Society Awards and Honors
2005 Fellowships
John April Named Fellow in American Society of Civil Engineers
John April of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has advanced to the grade of Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This is the highest technical grade in ASCE that is attained by less than 5 percent of the society's members. The ASCE is the oldest national engineering society in the world, with more than 133,000 members. John has been a member for over ten years. He has over twenty seven years of experience in geotechnical engineering, supporting naval nuclear programs, Indian water rights and project management of large scale environmental restoration projects for private and federal agencies. He rejoined PNNL in August of this year after an eleven year absence and is working on the Radiation Portal Monitor Project as an equipment design authority. For those eleven years John was working for the Hanford Environmental Restoration Project with several management and engineering assignments from proto-type, design, regulatory documentation and his recent achievement of performing dual role of construction management and resident engineer for the Environmental Restoration Facility Expansion Cells 5 & 6. (announced 10/19/2005)