Legends Award
The DFI and the DFI Educational Trust established the DFI Legends Award to honor three practitioners – an engineer, contractor and manufacturer/supplier – that have made significant contributions and advancements to the research, design, construction, manufacturing and use of deep foundations.
The following criteria are considered by the committee in selecting the recipients:
- Impact, value and sustainability (contributions they made are still pivotal to the technological advancements we have today) of achievements
- Legacy
- Pioneering contributions
- Exceptional industry leader; visionary, mentor
- Technological ingenuity, innovation and/or application of advancements of design, construction or equipment
- Steadfast professionalism, character and integrity
- Ingenuity of design and construction techniques
- Broad impact on industry
DFI Legends Award Honorees
2023 | ||
Engineering Legend | Samuel Clemence, P.E. | Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University |
Contractor Legend | Pete Nicholson | Consultant |
Manufacturer/Supplier Legend | Ernst Friedrich Ischebeck (posthumously) | Former president and owner of Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH |
2019 | ||
Engineering Legend | Dr. Bengt H. Fellenius | Former professor of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa |
Contractor Legend | Thomas J. Wysockey (posthumously) | Chairman emeritus, Thatcher Foundations |
Manufacturer/Supplier Legend | Thomas Bauer | Past chairman of the supervisory board, BAUER Group |
2015 | ||
Engineering Legend | George J. Tamaro, P.E. | Consultant, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers |
Contractor Legend | Charles J. Berkel (posthumously) | Past chairman of the board of Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. |
Manufacturer/Supplier Legend | Davide Trevisani | President and founder of TREVI Group |
Read more about the 2023 Legends Award Honorees.