The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Steel Bridge Task Force named metallurgical engineer Dean Krouse, a longtime member on AISC, AISI, and ASTM technical committees, as the first recipient of the new Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award.
The award, which AISI will present annually, recognizes individuals who have made significant industry contributions to advance steel as the material of choice for bridges.
Krouse retired from Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1999 after 35 years of service. Since his retirement, he has served as an independent consultant for a number of structural steel projects. Most recently, Krouse has played a major role in maintaining the ASTM and AASHTO steel material specifications, introducing high-performance steel grades, and influencing ASTM to officially recognize 50CR, a utility-grade stainless steel, in a revision to ASTM A709, Standard Specification for Structural Steel for Bridges.
“We are especially honored to present the first Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award to Dean Krouse, a colleague and friend to Alex [Wilson] and his family,” Robert J. Wills, PE, AISI’s vice president of construction, said in a press release. “Dean embodies the spirit of this award with his many significant industry contributions to advance steel as the material of choice for steel bridge supply, design, and production.”
Alexander D. Wilson, the namesake for the award, was a major contributor to the research and development of new technologies for the bridge industry and served as chairman of the Steel Bridge Task Force for more than two decades.
Read AISI’s press release to find out more about Dean Krouse and the Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award.