ACEC/MA Young Professional Award – Nominations due February 6, 2026

ACEC/MA Young Professional Award

Nominations due February 6, 2026

Download these materials: 

Nomination Form         Guidelines

 

The American Council of Engineering Companies/Massachusetts Awards Committee is seeking candidates for the 2026 ACEC/MA Young Professional of the Year Award. 

This award recognizes the accomplishments of our young professionals who have contributed to the engineering profession and impacted society.  ACEC/MA will select two award recipients.

Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2026

Submit nominations to [email protected]

1.         Name of Award: ACEC/MA Young Professional Award

2.         Nominations: Nominations for this award shall only be made through ACEC/Massachusetts, the applicable Member Organizations (MO).

 

    • A nominee shall be employed at a Member Firm of ACEC/MA.  

 

    • ACEC/MA will select two award winners who will receive awards at the ACEC/MA Awards Gala on April 14, 2026. 

 

    • Nominations are due to ACEC/MA by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 6, 2026.

 

    • All nominations must be complete and submitted electronically on the nomination form provided. Submit nomination form with all materials to [email protected]

 

    • Incomplete nomination forms may delay processing and not meet the deadline.

 

    • The nominee’s headshot and firm logo may be emailed separately.

 

3.         Evaluation and Selection of Nominees:

 

    • The ACEC/MA Awards Committee will evaluate the nomination materials and make recommendations to the ACEC/MA Board, which will vote on the recommendations.

 

4.         Criteria for Award:

 

    • The nominees shall be employees of ACEC/MA member firms in Massachusetts.

 

    • The nominees shall be engineers 35 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2026.

 

    • Each nominee shall be a registered Professional Engineer or a Professional Land Surveyor in Massachusetts who resides in Massachusetts.

 

5.         Recognition:

 

    • ACEC/MA Awards Winners will be recognized at the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on April 14, 2026. They will be invited as guests of ACEC/MA and may bring one guest with them.

 

    • National winners will be recognized in person at ACEC’s 2026 Fall Conference.

 

ACEC/MA will forward 1-2 local winners to ACEC national.

The ACEC/MA award recipient(s) will be honored at ACEC/MA’s Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala on April 14, 2026 in Boston.

 

Nominations Due to ACEC/MA by February 6, 2026

Email the completed nomination form with the additional materials to: [email protected]