AWARD RECIPIENTS

SEAoT regularly identifies individuals for our two prestigious awards - the Anders Award and the Wilbur C. Schoeller Award (Click here for information about these awards). The winners of recent awards are listed here.

Robert Navarro
Robert Navarro was selected as the recipient of the Wilbur C. Schoeller Award. His support of and service to our profession and to the community, which includes serving as a founding member of the El Paso Chapter of SEAoT, membership on the State Board of Professional Engineers and the state SEAoT board, participation in ASCE at the state and local levels, and active participation in many other professional, civic and business organizations, have been outstanding. Robert’s service to the engineering profession and to SEAoT has been exemplary.

Charles Beutnagel
Charles Beutnagel was selected as the recipient of the James A. Anders Award.
Charles served as the State Treasurer of SEAoT from 1994 to 1999 and was instrumental in organizing and maintaining the finances of the organization. His thorough and detailed financial reports served as a model for subsequent treasurers.

Stephen J. Campbell
Stephen J. Campbell was the 2006 SEAoT recipient of the prestigious Schoeller Award. He was presented with the award at the State Conference Awards Banquet in San Antonio in October.
Stephen Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1965, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 1966, both from Southern Methodist University. After working about 10 years with the Dallas office of Ellisor & Tanner, he co-founded Gunnin-Campbell Consulting Engineers, now known as Campbell & Associates Consulting Engineers, where he is currently the President. During his over 35 years of structural engineering experience, Mr. Campbell has served as engineer-of-record for more than 45 million square feet of building construction throughout the United States. Some of the more notable projects with which he has been involved in the Dallas area include Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Terminal D and a new football stadium for the Dallas Cowboys. While working at Ellisor & Tanner, Mr. Campbell worked closely with and learned from Wilbur Schoeller, becoming intimately acquainted with many of the innovative structural engineering computer programs developed by Dr. Schoeller. Stephen Campbell has relied upon and built on the many contributions that Dr. Schoeller made to the structural engineering profession. His long-term commitment to the profession has been demonstrated by past service to SEAoT, where he is a SEAoT Founding and Charter Member, and was the Association’s first President. He also served on the faculty of Southern Methodist University, and currently serves on Southern Methodist University’s Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering Advisory Board. Projects designed by Mr. Campbell and his company represent technically sound engineering solutions. In his daily business relationships with architects, contractors, owners, and other members of the building industry, Stephen Campbell has consistently communicated the highest level of professionalism in the scope and type of services that he provides and in the execution of his structural engineering.

Joseph J. Luke- Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2005

Joseph J. Luke’s long and active association with SEAoT began around 1990 in a rather inconspicuous way. While taking the Seismic Exam for registration in a western state, Joe was favorably struck by the fact that the seismic regulatory code had been developed by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAoC). The existence of a building code developed by a group of structural engineers, rather than an assembly of non-engineer building officials and educators, impressed Joe so profoundly that he wondered, “Why isn’t there a similar organization in Texas?” In a subsequent conversation with his employer, Jose Guerra, he learned that such an organization existed, the Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT). In fact, Jose was an at large member of SEAoT through his association with the founding North Central Texas Chapter, as were several other structural engineers in Austin. Armed with this knowledge, Joe was motivated into action.

Joe organized a meeting of these Austin engineers, and they agreed to form a local chapter of SEAoT. Seven engineers, the “Founding Fathers” of the Austin Chapter, were Jose I. Guerra, Dr. Jim Jirsa, Dr. Ned Burns, Dr. Joe Yura, Dr. John Breen, Michael Donoghue, and Joe. The group unanimously agreed that the Austin Chapter would be founded on the principle that all structural engineers working in the Austin area, whether they worked in the private sector, for government agencies, or as educators, would be encouraged to become a part of the organization and to actively promote the advancement of the profession. The first organizational meeting was held in October 1992, and it had an encouraging attendance of 35 engineers. The next meeting occurred a few months later, and by early 1994, a set of By Laws was adopted and Joe Luke had been elected as the first Chapter President. Will Berezovytch was elected Vice-President. Joe served the Chapter as President from 1991-1994, and the rest of the story is history. The Austin Chapter has blossomed into a very steady and active group of 50 or more members with a progressive record of outstanding seminars for continuing education. Chapter members have also provided outstanding leadership on the local and state levels, with many members serving prominently as officers on the State Board and in national committee positions. All of this resulted in a large part from Joe Luke’s persistent energy in forming the Chapter and leading it during the early years.

Joe also served SEAoT as State President in 1996, as Austin’s State Director in 1998-2003, and is currently serving as SEAoT’s delegate to the NCSEA and to the Texas Engineering Alliance. Outside of SEAoT, Joe has affiliated with the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, the American Welding Society, the International Conference of Building Officials, and the Design-Build Institute of America. Also, in 1994-1996, Joe served on the City of Austin’s Building and Standards Commission.

Joe continues to work in the propagation of SEAoT. In particular, he has joined a like-minded group of members from the San Antonio and Dallas Chapters in trying to establish a SEAoT Chapter in the Corpus Christi area. He has participated in several meetings in Corpus, where the impetus for the creation of a new Chapter was generated. A Chapter has not been created as yet, but there are encouraging signs that it could soon occur. Joe is thoroughly convinced that SEAoT can be the great hope of our profession, and he continued to promote it at every opportunity.

The road Joe followed to arrive at his association with structural engineering was a rather indirect and interesting one. It was not one that most engineers choose or experience. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Joe obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1970. Upon graduation, he dedicated the next two years serving in VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, in Nebraska and Missouri. For the following two years, Joe labored as a framing carpenter, which brought him to Austin. He soon decided that it would be better to trade his hammer and saw for a slide rule and a drafting table. So Joe entered the University of Texas at Austin and obtained an M.S. in Civil Engineering in 1979, all the while supporting himself by continuing to work as a carpenter.

Upon graduation, Joe moved to San Antonio and worked for the W. E. Simpson & Company as a design engineer during 1979-1984. In 1984, he moved back to Austin, and went to work with Jose I. Guerra, Inc., Consulting Engineers. In 1996, Joe was appointed as Vice-President and Director of the Structural Division, where he continues today. In this capacity, Joe directs the marketing of structural services, as well as the design and production of structural systems for a wide variety of building types, and large municipal facilities, such as water and wastewater plants. As a tribute to his dedication and professionalism, Joe enjoys the respect and admiration of his many clients and business associates.

Melvin Danysh - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2004

Melvin R. Danysh, P.E. is President of Danysh & Associates structural engineers in San Antonio. Mr. Danysh has extensive work on a variety of structural engineering assignments including new structures and evaluation of existing structures. Structures include single and multistory buildings, bridges and civil structures. Mr. Danysh has particular expertise in precast / pre-stressed concrete structures including parking garages and office buildings.

Mr. Danysh joined SEAoT in 1984 and is also being recognized as a Charter Member of SEAoT. Mel was one of only two SEAoT members in San Antonio before San Antonio started its own chapter in 1989. In the early 1990’s the offices of Danysh Lundy & Associates was the regular meeting place for both SEAoT Board meetings and Chapter Meetings. Mel served a San Antonio SEAoT Chapter President in 1991.

In addition to Mr. Danysh’s role in creating SEAoT in San Antonio Mel has been an active member in the San Antonio Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineering and the Bexar Chapter of the Profession Engineers in Private Practice. Mel’s community service activities include President of the St. Luke’s Elementary School board and President of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of San Antonio.

