AACE International is honored to be able to recognize all award winners at this year’s Conference & Expo.  It is through such outstanding ability, service, and dedication displayed by our members that AACE International can continue to be the strong organization that it is.  Our thanks go to you for the hard work, long hours, heartfelt involvement, and commitment to excellence that these awards symbolize.  It is our great pleasure to share these awards with you and to acknowledge everything you have given to AACE.  Congratulations!

AACE is pleased to recognize the following award winners:

Dr. Maryam Mirhadi Fard, PSP; John P. Orr, PSP; and Dr. Seyyed Amin Terouhid, DRMP PSP – TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

This award is given by the Technical Board to recognize outstanding technical contributions to AACE by an individual in the project and cost management community.  Technical excellence may be accomplished through significant achievement or contribution to technical division work or administration and by playing an instrumental part in the development of technical products.

Dr. Maryam Mirhadi Fard, PSP – Maryam earned the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) designation in 2015. She has been the primary contributor on three recently published Recommended Practices (89R-16: Management Summary Schedule, 91R-16: Schedule Development, and 92R-17: Analyzing Near-Critical Paths). Maryam is a faculty member at the Colorado State University – Global Campus and is the CEO of Adroit Consultants, LLC.

Dr. Seyyed Amin Terouhid, DRMP PSP – Amin became a member in 2012. He earned the Decision & Risk Management Professional (DRMP) designation in 2015 and the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) that same year. He has been a primary contributor to three recently published Recommended Practices (i.e., 89R-16: Management Summary Schedule, 91R-16: Schedule Development, and 92R-17: Analyzing Near-Critical Paths). Amin is a Program Lead Faculty member at the Colorado State University – Global Campus and is the President and Principal Consultant at Adroit Consultants, LLC.

John P. Orr, PSP – John became a member in 2006 and earned his Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) designation that same year. He has been a member of the Technical Board since 2012. John has been active with the North Florida Section serving most notably as its president for five consecutive terms (2013-2018). He is a Senior Scheduling Engineer at AECOM. John was previously recognized by AACE with the Charles V. Keane Distinguished Service Award (2017).