Gary Stein has guided the steel distribution company his father founded from a one-location operation into a market leader.

Joshua Schultz entered the AEC world with visions of becoming an architect, but he has found his fit in academia after nearly a decade at Gonzaga University.

University of Notre Dame professor Ashley Thrall quickly immersed herself in engineering when she discovered it after college, and she's now a respected researcher who runs a cutting-edge campus laboratory.

Heather Gilmer studied linguistics before finding her way to her original engineering passion: bridges. Combining them has led to 20-plus years in fabrication quality management and specification writing.

Machel Morrison has become a respected voice in academia and steel design instruction within just a few short years of starting his teaching career.

Bob Shaw has made an illustrious career out of teaching professionals and immersing himself in committee work, and a student competition he created nearly 40 years ago has gained international acclaim.

Mike Grubb's exhaustive writing on steel bridge design led to him earning one of the profession's highest honors: The J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award.

Onur Avci pivoted from a career as a practicing engineer to academia, fulfilling his wish to share his wealth of knowledge with the next generation of engineers.

David J. Odeh's father helped steer him into structural engineering and to the family company, where he has become a widely respected voice and leader in his own right.

Four decades into his career, prominent fabrication engineer Mark Holland's first employer remains his only employer. Holland has spent 42 years with Paxton & Vierling Steel and is still as enthused about his work as when he started.