Dr. Mounir El Asmar received the Design-Build Institute of America 2017 Distinguished Leadership Award for his demonstrated leadership in advancing design-build project delivery. Ms. Lisa Washington, executive director and CEO of the Design-Build Institute of America, and DBIA chairman Mr. Praful Kulkarni, presented the award at DBIA’s annual conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. El Asmar also received the Community Service Award at the 2017 annual Arizona Pavements/Materials Conference for his significant contributions to transportation project delivery and achievement in bridging the gap between research and practice. At this same conference, his Ph.D. student Mr. Namho Cho received the 2nd place Best Poster Award for his excellent work on quantifying the long-term benefits of innovative project delivery methods.
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