Award Winners
We celebrate the extraordinary achievements of our members and their significant contributions to the engineering profession.
The Erie-Niagara Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Awards Presentation in which we recognize outstanding professional engineers.
| Year | Engineer of the Year | Engineering Manager of the Year | Citizen of the Year | Young Engineer of the Year | Engineering Educator of the Year | Basinski-Wohler Distinguished Service Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Scott Rybarczyk, P.E. | Jaime Davidson, P.E. | Jill Jedlicka | Tim VanOss, P.E. | Jason Havens, P.E. | Ed Gerecke, Jr., P.E. |
| 2020 | Catherine Knab, P.E. | Jospeh Fiegl, P.E. | Joseph Zawicki, Ph.D. | Timothy Poe, P.E. | Frank Silvernail, P.E. | Mark Adams, P.E. |
| 2019 | Joe Fonzi, PE | Anthony Dell'Isola, P.E. | Russell Salavatore | Ashlee C. Smith, P.E. | Sushil Patel | Irvine G. Reinig II, P.E. |
| 2018 | Dolores Funke, P.E. | Douglas J. Goodnick, P.E. | Christopher Krieger, Sr. | Alexander Belous, P.E. | Premeslaw Kobialka, P.E. | Edward Szpala, P.E. |
| 2017 | Donald R. McMahon, P.E. | Theodore G. Fowler, PE, LEED AP | Marylou Borowiak | Joseph M. Lowry, III, P.E. | Andreas Stavridis, Ph.D. | Kevin M. Madoo, P.E. |
| 2016 | Kevin Drozynski, P.E. | Joseph S. Frandina, P.E. | Thomas P. Dee | Rosaleen B. Nogle, P.E. | Dr. Andrew S. Whittaker, Ph.D. | Richard Kotecki, P.E. |
| 2015 | Michael Mann, P.E. | Joseph A. DeFazio, P.E. | Rick Smith III | Bradley Sendlak | Dr. Christine Human, Ph.D. | Lawrence O’Connor P.E. |
| 2014 | Mark L. Bajorek, P.E. | Philip M. Galbo, P.E. | Paul D. Maurer | N/A | Alan J. Rabideau, PhD, P.E. | William F. Klepser, Jr., P.E. |
| 2013 | Larry Zamojski, P.E. | Joseph Kessler, P.E. | Sister Mary Johnice CSSF | Premeslaw (Shem) Kobialka, P.E. | Irvine Reinig, P.E. | Andres Huerta, P.E. |
| 2012 | Marie A. Nowak, P.E. | Peter J. Merlo, P.E. | Margeret "Peg" Overdorf | Marek Kobialka, P.E. | Tamara E. Brown | Edward M. Murphy, P.E. |
| 2011 | James Walsh, PE | Anthony McKenna, PE | Jack Davis | Mark L Bajorek, PE | William Schutt, PE | |
| 2010 | Mike Pratt | Mike Salvodore | Aaron Bartley | -- | George Controneo | Dolores Funke |
| 2009 | Robert Niederpruem, P.E., L.S. | Gerard J. Sentz, P.E | Karen Armstrong | Gerard J. Sentz | PE Review Course Committee: James R. Bates, P.E. ; James A. Carr, P.E.; Gino Forte, Ph.D., P.E.; James Jensen, Ph.D.; Albert E. Low, P.E.; Robert A. Mathisen, P.E.; Donald R, McMahon, P.E.; Jon C. Olstad, P.E.; Richard A. Van Slooten, P.E.; Richard Weimer, P.E. | Peter vom Scheidt, P.E. |
| 2008 | Alvin Oberst | John C. Whitney | Herbert Hauptman | -- | Ralph Abate | Mark Bajorek |
| 2007 | David Duchscherer | Tim Grady | Donna Fernandes | Edward Murphy | Anne I. Cole | Peter McClive |
| 2006 | Paul C. DuPernell | -- | Howard A. Zemski | -- | Anthony Eberhardt | John J. Frandina |
| 2005 | Charles B. Hodges | Maria C. Lehman | Amy Betros & Norman Paolini | -- | Susan King | Don McMahon |
| 2004 | R. Stelianou | Ken Rawe | Kevin Gaughan | -- | Robert Turley | W. Trautman |
| 2003 | John P. Crawford | Thomas J. Wik | Elizabeth D. Capaldi | N. Kannan | Thomas R. Heins | Rosanne Frandina |
| 2002 | Andrei Reinhorn | Andres Huerta | Ron Talboys | -- | Irvine Reinig | Edward Watts |
| 2001 | Paul Bowers | R. Rakoczynski | Rev. Vincent Cook | -- | Robt. Mathisen | Michael Pratt |
| 2000 | Joe Frandina | Geo. Gardner | Lucinda Ingalls | Mark Bajorek | Wm. Swenson | F. Robert Danni |
| 1999 | Richard Hartman | Steve Mayer | Patrick J. Fagan | J. Frandina | K. Fishman | R. Stelianou |
| 1998 | R. Stoller | D. Gallo | P. Candino | M. Mauche George | P. Orendorf | P. Dupernell |
| 1997 | J. Brucker | F. Frandina | W. Greiner | M. Higgins & S. Ranalli | S. Chen* | P. Bowers |
| 1996 | J. Siracuse | E. Watts | J. Kregal | T. Heins | A. Campagna* | R. Rakoczynski |
| 1995 | L. Saniewski | M. Sendor | V. Moliterno | R. Armstrong | R. VanSlooten & R. Zeigler | P. Frandina |
| 1994 | R. Baier | P. Bowers | E. O’Donnell | -- | D. Meredith* | C. Chang |
| 1993 | G. Sentz | D. Pratt | S. Thompson | J. vanOss | A. Coniglio* | D. Gallo |
| 1992 | F. Notaro | F. Ciminelli* | Sister A. Bontempo | -- | C. Rosinski | W. Swenson |
| 1991 | L. S. Liu | R. Abate | H. Darling | -- | A. Reinhorn* | A. Crippen |
| 1990 | K. King | S. Blas | B. Flickenger | T. Varco | C. Chang | P. Orendorf |
| 1989 | J. Striegel* | J. May | C. Barcelona | R. Frandina | R. Rumer | W. Ochterski |
| 1988 | W. Trautman | R. Doan | H. Nowak | R. Stelianou | R. Van Slooten | R. Ziegler |
| 1987 | P. Frandina | P. Dupernell | R. Rich | Jr. | D. Sennett | R. Ketter |
| 1986 | A. Worden | Jr. | G. Laehey | R. Hill | J. Frandina | T. T. Soong |
