federation internationale du beton (fib) International federation for structural concrete Case Postale 88, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Phone +41 21 693 2747 ( Fax +41 21 693 6245 fib@epfl.ch ( www.fib-international.org For immediate release Press contact: Laura Thommen-Vidale, Editor Email: laura.thommen-vidale@epfl.ch Tel.: +41 21 693 2747 Fax: +41 21 693 6245 Press area: www.fib-international.org/press Lausanne, 15 October 2005 ref. PR05005 Two fib Medals of Merit awarded in La Plata This year's fib Medals of Merit went to Rolf Eligehausen of the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and to Peter Lenkei of the University of PŽcs, Hungary, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field of structural concrete and to fib. The medals were awarded on 28 September 2005 by fib President Giuseppe Mancini, at the recent fib symposium in La Plata, Argentina. The fib Medals of Merit continue the tradition established by FIP to honour individuals who have played an exceptional role in advancing the work of fib. Born in 1942, Rolf Eligehausen is Professor and Head of the Department of Fastening Technology at the Institute of Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart. His 35 years of experience in research and testing have been mainly devoted in recent years to the field of anchor technology. He has actively participated in the technical work of CEB and fib for over three decades, co-authoring numerous bulletins, the first of which was published in 1973 and the most recent in 2000. He has been the convener of fib Special Activity Group ("SAG") 4 "Fastenings to Concrete and Masonry", since 1987. He was closely involved in developing the CEB-FIP 1978 and 1990 Model Codes, and is again participating in the development of fib's forthcoming New Model Code. Professor Eligehausen is also a member of fib Task Group 4.5 "Bond Models", and of the Working Group "Textbook Structural Concrete" in SAG 2, and is a National Delegate in fib for Germany. In addition to his work in fib, he is active in a number of other international technical organisations, including CEN, RILEM, ACI and ASTM. Born in 1933, Peter Lenkei was Professor of Structural Concrete at Pecs University from 1987-2003 and currently is Professor Emeritus. His illustrious career spans nearly 50 years and covers topics such as applied plasticity, testing of reinforced concrete structures under dynamic loads, lifetime management of r.c. structures, rehabilitation of old structures and the effects of climate change on structures. He was the Head of the Hungarian CEB Group from 1972 to 1999 and in 1980 was elected member of the CEB Administrative Council (AC), where he served until 1997. He was active in a number of CEB working groups and was involved in developing the CEB-FIP 1978 and 1990 Model Codes. Today he continues to be a member of several fib Task Groups (TG 1.3 "Containment structures", TG 4.1 "Serviceability models" and TG 5.3 "Assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation"). Professor Lenkei is currently Vice President and Chairman of the Engineering Section of the Pecs Regional Commission of Hungarian Academy of Science, board member of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering, and a member of several international institutions, including the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Science and the New York Academy of Science. ### Note: On request, the text of this press release can be provided in French or German