CFSEI Announces Don Allen as Winner of 2013 Distinguished Service Award

by Jonathan McGaha | 3 June 2013 12:00 am

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) is pleased to announce Don Allen, P.E., Senior Engineer at DSi Engineering, as the recipient of its 2013 Distinguished Service Award. The award, which recognizes the significant contributions of an individual who has volunteered time, talent and resources to the cold-formed steel industry, was presented recently during the 2013 CFSEI Annual Expo and Meeting at the Hilton Financial District Hotel in San Francisco.

Allen has been involved in commercial and residential steel framing since 1990. His designs include some of the light steel framing in the Georgia Dome and Atlanta Olympic Stadium, as well as several hundred projects across the United States. He chairs the General Provisions subcommittee of the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) Committee on Framing Standards, and represents DSi Engineering on the AISI Committee on Specifications. In 2006, he was selected to be on the International Code Council’s Evaluation Service Advisory Committee.

For eight years, he concurrently served as technical director for the Steel Stud Manufacturers Association, the Steel Framing Alliance, and the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute. Allen regularly lectures and writes on cold-formed steel design and construction issues for industry publications. He has a special interest in the role of structural materials in sustainable development, is a LEED® -accredited professional, and is a member of the Committee on Sustainability for the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute.

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