fib Awards

The following awards may be attributed by fib:

• Freyssinet Medal: attributed every 4 years at a Congress
• fib Medal of Merit: attributed at Symposia (not in Congress years)
• fib Diploma to Younger Engineers: attributed every second year
• fib Award for Outstanding Concrete Structures: attributed every 4 years at a Congress
• Honorary Member: elected by a General Assembly at any time
• Honorary President: elected by a General Assembly at any time

Freyssinet Medal. Awarded at fib Congresses for outstanding technical contributions in the field of structural concrete. The awards are proposed by the Presidium and endorsed by Council. Recent Freyssinet Medals were given at the fib Congresses in Osaka in October 2002, in Naples in June 2006, and in Washington D.C. in May 2010. They continue the tradition of the Freyssinet Medallists awarded until 1998 by the former FIP.

fib Medal of Merit. Awarded at fib Symposia for outstanding contributions to structural concrete and to fib. The awards are proposed by the Presidium and endorsed by Council. Medals were given at the fib Symposia in Prague (1999), Orlando (2000), Berlin (2001), Athens (2003), Avignon (2004), New Delhi (2004), La Plata (2005), Dubrovnik (2007), Amsterdam (2008) and London (2009). They continue the tradition of the FIP Medallists awarded by the former FIP.

The following fib Medals of Merit have been conferred on:

1999	José Calavera (Spain) and Jiri Strásky (Czech Republic)
2000	Julio Appleton (Portugal), Walter Podolny (USA) and Manfred Wicke (Austria)
2001	Dieter Jungwirth (Germany) and Jean-Philippe Fuzier (France)
2003	Paolo E. Pinto (Italy) and Steen Rostam (Denmark)
2004	Josef Eibl (Germany) and Jacques Combault (France)
2005	Rolf Eligehausen (Germany) and Péter Lenkei (Hungary)
2007	Petro I. Kryvosheyev (Ukraine) and Tsutomu Kadotani (Japan)
2008	Peter Schiessl (Germany)
2009	Eduardo C. Carvalho (Portugal) and Marco Menegotto (Italy)

Honorary Members. Elected by the General Assembly in recognition of significant personal contribution to the work of fib. Honorary Membership continues a tradition existing in both former associations, CEB and FIP (see CEB Honorary Life Members and FIP Honorary Life Members).

Honorary Presidents. Elected by the General Assembly in recognition of significant personal contribution as fib-President. This honour has been conferred on the following fib Presidents:

Michel Virlogeux (France; President 1998 - 2000)
Joost Walraven (The Netherlands; President 2000 - 2002)
Jim Forbes (Australia; President 2002 - 2004)
Giuseppe Mancini (Italy; President 2004 - 2006)
Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland; President 2007 - 2008)

fib Diploma to Younger Engineers.
Awarded every second year at the fib Symposia to engineers less than 40 years of age in the year the diploma is given. Two of the candidates, proposed by the National Delegations, are selected by a jury appointed by the Steering Committee. Usually one of the diplomas should reward an engineer for an outstanding contribution to structural concrete in the field of research, the other diploma should reward an engineer in the field of design and construction. The first diplomas were given in 2001 at the fib Symposium in Berlin, in memory of the late Julio Ferry-Borges and sponsored by the Portuguese National Group :

The 2003 diplomas were awarded in 2003 at the fib symposium in Athens, in memory of the late Carlo Cestelli-Guidi, and sponsored by AICAP (Associazione Italiana Calcestruzzo Armato e Precompresso) :

The 2005 diplomas were awarded in in 2005 at the fib symposium in Budapest, in memory of the late Fritz Leonhardt, and sponsored by Leonhardt, Andrä and Partners:

The 2007 diplomas were awarded at the fib symposium in Dubrovnik, in memory of the late Jean Muller, and sponsored by Jean Muller International:

The 2009 diplomas were awarded at the fib symposium in London, in memory of the late Eduardo Torroja, and sponsored by ACHE (Asociación Científico-técnica del Hormigón Estructural) and Torroja Ingenieria:

fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures. Awarded at the fib Congresses to give international recognition to concrete structures which demonstrate the versatility of concrete as a structural medium. The award consists of a bronze plaque to be displayed on the structure, and the principal parties responsible for the work receive certificates. Nominations are made by the fib National Delegations, selection by a jury designated by the Presidium. The fib awards continue the tradition of the former FIP Award for Outstanding Concrete Structures attributed since 1990.

2010 fib Award Winners for Outstanding Concrete Structures

A 40-page colour publication, "2010 fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures" presenting the winners, special mentions recipients and nominees, is available from the fib secretariat for 50 CHF. To order this publication, please use the bulletin order form.

2006 fib Award Winners for Outstanding Concrete Structures

2002 fib Award Winners for Outstanding Concrete Structures