ASCE’s Committee on Younger Members selected Amanda Tanaka as the 2020 recipient of the Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement.
The award is normally presented at the Society’s Annual Convention.
The 2020 Outstanding Young Civil Engineer – Private Sector award was presented to Amanda Tanaka at the ASCE Western Regional Younger Member Council on January 25, 2020 in San Francisco, California. This award recognizes a Younger Member who has demonstrated leadership potential in private sector civil engineering.
From left: Executive Director Thomas Smith, 2020 President-Elect Jean-Louis Briaud, Amanda Tanaka, and 2020 President K.N. Gunalan.
Video Credit: Hawaii News Now
Reporter: Jim Mendoza
Date Televised: March 11, 2019
Amanda Tanaka was awarded the 2019 Young Engineer of the Year Award by the Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies on February 23, 2019. Amanda was nominated for her outstanding work as a champion for the advancement of the civil engineering profession, is an active member of ASCE where she has held several officer positions and committee chairs, and is active with other professional groups. From left: Jon Muraoka, Jon Nishimura, Amanda Tanaka, and Royce Fukunaga. 2018 ACECH Engineering Excellence Award Banquet – Ala Moana Wastewater Pump Station Force Mains No. 3 and No. 4 – Grand Conceptor Award. 2018 ACECH Engineering Excellence Award Banquet – Ala Moana Wastewater Pump Station Force Mains No. 3 and No. 4 – Grand Conceptor Award and Engineering Excellence 2018 People’s Choice Award. From Left: Patrick Vea (Yogi Kwong Engineers), Kekoa Tam (Yogi Kwong Engineers), Jeff Kalani (Yogi Kwong Engineers) and Amanda Tanaka (Fukunaga & Associates, Inc.). Lance Manabe presented with the inaugural WEF/HOD Volunteer Service Recognition Award at the HOD Luncheon on September 30, 2017 at WEFTEC in Chicago, Illinois. John Nishimura receives ACEC Coalitions’ Distinguished Service Award in recognition of outstanding service and support to ACEC’s Coalitions on October 21, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pictured from left: Dave Raymond (ACEC President), Jon Nishimura (Fukunaga & Associates, Inc. President), June Nakamura (Committee of Fellows Chairman), and Peter Strub (ACEC Chairman).
From Left: Jeff Kalani (ACECH President, Yogi Kwong Engineers), Lori Kahikina (Dept. of Environmental Services), Royce Fukunaga & Jon Muraoka (Fukunaga & Associates, Inc.) and Janice Marsters (ACECH National Director, Hart Crowser).