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Charles Lundy, P.E. - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2004

Charles H. Lundy, P.E. is Vice President of Lundy & Franke Engineering, Inc. structural engineers in San Antonio. Mr. Lundy has extensive work on a variety of structural engineering assignments including new structures and evaluation of existing structures. Structures include single and multistory buildings. Mr. Lundy has particular expertise in evaluation and renovations of historic buildings. Such projects include the Majestic Theatre and Empire Theatre in San Antonio.

Mr. Lundy joined SEAoT in 1985. Before the San Antonio Chapter of SEAoT was formed Charles was instrumental in organizing breakfast meetings with the un-united and never before gathered group of structural engineers in San Antonio. With Charles’ leadership the structural engineers in San Antonio unanimously agreed that there was a need for a local structural engineering organization similar to the SEAoT organization in Dallas. In the early 1990’s the offices of Danysh Lundy & Associates was the regular meeting place for both SEAoT Board meetings and Chapter Meetings. Charles served a San Antonio’s first SEAoT Chapter President in 1989 and State President for SEAoT in 1990. Currently Mr. Lundy is an active member of the SEAoT Professional Practices Committee.

In addition to Mr. Lundy’s role in creating SEAoT in San Antonio Charles has been an active member in the San Antonio Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Bexar Chapter of Professional Engineers in Private Practice.

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Larry Griffis, P.E. - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2003

Professional Background
Lawrence G. Griffis, PE, is President of the Structures Division at Walter P. Moore and Associates. Mr. Griffis has directed or made significant contributions to the structural design of over fifty major buildings throughout the United States and internationally. He has combined his 32 years of practical design and management experience with ongoing involvement in numerous technical committees, exploring and documenting specialized structural issues of design, construction, and delivery. Mr. Griffis has developed particular expertise in the design of long span roof structures, high-rise buildings, composite steel and concrete systems, and analysis of tall buildings under wind forces.

Projects completed under his direction have been honored with numerous structural awards, including the Eminent Conceptor Award, emblematic of the top engineering accomplishment in Texas, for four different projects in four consecutive years from 1989-1992. In 2002, Mr. Griffis was the recipient of the Civil and Architectural Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award at the University of Texas. A second honor bestowed on him during 2002 was the AISC Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honors individuals who have made an impact in the success of the structural steel industry. Additional professional honors include finalist as ENR Magazine's Construction Man of the Year in 1990. In 1994, Mr. Griffis' career body of work in the development of composite steel systems was recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction when he was named T.R. Higgins Lecturer. This prestigious award is the highest honor given by the steel industry in the United States. Mr. Griffis has directed numerous structural investigations of construction-related disputes and deficiencies.

Mr. Griffis was recently named to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest praise bestowed by peers in the industry.

Technical Committees

• Provisions Update Committee (PUC) of the Building Seismic Safety Council
• Task Committee TS 11 of the Building Seismic Safety Council
• Planning Committee for Phase 5 Hybrid Structures of U.S./Japan Cooperative Research Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation
• ASCE 7 Wind Task Committee
• ASCE Committee on Steel Building Structures
• ASCE Committee on Composite Construction
• ASCE Wind Effects Committee
• ACI 318 Committee

Education

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, 1971, University of Texas at Austin; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1970, University of Texas at Austin.

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Lawrence Calvetti, M.S., P.E. - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2,002

Lawrence Calvetti is originally from the Black Hills Region of Western South Dakota and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, (Bachelor of Science - Architectural Engineering, 1970 and Master of Science - Architectural Engineering, 1972). Following graduation he worked with the Austin structural consulting firm of W. Clark Craig & Associates and designed several multi-story hotel structures in Galveston; Laredo; New Orleans; Mobile, Alabama; New York; Great Falls, Montana, San Diego, California, and numerous other locations throughout the United States. Moving to San Antonio in 1975, he started a successful Professional Consulting Practice and provided the Community with Quality Structural Engineering consulting and design services. He became a partner with Williams and Schneider, Inc. in 1983 and has since directed the organization as President of the new corporation, WSC, Inc.

