DENNIS D. TRUAX, PH.D., P.E., BCEE, BC.WRE, FASC, F.NSPE, F.ASCE
Environmental and Water Resources Consulting Engineer
2022 ASCE PRESIDENT
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
EDUCATION
- Harvard Academic Management Development Program, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, 2007
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University (MSU), 1986
- MS Civil Engineering, MSU, 1978
- BS Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1976
- Diplomate of Water Resources Engineering (D.WRE), American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, 2018
- Diplomate of Environmental Engineering (DEE), Water and Wastewater Engineering, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 1989
- Professional Engineer, Mississippi, 1980
WORK EXPERIENCE
- James T. White Endowed Chair, Department Head and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSU, 2006-2021
- Director, Mississippi Transportation Research Center, MSU, 2014–2021
- Faculty Member, Department of Civil Engineering, MSU, 1980-2021
- Consulting Engineer, various agencies, companies, and firms, 1983-2023
- Principal and Vice President for Engineering, ATi Aeration Corporation, 1999-2006
- Principal, Aeration Systems Design (ASD), LLC, 1997-2000
- Principal, Civil Engineering Services, Inc., 1991-1998
ASCE INVOLVEMENT
Society-Level
- Committee on Technical Advancement
- Chair, 2019-2020
- Vice Chair, 2018-2019
- Richard Torrens and Associate Editor Award Committee, 2017-2019
- ExCom Liaison to Energy and Wind Engineering Divisions, 2016-2018
- Committee on Licensure, 2018-2020
- Student Competitions Task Force, 2018-2019
- Task Committee, Raise the Bar Review, 2016-2017
- Treasurer, 2014-2016; Assistant Treasurer, 2012-2014
- Executive Committee, 2014-2016
- Program and Finance Committee, 2012-2016, 2002-2004
- ASCE Foundation Anniversary Video interviewee, 2015
- Task Committee, Committee Restructuring, 2010-2012
- Task Committee, Engineers Without Borders, 2008-2010
- ASCE Foundation Strategic Planning Committee, 2008-2009
- Task Committee, Body of Knowledge Educational Fulfillment Committee, 2007-2009
- Task Committee, Civil Engineering Program Criteria, 2013
- Audit Committee, 2003-2009
- Chair, 2007-2009
- Vice-Chair, 2005-2006
- District 14 Director, 2001-2004
- Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering, 2001-2004
- Co-Chair, White Men as Full Diversity Partners Workshop, 2003
- P. Sloan Foundation Project Team, 2001-2002
- North American Alliance for Civil Engineering – Electronic Knowledge Working Group, 2002-2004
- Education and Practice Publications Committee, 1998-2008
- Associate Editor, Journal Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 1999-2006
- Committee on Scholarships, 1997-2013
- Chairman, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2007-2008, 2011-2012
- Secretary, 1998-1999, 2002-2003, 2006-2007, 2010-2011
- Committee on Student Services, 1993-1996
- Chairman, 1995-1996
- AISC National Steel Bridge Competition Committee, 1994-1996
- Daniel W. Mead Review Sub-Committee, 1993-1995
- Committee on Career Guidance, 1990-1993
- Chairman, 1991-1992
- Secretary, 1990-1991
- Manuscript Reviewer
- Congress on Technical Advancement, 2017-2018
- Transportation Division Journal, 2012
- Environmental Division Journal, 1995-2009
- Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 1995-2006
Local Level
- Mississippi State University Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, 1981-2006, during which the Chapter received:
- 2005 Outstanding Service Award
- 1995 and 1996 Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award
- Four Zone II Vice President's Awards
- Twelve Certificates of Commendation
- Five Letters of Honorable Mention
- Two Letters of Significant Improvement
- District Council Meeting Coordinator, 2005
- Board of Directors,1993-2006
- District Council Director, 2004-2005
- Immediate-Past President, 1992-1993
- President, 1991-1992
- President-Elect, 1990-1991
- Chairman, State of Mississippi TEAMS, 1989-1995
- Co-Chairman, Fall Section Meeting,1985, 1989 and 1993
- Co-Chairman, Spring Section Meeting, 1995, 2000 and 2003
