Outstanding Mentors

2025 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

A jury of previous Outstanding Mentor award winners selected five exceptional mentors as 2025 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors. Their contributions to students, fellow mentors, and affiliates epitomize the dedication and effectiveness of ACE’s over 4,100 mentors. Each of the five winning affiliates will received a student scholarship to be named after them. Engineering News-Record and its parent company BNP Media, generously support this program.

Tracey Friley

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Carole Lamb

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Elizabeth (Liz) Lisk

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Fernando Rodriguez

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Tim House

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JuanRaymon Rubio

Outstanding Mentor in memoriam
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2024 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

A jury of previous Outstanding Mentor award winners selected five exceptional mentors as 2024 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors. Their contributions to students, fellow mentors, and affiliates epitomize the dedication and effectiveness of ACE’s over 4,100 mentors. Each of the five winning affiliates will received a student scholarship to be named after them. Engineering News-Record and its parent company BNP Media generously support this program.

Cody Whitelock

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Sharla Sullivan

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LoriAnne Jones

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Kene Okigbo

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Hung Tran

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2023 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

Doug Nunnelly

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Thomas James

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Claudia Cepeda

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Dave Robar, AIA

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Dale Johnson

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2022 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

Joey Bahnsen, AIA

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Laura Basualdo, S.E.

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Carter W Moore, AIA, NCARB

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Emily Nelson

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Bethany Yoder, AIA, WELL AP

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2021 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

2021 Outstanding Mentor

Amy Hufnagel, P.E.

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2021 Outstanding Mentor

Kate MacKinnon Kiser

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2021 Outstanding Mentor

Ben Miller, DBIA Associate

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2021 Outstanding Mentor

Orlando Taylor, LEED AP BD+C

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2021 Outstanding Mentor

John Rizor, AIA NCARB

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2021 Outstanding Mentor

Allie Alu

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2020 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

Daniel Blaise, PMP, LEED AP

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Kate Dunfee, AIA, RID

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Amanda Shade, CEM

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Alex Buscher, EIT

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Jeffrey Messinger, PE, LEED AP BD+C

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Holly Snow, LEED Green Associate

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2019 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

José Gonzalez

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Kent Kaewwaen, PE, SE

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William Ketchen

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Brooke Robbins, AIA, LEED AP

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Samantha Raburn Markham, AIA, NCARB

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2018 ENR—ACE Outstanding Mentors

Casey Williams, P.E.

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Andrea Stalker

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Casey Riske, AIA

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Tricia Elms Hanafin

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Randy Schmidt

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