John M. Dionisio, P.E., M.ASCE has been selected by ASCE as the 2008 recipient of the OPAL Lifetime Achievement Award for management. This prestigious award recognizes and honors a civil engineer who has demonstrated exceptional management skills in his/her professional career. Dionisio is the President and CEO of DMJM+Harris in New York City. He will be honored at the OPAL Awards Gala on April 30th in Arlington, VA.

First established in 1999, the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awards honor outstanding civil engineering leaders that have made lifetime achievements in design, construction, government, education, and management. Visit the ASCE website for more information about the OPAL awards.