February 3, 2006

American Concrete Institute to Honor Zia

Dr. Zia (Photo:Roger Winstead)

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will honor Dr. Paul Zia for his lifetime achievements at the ACI Spring Convention, “Bridging the Carolinas — Fast Track Innovations,” to be held March 26 through 30 in the Charlotte Convention Center.

Zia, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at NC State University, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a former head of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State. He is recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on concrete structure engineering.

A recipient of numerous awards, including the Lamme Medal from the American Society for Engineering Education, the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence and the Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, he joined the NC State faculty in 1961. He served as president of ACI in 1989. Zia received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Florida in 1960.

The celebratory day, scheduled for March 27, will include a full-day special symposium and conclude with a special dinner in Zia’s honor.

For more information about the conference, visit http://www.aci-int.org/general/home.asp.

— weston —

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