2018 Engineer’s Week Luncheon and Awards Gala
SOUTH DAKOTA ENGINEERING SOCIETY
2017 BLACK HILLS CHAPTER AWARDS
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The South Dakota Engineering Society Black Hills Chapter annual presentation of awards to honor the engineers and projects in South Dakota was held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at The Rushmore Hotel in Rapid City.
BLACK HILLS CHAPTER YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
PETER RAUSCH, PE, RAPID CITY, SD
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Peter Rausch, PE, Project Manager at RESPEC, was honored as the Black Hills Chapter 2017 Young Engineer of the Year.
Pictured are (l to r) Stacia Slowey, PE, BH Chapter President and Peter Rausch, PE, BH Chapter Young Engineer of the Year.
BLACK HILLS CHAPTER ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
ROGER HALL, PE, RAPID CITY, SD
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This award is established to recognize SDES members who have made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and/or humankind.
Roger Hall, PE, Senior Project Manager at Hills Materials, was honored as the Black Hills Chapter 2017 Engineer of the Year.

Pictured are (l to r) Stacia Slowey, PE, and Roger Hall, PE, Black Hills Chapter Engineer of the Year.
BLACK HILLS CHAPTER OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I-190 SILVER STREET INTERCHANGE
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This award is established to acknowledge the accomplishments of the engineering profession. Each year SDES recognizes engineering achievements that have captured the innovative and dynamic spirit of a profession dedicated to public service.
Black Hills Chapter Outstanding Engineering Achievement
The Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award was presented to the I-190/Silver Street Interchange, a project completed by the SDDOT, City of Rapid City, HDR Inc., and FMG Engineering.

I-190/Silver Street Interchange.
SDDOT & City of Rapid City, HDR & FMG
$34 M
New Interchange Bridge
Soil Nail Wall and MSE Walls
Horizontally Drilled Sanitary Sewer
BHE Transmission Line Relocation
400,000 CuYd of Excavation
40,000 SqYd of Concrete Paving
17,000 Ton of Asphalt Paving
2.5 Mi of Storm Sewer
5,000 Ft of Water Main
4,300 Ft of Sanitary Sewer
Pictured are Stacia Slowey, Jody Page, PE, HDR, Dan Coon, PE, City of Rapid City, Steve Palmer, PE,SD DOT, Jason Pettyjohn, PE, FMG, and Anne Winckel, EIT, BH Chapter Awards and Recognition Chair.