Mr. Calvetti is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and has over 30 years experience in structural engineering including auditoriums, banks, churches, educational facilities, gymnasiums, libraries, medical facilities, office buildings, penal institutions, retail centers, warehouses, fire stations, business parks, industrial parks, condominiums, apartments, shopping centers, hotels, freezer/cooler facilities, and special structures. During the past twenty years he has been actively involved in the restoration and renovation of historical structures within the City of San Antonio including the five historical missions: Alamo, De La Purisima Concepcion, Mission San Jose National Historic Site, San Juan Capistrano, and San Francisco De La Espada; The San Fernando Cathedral, and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. He has been involved with historical structures in the neighboring communities of Boerne, Comfort, Kerrville, Utopia, Carrizo Springs, Jourdanton, Karnes City, Sequin, and portions of South Texas.

Lawrence is a Charter Member of the San Antonio Chapter of the Structural Engineers Association of Texas Corporation (1988) and has since been actively involved serving as Secretary of the San Antonio Chapter (1989 & 1990), President of the San Antonio Chapter (1996), President of the State Corporation (1997), State Director (1993, 2000, 2001). He was instrumental in organizing a Mentor Program for the San Antonio Chapter and establishing the State Web Page. He presently serves a Chairman of SEAoT By-Laws Committee, the Web Page Committee, and is a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee.

Lawrence is a member of American Concrete Institute; Applied Technology Council; Post Tensioning Institute; The Masonry Society; Founding Member of The Structural Engineering Institute (AEI), and The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also an active member of the Performance Standards and Professional Relation Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Division, and has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America as Troop Director and ScoutMaster.

Lawrence and Grace, his wife of 36 years, are blessed with a loving family of two sons, Brann and Shad; daughter-in-law, Lanette, and grandchildren, Kirk, Kirstin, and Emily.

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Bill L. Gunnin, Ph.D., P.E. - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2001

Bill L. Gunnin is considered a leading authority in architecture and engineering design using precast prestressed concrete. Having numerous publications in this and other areas of engineering, he has been and continues to be a highly respected member of the SEAOT community.

In July of 1992, Bill founded Gunnin Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Dallas, Texas and is the President of his firm. He has served in the capacity of officer/principal for each firm he has been involved with since 1972, and is professionally registered in ten States. In recognition of his engineering expertise, Bill has received the Maurice Van Buren Structural Engineering Award from the American Concrete Institute for the paper "Market Tower, Indianapolis, Indiana" and a special jury award from the Prestressed Concrete Institute for the structural design of the Las Colinas Equestrian Center, Irving, Texas. Bill has also been inducted in the Civil Engineering Academy at Texas Tech University.

Dr. Gunnin's impressive list of publications includes "Market Tower - Indianapolis, Indiana," Bill L. Gunnin, Concrete International: Design and Construction, and "The First International Building in Dallas, Texas (USA)," Bill L. Gunnin, Acier Stahl Steel. He has made numerous presentations to such groups as The American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Concrete Institute, and of course, the Structural Engineers Association of Texas.

As a Charter Member of SEAOT, Bill has served in a leadership capacity with SEAOT on many different levels, most notably as a fifteen-year member, and chair from 1987-1989, of the Committee on Professional Practice. His contribution to this and numerous other professional organizations is well known. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, and the Consulting Engineers Council.

Bill is the proud father of two sons, Michael and Christopher, and adores his daughter-in-law Nancy. He is an active member of Royal Lane Baptist Church and has been involved with the Boys Scouts of America.

