The American Concrete Institute is seeking nominations for the Arthur R. Anderson Medal.
The Arthur R. Anderson Medal was established in 1972 by the Institute in recognition of Arthur R. Anderson, Past President of the Institute, for his imaginative and outstanding leadership and insistence on excellence of concrete quality for engineering works. In 2025, the family of Arthur R. Anderson, along with the company that Arthur founded with his brother, Concrete Technology Corporation, is proud to continue sponsoring The Arthur R. Anderson Medal in his honor.
The award is given for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of concrete as a construction material. All persons, firms, corporations, or organizations are eligible to receive the award.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, in March 1910, the late Arthur R. Anderson was recognized as a visionary in the field of precast, prestressed concrete. He engaged in the development, design and production of concrete structures, and lectured and published extensively on the subject.
Anderson held a B. S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, and S. M. and Sc. D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT he engaged in concrete research and experimental stress analysis, and in 1949 he instrumented and tested a 160-foot (48.8 m) prototype prestressed concrete girder for the Walnut Lane Bridge in Philadelphia. Two years later, with his brother Thomas Anderson, he founded Concrete Technology Corporation (CTC) and ABAM Engineers, Inc.
Following in the footsteps of the Walnut Lane Bridge, in 1954 CTC produced girders for the first prestressed concrete bridge superstructure on public roads in Washington State. He later turned his attention to floating concrete structures, resulting in the ARCO LPG storage facility in Indonesia. Both product types are still prominent market segments in the Pacific Northwest.
As Senior Vice President at CTC, Anderson was responsible for the overall research and development program. After founding Concrete Technology Associates in 1973, he personally directed the staff in their continuing development of innovative research and development projects. Between 1973 and 1985, CTA produced nearly 100 Technical Bulletins documenting this research.
In addition to serving on several technical and administrative committees of the American Concrete Institute and Prestressed Concrete Institute, Anderson served as President of both. He received numerous awards from various organizations, including the Engineering News-Record Citation in 1976. That same year he was also recognized as an Honorary Member of the Japan Concrete Institute, the first foreign national ever to receive this honor.
You can submit your nominations and learn more here.
Note: The deadline for the Arthur R. Anderson Medal nominations is February 15, 2026. View all deadlines here.
More information regarding the ACI Awards Program can be found at concrete.org.
