HNTB's Ray McCabe is this year's recipient of the Ernest E. Howard Award, named after one of the firm's founding partners.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 21, 2011) – Raymond J. McCabe, PE, national director of bridges and tunnels at HNTB Corporation, received the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Ernest E. Howard Award for his outstanding accomplishments, leadership and expertise in structural bridge engineering.

The award was announced Friday, Oct. 21, at the ASCE Annual Conference’s leadership breakfast in Memphis, Tenn.

Since joining HNTB in 1978, McCabe has become one of the nation’s most respected authorities on the structural design of long-span, movable, signature and complex bridges, having been associated with more than 400 projects during his career. As a recognized expert in the industry, McCabe, based in HNTB’s New York City office, has been involved in numerous award winning signature bridge projects, including the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge in Boston; the Blennerhassett Bridge in West Virginia; Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, Fla.; Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge in Omaha, Neb; and the Mississippi River Bridge in St. Louis.

McCabe is an advocate for improved bridge inspection and evaluation procedures and techniques, as well as a long term, well-funded program of bridge repair and replacement, having published several opinion pieces on these and other topics. He was invited to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

“Over the years, Ray has exhibited a dedication to the highest caliber ‘4for4’ best business practices, work and counsel for our clients and industry,” said Ken Graham, CEO HNTB Infrastructure. “His leadership has helped foster HNTB’s reputation and legacy of bridge excellence.”

With nearly 100 years of bridge design history, HNTB is a leader in long-span, movable and complex bridges with an impressive list of structures to its credit. With an eye toward incorporating the latest advances in technology and sustainability, the firm consistently delivers cost effective, unique design solutions for its clients.

Ernest E. Howard Award
The Ernest E. Howard Award annually recognizes a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers who has made a definite contribution to the advancement of structural engineering through research, planning, design or construction. The award was instituted and endowed in 1956 in honor of Howard, past president of ASCE and his contributions in the civil engineering industry. Howard also was one of the founding partners of HNTB.

About ASCE
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE’s mission is to provide essential value to its members and partners, advance civil engineering and serve the public good.
 

About HNTB
HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure firm serving federal, state, municipal, military and private clients. With nearly a century of service, HNTB has the insight to understand the life cycle of infrastructure and the perspective to solve the most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide provide award-winning planning, design, program management consulting and construction management services. For more information, visit www.hntb.com.
 

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