska Champion for Engineering Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies Nebraska (ACEC NE) for his collaboration and dedication to the association and engineering…
Bob Stubbe, Public Works Director for the City of Omaha, has been awarded the 2024 Nebraska Engineering Pillar Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies Nebraska (ACEC NE) for his leadership and service to the profession.
When doors open, legacies are built. And Nancy Pridal has opened many. As Lamp Rynearson’s former CEO, Nancy Pridal, P.E. championed collaboration, elevated voices, and guided our purpose of Building Legacy for All. Now, her career has been recognized with…
Congrats to Bob and Doug Dreessen as they are inducted into the CRE Hall of Fame at the 36th Annual CRE Summit.
JEO is proud to continue our partnership with Grand Island Senior High’s Engineering Academy, offering high school seniors hands-on internships that connect classroom learning with real-world engineering. This collaboration helps students explore the field while strengthening ties with the local…
ACEC NE’s MEET Mentoring Program supports engineering students through undergrad
HDR has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Award (EEA) Grand Award winner for 2024 for the Omaha Riverfront Revitalization.
For nearly 60 years, three parks in downtown Omaha emphasized leisure and open space. Unfortunately, their disjointed nature, poor access, lack of amenities, and inadequate recreational opportunities left them
The Lincoln South Beltway – a project headed by Benesch – has been named the ACEC Nebraska Engineering Excellence Grand Award winner for 2024. With an investment of nearly $350 million, the Lincoln South Beltway project stands as Nebraska’s largest, and possibly most significant, transportation endeavor, reshaping the region’s infrastructure
Aaron Buettner, PE, CVS leads Benesch’s Nebraska structural group, bringing more than 27 years of experience in structural engineering, project management and value engineering to every project he touches. His work spans highway, railroad and pedestrian bridges, and he has delivered public and private projects across the country involving a wide variety of materials and structure types.
Aaron’s technical depth covers the full project lifecycle, from structural design and in-service inspection to forensic evaluation and construction administration. He is proficient in multiple structural design and analysis software platforms and has a keen understanding of load paths and constructability. As a Certified Value Specialist (CVS), Aaron’s Value Engineering work has generated tens of millions of dollars in potential construction cost avoidance for clients ranging from state DOTs to transit agencies.
Notable projects include the Lincoln South Beltway, where his team designed 10 of 21 bridges on the freeway corridor; the N-12 Emergency Bridge Repairs in northeast Nebraska, where biddable plans for three flood-damaged structures were delivered in just three weeks; and the Penny Bridges Replacement in Lincoln, where value planning produced a context-sensitive solution that earned broad community support.
Aaron also serves as a Structures Specialist on Nebraska Task Force 1 (NE-TF1), which is one of 28 FEMA Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) teams located throughout the United States. In this role, he supports the search and rescue mission by assessing damaged structures, recommending structural hazard mitigation within those structures, and monitoring the structure for condition changes during rescue and victim recovery operations. During his tenure with NE-TF1, he has deployed on numerous missions within the state of Nebraska and around the nation to assist communities that have been impacted by emergencies or disasters.