ASCE-MN Section has named Jason Staebell, PE the ASCE-MN Outstanding Engineer of The Year 2020.
The Minnesota Section of ASCE has established the ASCE-MN Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award to recognize the outstanding contribution of local engineers to the civil engineering profession. The selection criteria for this award includes:
• Outstanding technical contributions to the civil engineering profession.
• Outstanding professional and leadership contributions to the civil engineering profession
• Significant contributions to the local community representing the civil engineering profession.
• Outstanding contributions in the area of civil engineering education.
• The recipient must be both a member of ASCE and the Minnesota Section.
Jason has nearly 20 years of engineering experience. After graduating from North Dakota State University, Jason spent 12 years at HNTB. Jason is currently a Principal Project Manager in the design division at Hennepin County, where he has worked for nearly 7 years. Jason has held positions in ASCE with the Younger Member Group as well as the Transportation Committee. He is currently the first-past president of the Minnesota Section, which caps off nearly a decade of service on the ASCE MN Board of Directors. In 2016, Jason accepted the challenge on leading a team to create Minnesota’s first state infrastructure report card. The report card was released in October 2018 and has been a crucial piece in educating the legislators and the public of the need to improve the states infrastructure. Jason has also served in leadership positions with MSES, where he just completed a term as president of the group. ASCE MN thanks Jason and recognize him for his outstanding commitment to the civil engineering profession.