Each year, AISC's T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award recognizes an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical paper or papers, published during the eligibility period, are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel.

The award is named for Theodore R. Higgins, former AISC Director of Engineering and Research, who was widely acclaimed for his many contributions to the advancement of engineering technology related to fabricated structural steel. The award honors Theodore for his innovative engineering, timely technical papers and distinguished lectures. Read more about T.R. Higgins here.

Winners will receive a framed certificate, which is presented at the annual AISC North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC). Learn more about the NASCC here. Winners receive a $15,000 cash award and will present their lecture, upon request, at professional association events.

If your organization is interested in hosting a T.R. Higgins lecture, contact Nancy Gavlin, S.E., Director of Education, at gavlin@aisc.org. AISC reimburses the speaker's travel expenses for qualifying events.

The current T.R. Higgins Lecturer is William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., who received the 2013 T.R. Higgins Award at the NASCC in St. Louis, MO in April 2013.  Mr. Baker's lecture is titled Structural Innovation: Combining Classic Theories with New Technologies.

The next lecturer will be announced in Fall 2013.