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 winner:
Neil Opfer, CCP CEP PSP FAACE – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the AACE International Board of Directors in 2008 to recognize individuals who have served the Association on multiple occasions as an elected member of the Board of Directors or an active member of an Associate Board, and has received any of the following: The Award of Merit, Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award, Charles V. Keane Distinguished Service Award, O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award, or the TCM Excellence Award. The individual must also have continued to serve the Association beyond receiving one or more of those awards.
Neil Opfer, CCP CEP PSP FAACE has been a member of AACE International since 1980. He became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1984, a Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) in 2008, and a Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) in 2008. He has extensive experience in the construction industry in various construction positions and as a construction faculty member and construction consultant. He has been on the faculty of the Construction Management Program – College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas since 1989. He has been a licensed general contractor in the State of Nevada since 1999. Neil has written over 80 articles, papers, and book chapters on various aspects of the construction industry. He is a frequent speaker at construction industry seminars, trade, and professional association meetings having conducted over 100 seminars and made over 125 presentations. He is a founding officer in AACE’s Nevada Section. Neil served on AACE’s Board as Director-Region 6 (1995-1997) and has been a member of the Education Board since 2014. Neil has previously been honored by the AACE as a recipient of the Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award (2004), the Charles V. Keane Distinguished Service Award (2009), and as a Fellow (2013).