The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is pleased to announce that the 2012 recipient of the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award is Dr. Robert K. Tener '57, P.E., Ph.D., DBIA. The Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor DBIA can bestow. It is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and construction industry through outstanding leadership and the advancement of integrated design-build project delivery.
Speaking on behalf of the DBIA Board of Directors, 2012 Chair Robert Nartonis praised Tener: "Bob Tener has dedicated his career to serving his country, his industry, and the next generation of construction and engineering professionals. His work exemplifies the kind of diversified and significant accomplishment that DBIA honors with the Bruelleschi medal. I can think of no one more deserving."
Tener's career spans the spectrum of design and construction: He has worked in the public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he later served on the civil engineering faculty, Tener earned Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in structural engineering from Iowa State University. He became a registered professional engineer in 1963 and was named a Fellow of ASCE in 1988.
Accepting the award, Tener, who now volunteers with the ACE Mentor program in Southern California, urged the audience composed of design and construction professionals, specialty contractors, and public and private owners to promote engagement between industry and schools of design and construction.