Vecellio Distinguished Lecturers

2025

Charlie Kilpatrick
National Alternative Delivery Director
AtkinsRéalis

2024

Ryan Banas
Project Director
Hamton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project

2023

Vaughan Buckley
Chief Executive Officer
Volumetric Building Companies

2022

R. David Curfman
Chief Engineer and Assistant
Commander for Planning, Design and Construction of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command United States Navy

2021

DJ Gribbin
Founder of Madrus, LLC

2019

Ross Myers
Chairman & CEO of Allan Myers, Inc.

2018

Wayne A. Crew
General Secretary of the National Academy of Construction

2017

Kristina L. Swallow
National President of ASCE

2016

Hon. Thomas Davis Rust
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pennoni Consulting Engineers

2015

Darrell E. Waters
Senior VP for Fluor and Project Executive & President Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC

2014

Stephen T. Ayers
The Architect of the Capitol

2013

Robert Prieto
Senior VP for Fluor

2012
Janice L. Tuchman
Editor-in-Chief for Engineering News-Record

2011
John R. Hillman
Founder/President of HC Bridge Company, LLC

2010
Michael C. Vorster
Emeritus Professor, Virginia Tech

2009
Paul E. Torgersen
(1931-2015)
Professor/Dean/President, Virginia Tech

2008
Henry Petroski
(1942-2023)
Professor, Duke University

2007
Linda Figg
President/CEO, Figg Engineering Group

2006
Ronald L. Johnson
MG, Deputy Chief of Engineers, USACE

2005
Hans Van Winkle
Director of CII.

2004
Patricia D. Galloway
National President of ASCE

2003
Philip A. Shucet
Commissioner of VDOT

2002
Ted C. Kennedy
(1930-2012)
Chairman of BE&K, Inc.

2001
G. Wayne Clough
President of Georgia Tech