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Effective March 17, 2008, R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. and its National Survey & Engineering Division has changed its Name to R.A. Smith National.
For Immediate Release, 30 April 2007
For More Information, Contact:
Karen Wiesneski
262-317-3292
Richard Smith, President of R.A. Smith & Associates, Receives Professional Achievement Award from Marquette University
BROOKFIELD, WIS. – Richard Smith, president of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Brookfield, Wis., accepted a Professional Achievement Award from the College of Engineering at Marquette University on April 27 at the Alumni Awards Dinner. Smith is a 1973 graduate of Marquette's College of Engineering and earned his master’s of science degree from Marquette in 1982.
With six offices, R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. established in 1978, is one of the largest civil engineering firms in Wisconsin and one of the largest land surveying operations in the Midwest. The firm has worked on projects in 44 states, as well as the Caribbean, Canada and Spain, and has been recognized both regionally and nationally as one of the "best employers to work for."
In addition to his business enterprises, Smith remains involved at Marquette, serving on the Civil Engineering Advisory Board and the Bell Chair Advisors for the Associates in Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) program, aimed at bringing more minorities into the field of commercial real estate and the engineering co-operative program. Last year, Smith was recognized by the College with the Distinguished Service Award.
"Marquette has provided me the platform for my life and career," says Smith. "But my degrees are such a small part of what I've gained from attending Marquette." Smith and his wife, Joan, met at Marquette, continued there for graduate school and were later married in Gesu Church, located on Marquette's campus.
During Marquette University's Alumni Awards weekend, each college honors the contributions of its alumni and bestows awards on those demonstrating exceptional achievement.
About R.A. Smith & Associates
R.A. Smith & Associates is one of Wisconsin’s largest civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consulting firms with 250 total employees. R.A. Smith and its National Survey & Engineering division are headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. with branch offices in Appleton, Oshkosh and Madison, Wis. National Survey & Engineering also has offices in Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. Established in 1978, R.A. Smith serves state and local government, and its National Survey & Engineering division serves the land development industry.
R.A. Smith was ranked No. 7 among medium-sized civil engineering firms (101 to 499 employees) nationwide in CE News’ Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For 2007. R.A. Smith was also recognized in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as one of the best employers to work for in Southeastern Wisconsin by Milwaukee Magazine. Additional awards include the 2004 Wisconsin Business Ethics Award in the small business category; 2004 Top 10 Small Businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Times; and a winner in The Business Journal’s Beyond the Paycheck awards program in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the Top Milwaukee Workplaces 2007.
R.A. Smith’s mission is to design with vision, deliver excellence, and provide the most responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement.
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