Movers & Shakers APEGA MEMBERS, PERMIT HOLDERS SUCCEED AT CEA AWARDS Around 7,000 people who had fled war-ravaged Syria arrived in Alberta last year. Helping them start their new lives were generous people like Steven Oosterhof, P.Eng. , and his wife, Dianna Oosterhof, part of a team that sponsored a refugee family. For this and many other good deeds, as well as exceptional professional contributions, Mr. Oosterhof of Edmonton received the Harold L. Morrison Rising Young Professional Award from the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA), during the organization’s Showcase Awards Gala 2017, February 24 in Edmonton. As an associate structural engineer at DIALOG in Edmonton, Mr. Oosterhof has been involved with some of the city’s highest-profile and most iconic projects of recent years, including the Edmonton Arena District, the Kelly Ramsey Tower, the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, and an expansion of the TELUS World of Science. Volunteering is a huge part of his life. With the Alberta Science Network, he visits elementary schools to share his excitement about science and engineering. He has also donated his time to the
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Mustard Seed humanitarian group and the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers. The gala attracted 530 attendees for dinner and presentations. Drawing from 56 project entries, a record number, judges chose 15 Awards of Excellence and 13 Awards of Merit. The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement went to Dimitri Papanicolas, P.Eng. , for more than 30 years of service with Thurber Engineering Ltd. and many community contributions. Of note is his work with the Edmonton Strathcona Rotary Club, which he’s been a member of since 1993 and serves now as President. Mr. Papanicolas, however, is humble about his contribution to Rotary: only in retirement from his day job, he says, has really been able to commit. Permit Holder Stantec landed the most awards overall, six of them to add to the company trophy case. Three Awards of Excellence went to Stantec: two for Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre in Calgary, in Building Engineering — Institutional, and
THE NOT AS YOUNG AND THE YOUNG Above The award itself in front of him on the podium, Dimitri Papanicolas, P.Eng., addresses the audience at the Consulting Engineers of Alberta Showcase Awards Gala 2017, where he received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement. Right Steven Oosterhof, P.Eng., holds the Harold L.
Morrison Award Rising Young Professional Award. -photos courtesy Consulting Engineers of Alberta
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