Lifetime Achievement Award: The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals who have served the Association on multiple occasions in a variety of capacities. Candidates shall have made significant and specific contributions to the growth and enhancement of the cost engineering profession and total cost management. Minimum requirements are: a) Membership in AACE International for twenty (20) years; b) previous service to AACE as a member of the Board of Directors or as an active member of one or more associate board; c) previously been recognized having received two or more of the following: Award of Merit, Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award, Keane Award for Distinguished Service to an AACE Section, Honorary Life Membership, O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award, or the TCM Excellence Award; and d) must be a Fellow of AACE. It is the highest award AACE bestows on an individual. Membership in AACE is required.

Dr. Stephen P. Warhoe, PE CCP CFCC FAACE Hon. Life – Steve joined the AACE in 1986. He obtained the certification designations of Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1994 and the Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC) as a member of the task force that developed the certification in 2007. He has served AACE’s Malaysia Section as a Director and Organization Chairman (1997) and was instrumental role in the founding of that section. He served in various leadership roles in the Rocky Mountain Section (1990-2003). Steve was elected and served in a variety of AACE Board of Directors leadership positions including as Director-Region 5 (2003-2005), Vice President-Administration (2005-2007), President-Elect (2007-2008), AACE President (2008-2009), Past President (2009-2010), and Vice President-Technical (2020-2024).   Steve has been an active member of AACE’s Technical Board (2012-present) and more recently the AACE Education Board (2024-present). Steve has been a frequent author and presenter at AACE Conference & Expo and at AACE-related events across the globe. Steve was a visiting professor on project management in the International MBA Program at Tongji University out of Shanghai, China. He is a contributor to numerous AACE recommended practices (RPs). He has previously been recognized as an AACE Fellow (2011) and Honorary Life Member (2019). Steve is a Senior Director – Construction Claims and Dispute Resolution at Arcadis.