2002 engineer of the year nominees.

Brian Looney, P.E.

Nominated by the American Society of Professional Engineers

Brian Looney is a senior engineer with the CRW Engineering Group, a 24-person civil consulting firm in Anchorage. Looney was born in Alaska and has lived 29 of his 40 years here. He graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming in 1983. He has been in the private sector throughout his career with emphasis on roads, trails, parks and drainage projects. Project highlights in the past several years include the Kincaid Park improvements, the Anchorage Football Stadium and Juneau turf projects, East 68th Avenue roadway project, and Eagle River's Old Glenn Highway Rehabilitation project.

Looney has been active in professional organizations locally and nationally. He served as Anchorage's American Society of Professional Engineers-PEPP chairman for three years and was recognized as the ASPE Young Engineer of the Year in 1994. Looney traveled to national meetings as Alaska's governor for two years and served on the national employee career development committee. He has helped to organize a number of local professional development seminars and helped plan and organize the National Society of Professional Engineer's 2001 winter meeting held in Anchorage.

Looney also volunteers with a number of local sport groups. He lives in Anchorage with his wife, Sue, and their two children, Alyssa and Adam.

Robert L. Baldwin, P.E.

Nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Robert L. Baldwin serves as engineering network planner and major project manager in the network services department of General Communication Inc. in Anchorage. Previously, he was general manager and principal engineer with Alaska Science & Technology Inc., a broad-based Anchorage consulting firm. He has been active in Alaska technical programs since 1955, and is known as an authority in a wide range of fields including acoustics, alternative energy, atmospheric science, communications, data systems and instrumentation. He has contributed many firsts to projects throughout Alaska.

The Alaska Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognized Baldwin as Alaskan Engineer of the Year in 1990 and 2001. In 2001, the citation was "for innovative and exemplary leadership in the electrical engineering profession, comprehensive ongoing commitment to Alaska section activities, and service to local and international communities."

Baldwin has a bachelor of science degree...