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Vernon Hills, IL - STS Consultants,
Ltd.(STS) is honored to announce that Clyde N. Baker, Jr., P.E.,
S.E. has been selected by the Geo-Institute of the American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as the 2000 Ralph B. Peck Award recipient.
Mr. Baker will be presented the award during the Performance
Confirmation of Constructed Geotechnical Facilities Conference,
April 9-12, 2000, in Amherst, MA.
The Ralph B. Peck Award is
presented for outstanding contributions to the geotechnical engineering
profession through the publication of thoughtful, carefully researched
case history work.
Mr. Baker, who has been with
STS for 45 years, serves as a Senior Vice President and Senior
Principal Engineer. He has developed an international reputation
in the design and construction of deep foundations. Mr. Baker
has served as geotechnical engineer or consultant on six of the
twelve tallest buildings in the world including the three tallest
in Chicago (Sears, Hancock, and Amoco) and the current tallest
building in the world, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
STS is a specialized consulting
engineering firm practicing in the areas of Geotechnical Engineering,
Construction Technology and Environmental Sciences. STS maintains
regional offices in Vernon Hills, IL (also the corporate headquarters);
Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Lansing, MI and Green Bay, WI.
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