AACE International is honored to be able to recognize all award winners at this, our 2017 Annual Meeting. It is through such outstanding ability, service, and dedication displayed by our members that AACE International is able to continue to be the strong organization that it is. AACE is pleased to recognize the following award winners:
Dr. Makarand Hastak, PE CCP and Donald F. McDonald, Jr. PE CCP PSP FAACE Hon. Life - BRIAN D. DUNFIELD EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AWARD
This award is to publicly recognize and honor the educational teaching achievements over an extended period of time by an individual who is a member of the cost engineering professional community. The recipient must have advanced the skills and knowledge of cost engineering through teaching, writing, editing, and/or publishing educational materials used to train and educate present and future cost professionals.
Dr. Makarand Hastak, PE CCP – Mark joined AACE in 1992 and became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1996. He served as a member of AACE’s Education Board from 2004-2016. He was the editor for the most recent edition for the Certified Cost Professional (CCP) Certification Study Guide and has served as the primary instructor for AACE’s CCP Certification Review Course at numerous Annual Meetings. Mark is the Professor and Head of Construction Engineering Management at Purdue University (IN).
Donald F. McDonald, Jr. PE CCP PSP FAACE Hon. Life - Donald has served AACE as a member of the Education Board (1986-2016). He previously served as the Education Board Chair (1989-1992). He has worked with the Education Board in the development of the Competitive Scholarship Program where AACE over the years has made available hundreds of thousands of dollars to college scholarship funds to young professionals. He has also served on AACE’s Board of Directors as a Technical Director (1995-1996) and Vice President T/E/C (2013-2014). Donald joined the Association in 1985, became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1996, and served as a member of the task force which created the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification program to which he was grandfathered as a PSP in 2004. Donald was a co-author of AACE’s Recommended Practice 25R-03 “Estimating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims” and continues to participate in various RP development efforts. He is a frequent presenter at AACE’s Annual Meetings, served as an instructor in continuing education courses, authored technical articles, and he has contributed to other AACE publications. Donald has previously been recognized by AACE as a recipient of the O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award (2001), AACE Fellow (2005), the TCM Excellence Award (2008), Honorary Life Membership (2010), Award of Merit (2013), and the Lifetime Achievement Award (2016).