April 30, 2018

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Earlier this month, Epsteins senior vice president and director of engineering, Thomas E. Smiles, PE, had the honor of presenting the A. Epstein Award in Civil Engineering to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seniors Hua Shao and Cody Simpson. The A. Epstein Award, which is presented at UIUCs Civil and Environmental Engineering Awards annual luncheon, was established by Raymond (BS 38) and Sidney Epstein (BS 43) in honor of their father, Abraham Epstein, the founder of our firm and a 1911 graduate of the UIUC engineering school.

from left to right - Raymond, Abraham and Sidney Epstein

The A. Epstein Award, which is one of the oldest scholarship awards presented, is given to a graduating senior or seniors who have earned the highest grade point average during his or her fifth, sixth and seventh semesters of undergraduate study.