Ben C. Gerwick Marine Foundation Innovation Award

The Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations, established in 2008, is awarded to an individual, team or company, and pays tribute to Ben Gerwick, recognizing his innovative spirit and his many contributions to the design and construction of marine foundations. Gerwick had a 62-year professional career as a contractor, educator and construction engineer.

Ben C. Gerwick, Jr.

Ben C. Gerwick, Jr. represented the highest level of engineering excellence both personally and professionally. The phenomenal achievements of his 62-year career include world-class innovations in marine foundations. He reached the pinnacle of his profession as a contractor, an educator and a construction engineer.

The award is presented annually at the SuperPile conference or every third year at the International Foundations Conference & Equipment Expo (IFCEE). DFI provides an annual donation to the DFI Educational Trust General Fund from the proceeds of these conferences.

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Deadline: April 15, 2024

Ben C. Gerwick Award Honorees

2020
Sapir Engineering, Under Water Anchor, and Tecniwell	Underwater Tie-back Anchoring System
2019
Robert Mast, P.E., S.E., senior principal, BergerABAM, and Arthur R. Anderson, ScD, Concrete Technology Corporation (posthumous)	The development and use of precast concrete piles for marine foundations
2018
Akio Kitamura, founder and president of Giken	Press-in-Piling Technology and the invention of the Silent Piler
2017
Robert B. Bittner, P.E., Bittner-Shen Consulting Engineers	46-year career and body of work in the marine foundations industry
2016
Traylor-Massman-Weeks Joint Venture	Assembly Line Construction Approach for construction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Storm Surge Barrier for the City of New Orleans
2015
Proserve	Proserve Grout Bag
2014
Professor Gray Mullins and his research team at the University of South Florida	Practical Research on Base Grouted Drilled Shafts, Thermal Integrity Testing of Drilled Shafts and Tremie Concrete Bond Transfer
2013
BAUER Maschinen GmbH and BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH	Bauer Seabed Drill 3000
2012
Patrick Bermingham, Bermingham Foundation Solutions	Innovative Work related to Marine Foundations
2011
George G. Goble, Ph.D.	Innovative Work and Leadership in Development of the Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) And WEAP Program
2010
David Anderson, Kiewit Corporation	Innovative Construction Work on Deep Marine Foundations
2009
Loadtest, Inc.	The Osterberg Load Cell
2008
Menck, GmbH (An Acteon Company)	Design & Development of the Menck MUP Deep Water Hammer