Carl Monismith, the Robert Horonjeff Professor of Civil Engineering (Emeritus) and Director of the Pavement Research Center received the degree of Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, at the Fall Convocation at Carleton University in Ottawa on November 14. The honorary degree was conferred upon the ITS research engineer for his “distinguished contribution as a researcher and educator in the field of civil engineering, with particular reference to pavement technology.”

Monismith, who received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at Berkeley, has been a faculty member at the university for more than 50 years. He has gained international recognition for his work in pavement design and rehabilitation and asphalt paving technology. In 1988 Professor Monismith received the James Laurie Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and in 1995 he was elected as Honorary Member. In 1992 he presented the First Distinguished Lecture at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Three years later he received TRB’s Roy W. Crum distinguished Service Award.

His papers have received awards from the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, the Transportation Research board, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has acted as a consultant on pavement research and design for numerous organizations including the Asphalt Institute, the United States Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Transport Canada, and the United States Air Force.