Awards & Scholarships

Awards

Engineering Excellence Awards
The Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) are presented annually by ACEC New Mexico to recognize engineering achievements and to demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity. The awards pay tribute to New Mexico’s most prestigious and distinguished engineering projects.

Entries are judged on:

• Original or Innovative Application of New or Existing Techniques
• Future Value to the Engineering Profession and Perception by the Public
• Social, Economic, and Sustainable Design Considerations
• Complexity
• Exceeding Client/Owner Needs

Awards include:

• Grand Conceptor
• Large Firm
• Small Firm
• Studies, Research, and Consulting (Category A)
• Building/Technology Systems (Category B)
• Structural Systems (Category C)
• Surveying and Mapping Technology (Category D)
• Environmental (Category E)
• Water and Wastewater (Category F)
• Water Resources (Category G)
• Transportation (Category H)
• Special Projects (Category I)
• Small Projects (Category J
• Energy (Category K)

Entries are judged on the basis of total engineering excellence. The judges may select as many awards as they deem appropriate. Entries will be judged on the basis of the work performed by the submitting firm alone and according to the rating guidelines listed in the Call for Entries packet. Grand Conceptor, Large Firm, Small Firm, and Category Winners will be awarded at the judges’ discretion. Honorable Mention and Special Project Awards may be presented to other selected entries of superior quality. There is no specific number of awards given.

The 2025 EEA winners were announced at the January Monthly Membership Meeting on January 28, 2025. The 2025 EEA winners will be celebrated at the ACEC New Mexico Annual Awards GALA on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Sandia Resort & Casino.

All awards are recognized and celebrated at the ACEC New Mexico Annual Awards GALA in the spring of each year. The annual event hosts member firms, their staff, clients, peer organizations, and elected or appointed officials. EEA project display panels are displayed during the awards banquet and at other events throughout the year. All awards are recognized throughout the year in ACEC New Mexico promotions and written materials.