Award Year
1998
Graduation Year
1969
Department
Civil and Construction Engineering
Award Category
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Biography
Ralph Peterson is a career employee of CH2M Hill and is now the president and chief executive officer of CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd., based in Denver. His diverse professional and civic roles include service on the Construction Industry Round Table, the Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Association, and as past national co-chair of the National Congress for the Advancement of Minorities in the Environmental Professions. He gave the industry keynote address at the 1994 White House Conference on Technology for a Sustainable Future, chaired by Vice President Gore, and later assisted China in that country's efforts to develop a sustainable technology agenda. Mr. Peterson epitomizes engineering technical and leadership qualities.
Degrees
- B.S. CCE, 1969