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June 2009

Mead & Hunt employee named Engineer of the Year

Laura Morland, P.E., was recognized as the 2009 Engineer of the Year by the Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA). Morland has been with Mead & Hunt since 1994. She focused on environmental projects at more than 15 Wisconsin airports and many others across the country during the past ten years.

“Laura is truly a leader when it comes to solving tough environmental engineering projects at Wisconsin airports,” said Andy Platz, Vice President and Group Leader for Aviation Services at Mead & Hunt. “She has shown that it is possible to further aviation growth in Wisconsin while being a good steward and in many cases enhancing the surrounding environment.”

Morland is currently working on the General Mitchell International Airport Runway Safety Area (RSA) project that received a 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award for environmental documentation from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Morland is also providing planning and environmental solutions for the Price County Airport (Phillips, WI) runway project and for the Central Wisconsin Airport (Mosinee, WI) terminal project.

Morland’s award–winning work has been recognized by the Airports Council International (ACI). She was also the lead environmental engineer for the Dane County Regional Airport RSA project that received an Outstanding Achievement Award for environmental stewardship from the FAA.

Mead & Hunt provides professional services in architecture, historic preservation, transportation, municipal infrastructure, and water resources engineering to clients throughout the US. Mead & Hunt was recognized as one of the fastest rising architectural and engineering firms by the Zweig Letter Hot Firm list; the corporation remains strong on Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm list. Mead & Hunt, named by CE News as one of the top 10 engineering companies to work for in the nation, is employee-owned with about 400 people in offices nationwide.