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Richard W. Furlong, P.E., PhD. - Wilbur C. Schoeller Award - 2000

Richard W. Furlong brought composite column design into the last half of the 20th century. Composite columns today are important structural elements for seismic-resistant building and bridge frames. Dr. Furlong was the principal author of the current composite column design regulations both for the American Concrete Institute and for Load and Resistance Factor Design. His studies of columns in monolithic frames and response of frames to forces beyond elastic material limits, contributed to current force-displacement (P-delta) design standards for frames subject to lateral sway from horizontal loading. Dr. Furlong helped develop standards for the design of reinforced concrete inverted T beams, now a familiar component of bridge bents throughout the country. He received the American Concrete Institute Ray Reese Award for this research. Dr. Furlong developed numerous design aids for reinforced concrete structures, and he served on the ACI Design Aids Committee for 25 years, which he also chaired. His design aids for columns, beams with torsion and for footings have been included in the ACI Handbooks for at least 20 years. More recently, his computer-based design aids have been the most popular such software sold through the ACI Computer software program.

Dr. Furlong retired from the Faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, but continues to teach, study and lecture as requested by various professional organizations and he continues to serve the ACI-ASCE Committees on Reinforced Concrete Columns and Composite Columns. Dr. Furlong has been the recipient of many awards, and has been frequently honored for his contribution to our profession A few of these include, the Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering; President of the Texas Section of ASCE; Distinguished Engineer of the Texas Engineering Foundation; and Engineer of the Year, Texas Society of Professional Engineers.

Dr. Furlong and his wife Helen are active members of the Burnet Presbyterian Church. Dr. Furlong and Helen have one son, Jack Furlong and two grandchildren, Carrie and Brian.

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Bob Tieman, P.E. - Anders Award - 2003

In honoring Bob, long-time friend and Associate Will Berezovytch commented: “It is fitting that the award be to a man who has emphasized the development of practical and constructible engineering solutions for over four decades, while furthering the structural engineering profession by activity in a number of professional organizations.”

Bob is active in both the Austin Chapter and the State Board of SEAoT, serving as past State Treasurer and as a State Director. He served the Travis Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers as President, and was selected as TSPE Engineer of the Year in 1974. He served the local Construction Specifications Institute as Chairman, the American Concrete Institute as Central Texas Chapter President, and served as a member of the Deans Executive Committee at the University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering. He has also been a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and of the National Society of Professional Engineers.

His formal education started with a BS in Architectural Engineering from UT Austin in 1953. He attended UT Austin for Graduate studies in Civil Engineering during 1957 to 1959, and went back for Computer Studies in 1967 after designing many buildings with paper, pencil, and a slide rule.

He began his career at Page Southerland Page about 1955 as a structural engineer, was Director of Structural Engineering until 1979, when he became a Principal and Partner in 1979. He subsequently served as Director of Special and High Tech Industrial Projects until he retired. Since then, he has served as a consultant to PSP and other firms. He continues to mentor both young structural engineers and young architects teaching the practical skills and details of building construction.

Bob is has been registered to practice engineering in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico.

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Jon Jelinek, P.E. - Anders Award - 2002

Mr. Jelinek joined SEAoT in 1993 and served the organization as the Austin Chapter President in 1996. He currently enjoys the position as State Secretary, a role he accepted in 1996.

Mr. Jelinek has over 22 years of consulting engineering design, project management, and construction administration experience with eleven years in the advanced technology and microelectronics industry. Mr. Jelinek’s experience covers a broad range of sectors, including industrial, municipal, institutional, and commercial facilities. Mr. Jelinek’s construction administration experience includes sixteen months of on-site representation at one of the largest, semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in the world and fourteen months of on-site representation at a joint-venture wafer fabrication facility in Virginia.

While seconded to M+W-Zander, Jon served as the Lead Structural Engineer on a US$250MM wafer fabrication “greenfield” campus in East Malaysia. Mr. Jelinek’s engagements have taken him across the globe, including South Korea, Malaysia, and Ireland. Mr. Jelinek is versatile in a broad range of structural systems and materials to accommodate both static and dynamic forces (gravity, wind and seismic lateral forces). Mr. Jelinek is uniquely qualified to accept the structural challenges presented by today’s need for expansion and renovation of new and existing advanced technology facilities.

