Congratulations to our Award Winners for 2026!

Our Special Thanks to

Smith Engineering, MolzenCorbin Engineers|Architects|Planners, and American Consulting Management (ACM)

for Sponsoring Our EWeek Conference

Our 2026 Award Winners were announced during our EWeek Conference held on Friday, February 20, 2026

Outstanding Engineering Students of the Year 2025-2026

New Mexico State University

Gerardo Bustillos Sanchez 
Civil Engineering

Jonathan Galindo
Civil Engineering

Gwyneth King
Civil Engineering

New Mexico Tech

Aaron Madrid
Mechanical Engineering

Jackson Orr
Chemical Engineering

Andrew Loera
Electrical Engineering

University of New Mexico

Madaline Nguyen-Pham
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Luis Dominguez
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Katrina Sadzewic
Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Engineer of the Year 2026

Kent Frier, PE   

Vice President   

MolzenCorbin Engineers|Architects|Planners

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Engineer of the Year 2026

Donna Riley, PhD   

Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing   

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Project of the Year 2026

White Rock Water Resources Recovery Facility (WRRF)

Bohannan Huston, Inc.

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Project of the Year 2026

I-25/Williamsburg Interchange

MolzenCorbin Engineers|Architects|Planners

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Project of the Year 2026

Albuquerque Rail Trail – Sawmill Phase 1

Wilson and Company

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year 2026

Allie Arning, PE

Jacobs

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year 2026

Zachary Torma, PE

Molzen Corbin Engineers|Architects|Planners

Albuquerque, NM

Outstanding Engineer in Training (EIT) of the Year 2026

Nathan Nava, EIT

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA)

Albuquerque, NM