Honorary Life Membership: Honorary Life Membership is given upon the unanimous approval of the AACE International Board of Directors to those individuals who have served the Association on the local and international levels in a variety of capacities.  Minimum requirements are: Membership in AACE for twenty-five (25) or more consecutive years.  Candidates shall have attained the status of Fellow of AACE.  In  addition, candidates shall have distinguished service in two (2) or more of the following functions: a.) Served on the AACE International Board of Directors; b.) Served as a member of an associate board, task force, standing, and/or ad hoc committee; c.) Presented two (2) or more technical papers at the Conference & Expo, section meetings, AACE seminars, or to other professional societies; or d.) Engaged as a full-or part-time instructor teaching in total cost management subject areas.  Membership in AACE is required.

Valerie G. Venters, CCP FAACE Hon. Life – Since joining AACE in 1998, Valerie became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 2001.  She was a founding member of the Women in Project Controls (WPC) Committee (2005) and served as WPC Chair (2007-2009).  She has been a member of the AACE Certification Board (2003-2005; 2009-Present).  Valerie served on AACE’s Board of Directors as Director-Region 5 (2005-2007) and Vice President-Certification Board (2016-2018).  She is also currently serving as the first president of the AACE International Certification Institute. Valerie has been an active member of the Houston Gulf Coast Section for the last two decades. Valerie has previously been recognized by the Association as Outstanding Regional Director (2006), Fellow (2010), O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award (2012), TCM Excellence Award (2014), Keane Award for Distinguished Service to an AACE Section (2019), and Award of Merit (2020).