Lieutenant General(R) Thomas P. Bostick '78, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, NAE, was named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This is the highest honor to which a civil engineer can aspire; in the Society's 163-year history only 698 people have been elected to the honor. He will be inducted on Sunday, October 13, 2018 at the Celebration of Leaders Luncheon during ASCE's 2018 Convention, in Denver, Colo.
In 2012, Bostick became the 53rd Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). As Chief, Bostick streamlined processes for the USACE Civil Works program, led the USACE response to Super Storm Sandy and attracted stakeholders and partners to USACE including ASCE, the Department of Defense, Congress, the White House, influencers in the industry, academia and the public and private sector. Throughout his 38-year career, he has focused on climate change and building resilient infrastructure. Between 2012 and 2016, he successfully managed programs worth more than $104 billion, representing the largest construction program in the history of USACE. Bostick was often a speaker at the United Nations High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters, a group of international strategists who worked to meet challenges throughout the world.
Since his retirement from the Corps, Bostick has joined Intrexon, a biotechnology company and a leader in the engineering and industrialization of biology to improve the quality of life and health of the planet. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Intrexon, which applies engineering principles to biology to enable products in the human and animal health, food and agriculture, energy and chemicals, environment and consumer products industries. As Chief Operating Officer, General Bostick oversees operations across the company's multiple technology divisions, driving efficiency and effectiveness in the application of the company's assets toward its development projects.