CDM's David Young Receives ACEC/MA 2011 Community Service Award

 CDM's David Young Receives ACEC/MA 2011 Community Service Award

David F. Young, PE 2011 ACEC/MA Community Serivce Award Winner

For Immediate Release:  June 7, 2011

ACEC/MA Contact: Abbie Goodman, 617-227-5551  

BOSTON—David F. Young, PE, Vice President at CDM in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded the 2011 Community Service Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) at the ACEC/MA Annual Celebration and Meeting in Waltham on June 1, 2011.

This award recognizes a principal or manager of an ACEC/MA member firm who has made a significant contribution to the quality of life in his/her community.

Dave has been educating Cape Cod citizens by giving public presentations on the importance of reducing nitrogen sources discharging into crucial public waterways.

He led the Municipal Building Committee in Mansfield, MA for six years and served on the committee for a total of 14 years. During that time he helped guide and implement over $55 million dollars of infrastructure improvements, including expansions and renovations of local public schools, construction of a new police station and a new fire station, and renovation of a historic building and town hall. Dave’s leadership helped Mansfield comprehensively revitalize its public buildings and most vital structures.

Dave was a founding member of the Keep Mansfield Beautiful program, an effort that motivated over 700 volunteers to help remove trash and debris from the streets of the town. This program recently completed its fourth year and nearby communities have adopted this model as well, inspired by the Mansfield program’s grassroots approach.

In addition, Dave participated in an early education program called Building Boston, conducting five workshops on basic engineering principles for elementary school students. He also served four years as head coach of a local girls’ basketball team for grades 5 through 8.

David F. Young, PE served as the 2009-2010 President of ACEC/Massachusetts.

ACEC/MA is a member organization of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). ACEC is the Washington-D.C.-based engineering industry association representing the business and political interests for owners and principals of approximately 5,500 independent engineering companies throughout the United States. The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the business association of America’s engineering industry, representing approximately 5,700 independent engineering companies throughout the United States engaged in the development of America’s transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure.  Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Washington, DC, ACEC is a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations.