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2018 Jury
AISC selects the IDEAS2 jury to represent a cross-section of the
structural steel design, fabrication and construction industries. Including a diverse panel helps the jury highlight challenges unique
to the various disciplines involved in steel construction. Jurors are
invited to AISC's Chicago headquarters to review entries over a
two-day period to select the winners.
John Cross, PE, AISC staff juror, is vice president of special
projects for AISC. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and workshops focused on marketing, construction economics, sustainability and the early involvement of steel specialty contractors
in the design and construction process. John is a voting member
of the ASHRAE 189.1 Standard Committee for the Design of
High-Performance Green Buildings and the Consensus Body of
the Green Building Institute.
Stephen F. Csernak, PE, academic juror, has been a member of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson
University since 2001. While at Clemson, he has taught the
Capstone Design senior project course as well as the Structural
Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Reinforced Concrete Design
and Structural Steel Design courses. Since 2011, he has been
the coauthor of the textbook Structural Steel Design with Jack
C. McCormac. Prior to working at Clemson, Steve was a practicing structural engineer for 25 years with Delon Hampton
and Associates in Washington, D.C., the structural department
head of Enwright Associates, director of structural engineering
with Stevens and Wilkinson and structural group leader with
O'Neal, Inc., in South Carolina. Steve is a graduate of Clemson
University, earning his BS degree in 1974 and his MS in 1976.
He has been a licensed professional engineer in South Carolina
since 1979.
Brian Falconer, SE, PE, engineer juror, is a principal with
Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, P.C., in New York,
and has been with the firm since 1990. He is on the New York
City Department of Buildings Structural Technical Committee
and participated in both the 2008 and 2014 city building code
revisions. He is also a past president of the Structural Engineers Association of New York and is currently chairman of the
SEAoNY's SE Licensure Committee as well as a member of the
Structural Engineering Institute's Structural Fire Protection and

Seismic Effects Committees. Brian received his BS in architectural engineering at the University of Kansas and his MS in civil
engineering from the University of Texas.
Grant Gustafson, AIA, architect juror, is an architect with
NBBJ. Since joining the firm in 1991, he has worked as a project architect, technical architect and technical leader on healthcare projects in California, Louisiana, Washington, Massachusetts,
Oregon and Alaska. From 2009 to 2015, he was a delivery leader
and project architect for the $1.2 billion academic medical center
in downtown New Orleans, a state-of-the-art replacement hospital campus. He has also worked on stadiums, high-rises, corporate
campuses and master plans. Drawing on his 38 years of experience to resolve dilemmas and ensure design continuity throughout
projects, Grant is particularly versed in cladding systems and the
building envelope. He received his MA in architecture from Montana State University, where he taught from time to time while
serving 12 years on the School of Architecture Advisory Council.
In addition, his drawings have been exhibited at the Art Institute of
Chicago and the University of Oklahoma Art Museum.
Lynda Leigh, SE, general contractor juror, joined Turner
Construction in 2006 and has managed multiple high-profile
commercial and institutional projects for the company. She is currently working on the Willis Tower Repositioning Project and
the Obama Presidential Center. Prior to joining Turner, Lynda
worked as a structural engineer in Chicago for eight years (1999
to 2006). While working in an engineering role for Holabird and
Root, Chicago's oldest architecture firm, she ultimately advanced
to become head of the structural engineering department. She has
also worked as an architect in Chicago. Lynda earned her MS in
civil engineering from North Carolina State University and her
BA in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Jeff Yoders, trade media juror, is the Midwest editor and associate technology editor for Engineering News-Record and has been writing about design and construction innovations for nearly 20 years.
Based in Chicago, he is a two-time Jesse H. Neal award winner and
multiple-time ASBPE winner for his construction technology coverage. Jeff previously wrote for Building Design + Construction and
CE News. He has also written about materials prices, construction
procurement and estimation for www.metalminer.com.
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