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Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet
Join ACEC California for our Annual 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards Formal Banquet! The Engineering Excellence Awards program recognizes successfully completed projects that stand out based on the quality and complexity of the finished project. View the 2025 EEA Projects that will be honored at the banquet! EEA is an opportunity to promote not only firms, but also professions through outstanding award-winning projects all throughout California! With nearly 400 engineering and land surveying professionals in attendance, including firms and public agency clients, the EEA Banquet is hosted by our 501(c)3 Scholarship Foundation, with all proceeds benefitting the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation. By supporting the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation, you help cultivate the best and brightest of the next generation of engineers and land surveyors. 
Event Details
Please come in your formal attire for the EEA Banquet. Some may choose long gowns, 3-piece suits or even tuxedos. ACEC California leadership will be dressed to impress. ACEC California has arranged for Friar Tux, in Anaheim, to extend a 20% discount for any of our attendees who rent/purchase a tux through them. Attendees can either submit their measurements using this form or they can visit any of the Friar Tux locations (26 locations in Southern CA and Las Vegas) and get their measurements taken. The Scholarship Foundation will also be hosting a silent auction in conjunction with the Banquet. Click here for details. Please contact Danielle Fournier for questions regarding the banquet questions regarding the EEA Awards Program. Brief Agenda for the Awards Banquet Welcome Reception Dinner Service Awards Ceremony Tickets
Below you can find the ticket pricing for the banquet on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, from 5:00-9:00 pm. All-inclusive Conference + EEA tickets are available! Join ACEC California at the 2025 Annual Conference, the day of the banquet, for a dynamic day of professional development, education, and industry networking. Click here to learn more.
Client & Public Agencies EEA Banquet and Conference Tickets are available at a flat rate of $300 each. Please reach out to Danielle Fournier for more information. Emcee & Scholarship SpeakersThe banquet emcee, Don McMillan, is an electrical engineer turned stand-up comedian. After 15 years in the electrical engineering/tech world, Don quit his job to become a stand-up comedian. He has been seen on “The Tonight Show,” “HBO” and “Comedy Central.” Join us for an evening of laughs, celebration and networking with fellow industry leaders. For more about info about Don, please click here. Manuel Chavarin (pursuing a master's in engineering management at University of Southern California) and Made Roger (pursuing a master's in environmental engineering at California State University, Fullerton) were awarded scholarships by ACEC California and will speak to their experience with the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation. 
Don McMillianEmcee 
Manuel ChavarinScholarship Recipient 
Made RogerScholarship Recipient Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet SponsorshipsWith nearly 400 engineering and land surveying professionals in attendance, including firms & public agency clients, the Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet provides a unique venue to recognize and celebrate outstanding projects within the industry. Award winners are honored at the banquet, the evening of Annual Conference, which is hosted by the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation (501(c)3). All banquet proceeds will benefit the Foundation, the next generation of engineers and land surveyors.
If you have questions, or there is another form of recognition that you prefer, please contact Christian Anger. ACEC California reserves the right to decline sponsorship requests. Sponsorship benefits may be subject to change at ACEC California’s discretion. Sponsorships are non-refundable. Benefits apply to one company per sponsorship. By becoming a sponsor, you agree to these terms. Awards CompetitionThe Engineering Excellence Awards call for submissions opened on July 1, 2024, and closed on September 27, 2024. Judging was held on November 13, 2024, where all projects were reviewed. Commendation, Merit, and Honor awards were announced in November. View the awarded projects. All awards will be presented on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Engineering Excellence Awards Formal Banquet. Join us at the banquet to honor these award-winning projects and see who will be taking home the 2025 Golden State Award. A huge thank you to the EEA judges who worked tirelessly to score the projects and determine the award recipients. This important program would not be possible without your support and expertise. 
Left to Right: EEA Chair John Moossazadeh (Kleinfelder), Events Manager Danielle Fournier (ACEC California), Van Crisostomo (US Army Corps of Engineers), Dana Baumann (Contra Costa County Public Works), Shirley Lau (City of Los Angeles), Tyler Holst (Rancho Mission Viejo), Carl Holmes (SFCTA), Gary Huisingh (Alameda County Transportation Commission) and EEA Vice-Chair Kurt Yoshii (Ninyo & Moore). Thank You SponsorsAnnual Conference
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