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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Colorado presented its annual recognition
awards honoring individuals for their contributions to the consulting engineering profession,
advancement of the industry and contributions to the community during its 2016 annual meeting
held on April 8 at Lakewood Country Club.
Lauren Evans, PE, president of Pinyon Environmental, received the Orley O. Phillips Award for her
contributions to the profession, general societal issues, and ACEC Colorado and its programs. Evans
has held many ACEC Colorado leadership positions, including president, national director and chair
of the Environmental and Engineering Committees, and recently completed her term on the ACEC
National Executive Committee. Additionally, Evans is chair of the ColoradoWater Quality Commission
and serves on the board of Socially Conscious Coffee, a nonprofit organization that supports coffee-
producing communities with limited access to schools, healthcare, adequate nutrition and clean water
in Brazil and Ethiopia.
ACEC Colorado honored Robert Felsburg, PE, retired from Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, and David Merritt,
PE, of AECOM Technical Services, with its George Washington Award, which honors individuals who
give their time and talents to support activities, initiatives and public outreach to advance the public
image of consulting engineering. Felsburg, an ACEC Fellow and ACEC Colorado Life Member, worked
with clients throughout his 42-year career to improve transportation systems that promote community
and economic development. He continues to support the Council through service on the Membership
Committee and has been instrumental in the development of the Council’s Business Advisor Resource
Program, which helps members throughout different stages of their careers. Merritt has more than
40 years of experience in water resources planning and management. He served as ACEC Colorado
West Director and is a member of the Council’s Water Resources Committee. Merritt has served on
the Glenwood Springs City Council and as the city’s mayor pro tem, has been active on many boards,
committees and commissions in the water arena, and is currently serving on the Colorado River Water
Conservation Board.
Mary Andre, PE, a principal and project manager at Civil Design
Consultants, was recognized as the 2016 Outstanding Colorado
Woman in Engineering. Andre’s extensive engineering experience
and expertise in the area of water and wastewater treatment plan-
ning, design and construction have resulted in safe drinking water
and water pollution controls that benefit many Coloradans. Andre
has led or been significantly involved in the planning, design, and
construction of projects to construct new facilities or major upgrades
for more than 20 public water treatment facilities varying in capacity
from 10 gallons per minute through 7.5 million gallons per day. She
has led multidisciplinary consultant teams that created innovative
solutions to address water quality challenges posed by elevated
disinfection byproducts, elevated natural fluoride, corrosivity, surface
water influence, and various hydraulic challenges. She is also acknowledged for her ability to develop
and maintain strong professional relationships between clients, project team members, associates,
regulators and contractors.
Andre is a dedicated advocate of education and advancement of young women in the field of water
and wastewater engineering and enjoys developing relatable educational programs that expose young
girls to the “real science” of engineering through hands-on activities with organizations such as the
Girl Scouts’ science, technology and engineering, and math (STEM) program.
“The leadership and personal initiatives of these individuals inspire others within the industry who
are actively involved with advancing the profession. We are pleased to recognize these outstanding
consulting engineers and highlight their exemplary work and contributions that promote health,
safety and public welfare,” said Marilen Reimer, executive director of ACEC Colorado.
(l) ACEC Colorado George Washington Award
recipients David Merritt, PE, AECOM Technical
Services and Robert Felsburg, PE, (retired),
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, are congratulated by
outgoing ACEC Colorado President Marvinetta
Hartwig, PE.
Courtesy of ACEC Colorado | Photographer
Joyce Jones
Elizabeth Stolfus, PE
ACEC Colorado 2016-17 President
(l) Lauren Evans, PE, president of Pinyon Environmental,
is congratulated by outgoing ACEC Colorado President
Marvinetta Hartwig, PE. upon receiving the Orley O.
Phillips Award for contributions to consulting
engineering, society and ACEC Colorado.
Courtesy of ACEC Colorado | Photographer Joyce Jones
Mary Andre, PE, of Civil Design
Consultants
Courtesy of ACEC Colorado |
Photographer Joyce Jones
Elizabeth Stolfus, PE, president of Stolfus & Associates
Inc., located in Greenwood Village, Colo., has been
elected 2016-17 president of the ACEC Colorado
Board of Directors.
Stolfus is a veteran transportation engineer who
founded Stolfus & Associates Inc. in 2003. The
Colorado transportation engineering and planning consulting firm offers a wide range
of traffic and transportation engineering-related services, including access management,
traffic impact analyses, traffic incident management, traffic operations evaluations, traffic
signal design, roadway and intersection design, construction phasing and traffic
control, signing and striping, public outreach, construction observation, and project
management.
Stolfus has been a member of ACEC Colorado since 1997 and served on its transportation
and education committees and as chairperson of its legislative committee from
2009-11. As a board member, she served as a metro director from 2011-13,
secretary/treasurer in 2014, and vice president in 2015. She is also involved with the
Women’s Transportation Seminar, an international organization dedicated to building
the future of transportation through the global advancement of women, and the Institute
of Transportation Engineers.
Stolfus is a certified Small Business Enterprise, Women Business Enterprise and
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with the City and County of Denver, the Colorado
Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation District. She is an alumna
of Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.), where she earned a Bachelor of Engineering
in civil engineering.
Colorado Engineering Council
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