THE 55TH ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

Please join the Long Island Branch in celebrating the 2026 Award Winners at the Westbury Manor.

2026 Award Winners

1. Engineer of the Year – Anthony DePasquale, P.E., Vachris Engineering, P.C.

2. Government Engineer of the Year – Judes Augustin, NYSDOT

3. Educator of the Year – Dr. Rigoberto Burgueño, Ph.D., Stony Brook University

4. Quality of Life Award –Whelan Park and Pine Stream Extension, Village of Malverne, H2M architects + engineers, Laser Industries Inc.

5. Resiliency Award – Pirates Cove Road Raising, Town of Oyster Bay, LiRo, Gomez Engineering, Architecture and Survey, PLLC, Thomas Novelli Contracting Corporation

6. Project of the Year – Aviation – JFK Airport Westbound Connector

PANYNJ, GPI, VN Engineers, Inc., KS Engineering, PC, CHA Consulting, Inc., Tully Construction Company, Inc.

7. Project of the Year – Bridges – Rehabilitation of Glenn Curtiss Blvd. Bridge over Meadowbrook State Parkway, NCDPW, GPI, Bove Industries, Hardesty & Hanover, BTA, Hayduk Engineering, EMP, Universal Testing

8. Project of the Year – Design-Build – Webster Avenue Bridge Replacement LIRR and MTA C&D, KSE Engineering P.C., RCC & GCCOM JV, Atlantic Cutting Concrete, Crossroad JV, HTC Landscaping, Amaracon Testing, HDR, LiRo, Hayduk Engineering

9. Project of the Year – Highways – NY 347 Reconstruction from Gibbs Pond Road to Hallock Road, NYSDOT, Stantec, GPI, Nelson & Pope, Peter Scalamandre & Sons, L.K. McLean, CSM, Hardesty & Hanover

10. Young Engineer of the Year – Maggie Vavrica, P.E., North Star Engineering, PLLC

11. Young Government Engineer of the Year – Anthony Iaquinta, NYSDOT

12. Frank Patti Distinguished Service Award – Douglas Das, NYSDOT

If Paying by Check: Payment by check may be hand delivered the day of the event or mailed directly to:

Justin Tomkins

H2M architects + engineers

538 Borad Hollow Road, 4th Floor, Melville, NY 11747

All checks should be made out to “ASCE Long Island Branch.”

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, United States

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