National Honor Members

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National Honor Members

National Honor Members are members of Chi Epsilon that have been elevated to the supreme level of recognition on the basis of their distinguished and pre-eminent accomplishments in the field of Civil Engineering, and their outstanding contributions to the object and purpose of Chi Epsilon. No more than two members may be elevated to National Honor Member during any biennium.

Nominations may be made by any Chi Epsilon Chapter, a previously elevated National Honor Member, or a member of the Council. A candidate for elevation to National Honor Member is then selected from the list of nominees by balloting the National Council as many times is necessary to achieve a clear majority vote.

Chi Epsilon is extremely proud to honor these members who have provided great leadership to the profession.

Member Number	Member Name	Elevation Date	Chapter	Deceased?
1	Milo S. Ketchum*	November 22 1931	Illinois	True
2	Charles B. Breed*	January 01 1932	MIT	True
3	Ora M. Leland*	February 16 1932	Minnesota	True
4	Arthur N. Talbot*	April 10 1932	Illinois	True
5	Daniel W. Mead*	April 14 1932	Cornell	True
6	John B. Babcock, III*	May 31 1932	MIT	True
7	Herbert S. Crocker*	May 18 1934	Colorado	True
8	Frederick E. Turneaure*	December 18 1936	Wisconsin	True
9	Charles Derleth, Jr.*	December 18 1936	California	True
10	George T. Seabury*	May 18 1939	MIT	True
11	Hardy Cross*	December 04 1940	MIT	True
12	John L. Savage*	January 25 1946	Wisconsin	True
13	Julian Hinds*	February 21 1948	Texas	True
14	Lewis A. Pick*	February 21 1948	VIP	True
15	Charles G. Hyde*	March 31 1950	MIT	True
16	David B. Steinman*	May 20 1950	CCNY	True
17	Tom A. Blair*	September 12 1952	Colorado	True
18	Sinclair O. Harper*	September 12 1952	California	True
19	Henry T. Heald*	October 23 1953	IIT	True
20	Morton O. Withey	April 09 1954	Wisconsin	False
21	Bernard A. Etcheverry*	April 16 1954	California	True
22	Bertram D. Tallamy*	May 11 1958	Rensselaer	True
23	Geroge D. Clyde*	May 06 1961	Utah	True
24	Samuel B. Morris*	February 23 1962	USC	True
25	Nathan W. Dougherty*	May 01 1965	Tennessee	True
26	Enoch R. Needles*	May 06 1965	MO-Rolla	True
27	Clarence L. Eckel*	December 12 1966	Colorado	True
28	A. M. Rawn*	April 12 1968	USC	True
29	Ellis L. Armstrong*	May 03 1968	NCE	True
30	Mason G. Lockwood*	December 09 1968	Texas	True
31	Solomon Cady Hollister*	June 25 1969	Purdue	True
32	William H. Wisely*	October 16 1969	Illinois	True
33	George R. Rich*	March 13 1970	WPI	True
34	Abel Wolman*	May 05 1971	Drexel	True
35	Louis R. Howson*	April 06 1972	Wisconsin	True
36	John A. Focht, Sr.*	April 22 1972	Texas	True
37	Roland P. Davis*	November 11 1972	West Virginia	True
38	Daniel V. Terrell*	March 25 1973	Kentucky	True
39	Lief J. Sverdrup*	April 04 1976	MO-Rolla	True
40	Ralph E. Fadum*	March 12 1978	Purdue	True
41	Phil M. Ferguson*	March 29 1980	Texas	True
42	Oscar S. Bray*	April 03 1982	Northeastern	True
43	Ralph B. Peck*	March 31 1984	Illinois	True
44	Hunter Rouse*	November 09 1985	Illinois	True
45	Linton E. Grinter*	June 25 1986	Florida	True
46	Leland J. Walker	April 09 1988	Montana St	False
47	William McCoy Sangster*	April 21 1990	Iowa	True
48	Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr	April 30 1990	Purdue	False
49	Fred J. Benson*	March 14 1992	Texas A&M	True
50	Jack Cermak	March 05 1994	Colorado State	False
51	Chester P. Siess*	November 05 1994	Illinois	True
52	Mario Salvadori*	January 23 1996	Cooper Union	True
53	T. Y. Lin*	March 09 1996	California	True
54	William T. Hall	March 21 1998	Illinois	False
55	John A. Focht, Jr	March 03 2000	Wisconsin	False
56	Luther W. Graef	March 09 2002	Maryland	False
57	William LeMessurier*	June 04 2004	MIT	True
58	Robert D. Bay	March 11 2006	MO-Rolla	False
59	Charles Pankow*	April 23 2006	Purdue	True
60	Leslie E. Robertson	March 15 2008	Stevens	False
61	Daniel S. Turner	March 13 2010	Alabama-Tuscaloosa	False
62	G. Wayne Clough	December 01 2012	University of Maryland	False