Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was started in 1981 to recognize individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry.

Submissions for the 2013 Awards are due by April 15, 2013.

Submit your nomination package via email to staff@dfi.org



Rules & Guidelines

Eligibility

Nomination Package

Selection Criteria
Consideration given to duration of career in industry, industry leadership, technological leadership, technological innovation, strength of curriculum vitae, character, DFI contributions and accomplishments, and contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry

Selection Process
The Executive Committee and Board of Trustees each rank the nominees from 1 to 5 and provide individual rankings to the DSA Committee for consideration. The DSA Committee ranks the nominees on a scale of 1 to 10 based on the award criteria, tallies the rankings and reports the results to the DFI president and executive director. The board votes on the highest-rated nominee for the DSA.

Committee
The DSA Committee is an anonymous judging committee selected by the appointed DSA Committee chair and the DFI president, and approved by the Board of Trustees. Members being considered for the current year’s DSA are not eligible to serve on the DSA Committee in the year they are considered for award.

Award Information

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD HONOREES
2012 DAVID COLEMAN UNDERPINNING & FOUNDATIONS SKANSKA, INC.
2011 DAN BROWN DAN BROWN AND ASSOCIATES PC
2010 RICHARD SHORT RICHARD D. SHORT CONSULTING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
2009 JOEL MOSKOWITZ MUESER RUTLEDGE CONSULTING ENGINEERS
2008 M. BYRL WILLIAMS FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS INC.
2007 CHARLES J. BERKEL BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS INC.
2006 LARRY RAYBURN RICHARD GOETTLE INC.
2005 JOHN E. O'MALLEY CASE FOUNDATION COMPANY
2004 ALEXANDER J. VERSTRAETEN FUNDEX PILING CONTRACTORS
2003 FRANK RAUSCHE GRL ENGINEERS INC.
2002 MICHAEL W. O'NEILL UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
2001 STANLEY MERJAN UNDERPINNING & FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS INC.
2000 WILLIAM F. LOFTUS WILLIAM F. LOFTUS ASSOCIATES
1999 GEORGE J. TAMARO MUESER RUTLEDGE CONSULTING ENGINEERS
1998 MANUEL A. FINE BERMINGHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED &
DFI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1997 JACK DOUGHERTY PILELINE PUBLISHING
1996 BEN C. GERWICK, JR. BEN C. GERWICK, INC.
1995 GEORGE G. GOBLE PILE DYNAMICS INC.
1994 G. ROBERT COMPTON, JR. MKT GEOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC. &
DFI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1993 BENGT FELLENIUS UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
1992 C. WILLIAM BERMINGHAM BERMINGHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD.
1991 RICHARD J. GOETTLE III RICHARD GOETTLE, INC.
1990 M. TOM DAVISSON M.T. DAVISSON CONSULTING ENGRS.
1989 JORJ O. OSTERBERG NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
1988 THOMAS E. CANDLER THE MILLGARD CORPORATION
1987 CLYDE N. BAKER, JR. STS CONSULTANTS, LTD.
1986 FRANK FULLER RAYMOND INTERNATIONAL
1985 PATRICK A. ERIC O'NEILL NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION CO.
1984 RALPH PECK UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
1983 ELIO D'APPOLONIA D'APPOLONIA HOLDING CORP.
1982 HAL W. HUNT ASSOCIATED PILE & FITTING CORP.
1981 CHARLES L. GUILD GUILD DRILLING CO.