FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A member of the University of Arkansas civil engineering faculty will receive a national award from the country’s oldest engineering society at its annual meeting this fall. Dr. E. Walter LeFevre, university professor emeritus, has been selected to receive the 2002 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineering Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board of Directors executive committee. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited continuing efforts to better appreciate the history, traditions, developments, and technical and professional activities of the Society.

LeFevre joined the UA civil engineering faculty in 1966. He continues to teach one course and assist the department in research procurement since his retirement in 1998. During his tenure with the college he has served as head of the civil engineering department, interim Dean of Engineering and founding director of the UA Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center.

LeFevre has held leadership roles with a number of national engineering organizations. He has served as president of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers. As a member of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), LeFevre traveled to a number of engineering schools around the globe to conduct education evaluations. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow in the Institution of Engineers of Ireland and holds the Fellow title in the NSPE, ASCE and the American Society for Engineering Education.

LeFevre and his wife, Joyce, live in Springdale where he is senior vice president and principal of Engineering Services Inc., and a member of the city’s planning commission.