Mr. Jelinek is an avid mountaineer having gained the summit of all sixty-eight, 14,000 foot peaks in the contiguous US. He has a lifelong ambition to trek through and among the Himalayas. Mr. Jelinek also enjoys golf and currently plays to a single-digit handicap.

Mr. Jelinek and wife, Deborah celebrate twenty-five years of marriage in January 2004.

Davy L. Beicker, P.E. - Anders Award - 2001

Davy has made a significant number of contributions as a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Texas over the past several years. Since the San Antonio Chapter was formed, Davy has served as the Treasurer, Secretary, and twice as Director and President. He helped organize the State Annual Conference in San Antonio the two years that he served as President of that chapter, and was instrumental in the formation of the San Antonio Chapter SEAOT Scholarship Fund from proceeds from the 2000 SEAOT Annual Conference. He served as SEAOT State President in 1992, and continues to be the Alternate Delegate for NCSEA, and our liaison with the State Board of Insurance.

Davy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University as a nationally honored member of the Chi Epsilon Fraternity in 1977. In 1982, at the age of 27, Davy founded Beicker Engineering, Inc., in San Antonio, and is a structural engineer and managing principal of his firm. Under his leadership, Beicker Engineering, Inc., has grown into one of San Antonio's largest structural engineering firms.

Davy has served in a leadership capacity as Officer and/or Board Member of such organizations as the San Antonio Chapter CSI, San Antonio Chapter ACI, Bexar Chapter PEPP, Bexar Chapter TSPE, San Antonio Chapter ASCE, NCSEA and the Western States Council of Structural Engineers.

Davy's dedication to his profession and his reputation as one of Texas' most outstanding engineers earned him the TSPE Young Engineer of the Year Award for the State of Texas in 1990. His leadership in his firm earned Beicker Engineering the TSPE Bexar Chapter Firm of the Year and AGC Engineer Firm of the Year in 1998.

Davy and Lynn, his wife of twenty-five years, have a son, Bryan, who is a Senior computer science major at UT Tyler, and daughter, Lacey, who is a Senior at MacArthur High School. They are longtime members of MacArthur Park Lutheran Church and very active on the community level as volunteers.

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Stanley D. Agee - Anders Award - 2000

Stan Agee has made significant contributions as a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Texas for a number of years, through his involvement in SEAoT, especially through his valuable assistance during several annual conferences. As an Affiliate Member, he has continued to be a great resource, and a friend to SEAoT. His help in organizing our conference exhibitors at the annual conferences, and his successful efforts in soliciting, and signing-up sponsors for our directory and Newsletter have helped to keep SEAoT financially sound over the years. Stan continues to make a valuable contribution through his efforts to solicit sponsorships for our annual Member Directory and Quarterly Newsletter, and has now begun to solicit the conference exhibitors, a year in advance, an idea that he proposed to the SEAoT board. He has also began to solicit advertisement and sponsorship for the SEAoT web page.

Stan attended San Antonio College and the University of Texas at Arlington, where he majored in marketing and real estate.

He is the owner of the Stan Agee Company, the exclusive manufacturer’s representative for PIERESEARCH, manufacturers of “Centraligner” pier sleds and “Hijacker” pier bolsters. His company is also involved in commercial real estate services, which include property management, brokerage and leasing, as well as consulting in municipal and development matters. Mr. Agee served as Executive Vice President of the Ryan Management Company from 1973 to 1981, and was the Director of Marketing and Development for the Parkway North Subdivision, a 429 acre, mixed-use residential development in North Arlington. Mr. Agee is a member and has served as an officer of a number of professional and civic organizations including ACI, CRSI, SEAoT, SEAOC, Arlington Rotary Club, and the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington.

Stan is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arlington. He is married to Jan Hart Agee, they have one daughter, Jana Sewaiseh and are the proud grandparents of one granddaughter, Mira.

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