- Northeast Coordinator of TEAMS, 1985-1989
- Region 5
- Region Governor, Mississippi, 2004-2008
- Chair, Region 5 Nominations Committee, 2006-2007
- Chair, Region 5 Formation and Bylaws Committee, 2004-2006
OTHER VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
- ABET
- NSPE EAC Commissioner, 2014-2019
- Curriculum Committee, 2014-2019
- Team Chair (seven times), 2014-2018
- Civil Engineering Program Evaluator (six times), 2009-2023
- Environmental Engineering Program Evaluator (ten times), 2010-2023
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards Jurist, 2013-2015
- American Water Works Association (AWWA) Alabama-Mississippi Section - Secretary-Treasurer, Memorial Scholarship Board of Directors, 1998-2013
- Mississippi Engineering Society
- Immediate-Past President, 1989-1990
- President, 1988-1989
- President-Elect, 1988
- Region III Vice-President, 1986-1988
- Board of Directors, 1984-1985, 1986-1990
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- Southern Zone Nominations Committee, 2015-2020, 2022-2024; Chair, 2017-2020
- Engineering Licensure Model Task Force, 2019-2024
- Education Committee, 2015-2019
- Tellers Committee Chair, 2017
- Advisory Committee on Council Activities, 2011-2015; Chair, 2014-2015
- National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
- UN Sustainable Development Goals Workshop Liaison, 2018-2019
- ABET EAC Commissioner, 2014-2019
- Professional Engineers in Higher Education (PEHE) Executive Board
- Past Chair, 2016-2017
- Chair, 2015-2016
- Southeast Regional Vice Chair, 2014-2015
- Order of the Engineer, Mississippi State University Link Liaison
- Link Governor, 2007-present
- State of Mississippi
- Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, 2005-2006, 2010-present
- President, 2014-2015, 2018-2019
- Vice President, 2013-2014, 2017-2018
- Board Secretary, 2012-2013
- Joint Board of Engineers and Surveyors and Board of Architects Committee on Building Design and Construction, 2013-present
- Department of Environmental Quality
- Mississippi Nutrient Task Force, 2001-2009
- Reviewer for State Revolving Funds (SRF) Program POTW Plans and Specifications Checklist, 1992
- Department of Health
- On-Site Wastewater Advisory Council, 2001-2004, 2011-2021
- Chairman, 2014-2021
- Chairman, Sub-Committee on System Evaluation, 2012
- Department of Transportation
- State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Executive Council, 2012-2021
- Mississippi Transportation Institute Board of Directors, 2009-2011, 2019-2021
- Hazardous Waste Facility Technical Siting Committee
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Floodplains, Flooding, and Watersheds, 1992-1994
AWARDS
- Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, 2021
- Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award, ASCE, 2020
- American Society of Civil Engineers Region 5 Wall of Honor, 2020
- Life Member, Water Environment Federation, 2019
- Distinguished Service Award, NCEES, 2018
- Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers, 2017
- Fellow, National Society of Professional Engineers, 2016
- Mississippi State University Chapter Honor Member, Chi Epsilon (National), 2016
- Phi Kappa Phi, national academic honorary, 2008
- Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, six times between 1996 and 2006
- Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Fellows, Mississippi State University, 2005
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999
- Scholtes Civil Engineering Teaching Award, Mississippi State University, 1997
- Hearin-Hess Professor of Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1993-1996
- Civil Engineer of the Year, Mississippi Section of ASCE, 1995
- Golden Key National Honor Society, 1995
- Engineering Education Excellence Award, PEE Division, Mississippi Engineering Society, 1995
- City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Honorary Citizen, 1991
- Certificate of Commendation, National Association of Water Institute Directors and the National Association of State Universities and Land‑Grant Colleges, 1989
- Sigma Xi, 1987
- Jaycees' Outstanding Young Men of America, 1983
- Chi Epsilon, 1983
- Tau Beta Pi, 1979