President’s Award

The ACEC/MN President's Award is presented by the Board of Directors to an individual employed by an ACEC member firm who has made a significant contribution to the association and has been a valuable asset to the consulting engineering profession over the past year. This could include regular or ad hoc committee activity; attendance at the awards banquet, monthly meetings and seminars; promoting ACEC/MN to the public and/or acting in the interests of ACEC/MN; or other activities. Current members of the ACEC/MN Board of Directors are not eligible for this award.

This year’s President’s Award was presented to Kim Deibel of American Engineering Testing, Inc. This award is presented to an individual employed in a member firm that has made a significant contribution to the association and has been a credit to the consulting engineering profession over the past year. Kim is a dedicated, active leader who has a passion for mentoring students and future engineers. She has served on multiple committees and chaired the Minnesota Structural Engineers Association (MNSEA). In 2018, Kim helped coordinate a relationship between ACEC/MN and STEMLink, which has resulted in presentations that are reaching approximately 250 kids annually.