Reston, Va.-The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and ASFE/The Best People on Earth (ASFE) have awarded the inaugural Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award to retired Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, P.E., former chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and project director of Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals' Sabine Pass LNG Project in Cameron Parish, La. The award recognizes an engineer practitioner's incident-specific or career-long application of ethics in a leadership role. Strock will receive the award on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in Orlando, Fla. at the Business Meeting held during ASCE's Annual Civil Engineering Conference.

The award honors Strock for his dedication to learning the truth about why the hurricane protection system in New Orleans failed during Hurricane Katrina, and his commitment to sharing all lessons learned with the profession, industry and public.

Before serving as USACE chief and commanding officer, Strock was the director of civil works at USACE headquarters in Washington, D.C. He also served a six-month tour of duty in Iraq as the deputy director of operations for the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2003, and was previously assigned as the director of military programs.

Strock, a registered professional engineer, earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and his master's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State University.

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.