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Join us for our signature Annual Awards Gala and Banquet where we recognize outstanding engineers and projects from around the National Capital Section!

We will be presenting awards for:

• Project of the Year winner
• Sustainability Project of the Year winner, and
• Honoring local graduating students and accomplished local engineers.

About the Keynote Speaker

Marsha Anderson Bomar, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F.ITE, AICP, ENV SP/Trainer [ASCE President 2026]

Marsha Anderson Bomar is a civil engineering trailblazer who has held numerous leadership roles. She is the Transportation Strategic Advisor for GHD, a global consultancy.  Previously, she served as the Atlanta Department of Transportation commissioner and assistant general manager for capital program delivery of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to found and lead Street Smarts Inc., a planning, engineering, and design firm, and Data Smarts, a data collection and management firm, which she sold to Stantec in 2010.

Most recently, Anderson Bomar served as treasurer on ASCE’s Board of Direction. She was also the international past president of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and ASCE’s Transportation and Development Institute, showcasing her leadership on a global scale. She served as a Society director on the ASCE board and governor on the Technical Region Board of Governors. In 2016, she was awarded the ASCE William Wisely Civil Engineering Award, given to members who have exhibited continuing efforts to better the history, tradition, developments, and technical and professional activities of the Society.

Anderson Bomar's commitment to public service is evident in her extensive training and experience. She served four terms as a council member for the city of Duluth, Georgia, and has been mayor pro tempore. As an elected official, Anderson Bomar authored the LEAD (leadership) program and served five years on the Public Arts Commission. She has completed more than 100 hours of training with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, including courses on policy, law, ethics, lobbying, community and economic development, and cultural diversity.

Anderson Bomar's academic achievements and international recognition underscore her expertise and credibility. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s in transportation planning and engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, a master’s degree in civil engineering from Princeton University, and a doctorate in environmental planning and design earned in 2024 from the University of Georgia. Her extensive body of work, including hundreds of publications, articles, and studies, and her role as an international speaker on technical subjects, leadership, and ethics further solidifies her standing in the field. She was featured as an Extraordinary Woman Engineer in the 2006 ASCE publication Changing Our World, True Stories of Women Engineers.