Awards and Recognition Opportunities

The Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers offers the opportunity for professional recognition through its various awards programs.

Each year, nominations are solicited from the Society’s members for the following honors.

RISPE Young Engineer of the Year

The RISPE Young Engineer of the Year Award is an opportunity to distinguish an up-and-coming leader in Rhode Island.

The award honors an engineer who is 34 years of age or younger, who best exemplifies the ideal image of the young engineer.

Nominees shall be a registered Professional Engineer or Engineering Intern in good standing.

It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, professional, and public service activities.

The award is given to one Engineer each year.

RISPE Engineer of the Year

The RISPE Engineer of the Year award is given to the one Engineer each year that best exemplifies the ideal image of the Professional Engineer.

The award may be given in recognition of an individual who has established a record of consistent quality over a long period of time, or to an individual who has established an outstanding record over a short period of time.

It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, professional and public service activities.

RISPE Fellow

Fellow membership is awarded to Professional Engineer members of RISPE in recognition of their high character and distinguished achievements.

It is given to those members of RISPE who best exemplify the ideal image of the Professional Engineer.

It is desirable that the candidate has a well-rounded record of achievement in education, employment, professional and public service activities.

RISPE
Engineer of the Year Award Recipients

2019: EDWARD SPINARD, JR.
2018: KEVIN M. AGUIAR
2017: PETER J. ALVITI, JR.
2015: RAYMOND M. WRIGHT
2014: MANUEL R. SILVA, JR.
2013: JOHN P. SHEVLIN
2012: KEVIN R. MCBRIDE
2011: JEFFRY CEASRINE
2010: ANTHONY J. RAFANELLI
2009: HOWARD SHERMAN
2008: CHRISTOPHER A. DUHAMEL
2007: WAYNE D. MOORE
2006: RUSSELL MORGAN
2006: KEVIN L. VIVEIROS
2005: DAVID B. FREEMAN
2004: JAMES R. CAPALDI
2003: VICTOR V. CALABRETTA
2002: RICHARD A. BERNARDO
2001: WENDELL J. FLANDERS
2000: RAYMOND J. MARSHALL
1999: ROBERT W. MERRIAM
1998: ALFRED JACOBS
1997: RONALD C. JALBERT
1996: PAUL B. ALDINGER
1995: PAUL PINAULT
1994: DANIEL W. URISH
1993: MARC H. RICHMAN
1992: STEVEN ONYSKO
1991: L. ROBERT SMITH
1990: RUSSELL F. GEISSER
1989: JOHN D. GASKELL
1988: HEDLEY PATTERSON
1987: ROBERT ROWAN
1986: GERHARD H. GRAF
1985: GEORGE J. GEISSER, JR.
1984: A. RUSSELL WEBSTER, JR.
1983: MORRIS STALLER
1982: HOWARD B. SHERMAN
1981: JOSEPH MULCAHY
1980: CARLETON MAINE
1979: DANIEL H. MACLELLAN
1978: ALLEN F. METZGER
1977: MORRIS H. CHORNEY
1976: JOHN W. KING
1975: VITO A. NACCI
1974: FRANCIS C. PIERCE
1973: DOMENICO IONATA
1972: HENRY ISE
1971: WILLIAM I. McDONALD
1970: ROBERT STRONG
1969: ANGELO MARCELLO
1968: VINCENT DiMASE
1967: GEORGE J. GEISSER, SR.
1966: HAROLD S. SIZER
1965: T. STEVEN CRAWFORD
1964: PHILIP J. HOLTON
1963: DANIEL O. CARGILL
1962: WILLIAM R. BENFORD
1961: JOSEPH P. GUILLEMETTE
1960: WILLIAM KENERSON
1959: JOHN MEADE
1958: FENTON G. KEYES