AISC Launches New Award Celebrating Exceptional Educators

August 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHICAGO - Great professionals start in the classrooms of great teachers. And nowhere is that more true than in AEC, where the most outstanding educators must blend technical knowledge with inspiration.

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the AISC Education Foundation's newest award is designed specifically to recognize the best AEC faculty out there--the ones who give their students a huge boost in understanding structural steel as a sustainable, economic, and resilient building material.

"You could approach just about anyone in our industry, and they'd be able to tell you about that one teacher who gave them the foundation they needed to do what they're doing now," said AISC Senior Director of Education Christina Harber, SE, PE. "There is no substitute for the impact of an extraordinary educator."

The Teaching Faculty Award honors a faculty member whose primary responsibility at the university is teaching structural steel design and/or a materials course that features steel as part of a civil engineering, architectural engineering, architecture, construction engineering, or construction management curriculum.

The recipient will receive an honorarium of $2,500 and reimbursement of travel expenses to attend NASCC: The Steel Conference, where they'll also be recognized during the opening session. Nominations are due September 15.

Applications must include a nomination letter, a brief biography, and a teaching portfolio. More information about the nomination process is available here.

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For more information contact:

Dani FriedlandDirector of Marketing [email protected]

American Institute of Steel Construction

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit technical institute supported by the steel industry, partners with the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material. For more than a century, AISC has been a reliable resource for information and advice on the design and construction of domestically fabricated structural steel buildings and bridges.130 E. Randolph St, Suite 2000Chicago IL 60601 312.670.2401 https://www.aisc.org