Aggies Honored for Professional, Community Leadership

Texas A&M honored Gary Boyd with an outstanding alumni award and A&M alum D. Wayne Klotz was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Gary Boyd, executive vice president of Houston-based 3D/International and chief development office

Gary Boyd, executive vice president of Houston-based 3D/International and chief development office, has received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Texas A&M University College of Architecture. The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor former students for their excellence in professional leadership and contributions to society; to promote better awareness of these achievements; to promote closer association between alumni, faculty and students; and to promote the development of future support from alumni.

Boyd has managed construction projects totaling $3.5 billion. He is also responsible for driving 3D/I's marketing initiatives which produce more than $100 million in sales each year through the company's 14 U.S. offices.

Boyd is a member of 3D/I's board of directors and executive committee, the American Institute of Architects and the Texas Society of Architects. He is also a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Houston.

D. Wayne Klotz, president of consulting engineering firm Klotz Associates Inc.

D. Wayne Klotz, president of consulting engineering firm Klotz Associates Inc., was recently awarded the 2004 John A. Focht, Jr. Citizen Engineer Award by the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award is presented annually to an outstanding individual whose volunteer efforts "better the world through local or national legislation, education on all levels, non-profit volunteer organizations, community activities or through other avenues." The award was first presented in 1990 to recognize John A. Focht, Jr.'s outstanding leadership and service and continued dedication to the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Klotz received a bachelor's of science in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and a master's of science in civil engineering from the University of Houston.

He has held leadership positions with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Council of Engineering Companies and Harris County Flood Control Task Force and currently serves on the board of directors for the Houston-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District.

With a staff of 90 professionals and offices in Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Lufkin, Klotz Associates provides transportation, traffic, water and sewer, aviation, drainage and land development services.

Thomas J. D'Arcy, Consulting Engineers Group principal

Thomas J. D'Arcy, Consulting Engineers Group principal, was saluted as a Titan of the precast concrete industry recently at the Precast Concrete Institute's 50th Anniversary convention.

D'Arcy was also elected the Institute's 2005 chairman.

The Titan Award designation was limited to 50 persons, 32 living and 18 deceased, covering the institute's 50 year history.

"These are the people," "who, through their pioneering spirit, and at times dogged determination, have made major contributions to building an industry, said current PCI Chairman Fred W. Heldenfels, IV. "Tom D'Arcy, a former PCI Medal of Honor winner, founded CEG's San Antonio office and has designed and built more than 300 parking structures, 100 prisons and 15 major sports stadiums during his 44 years in the industry."

Roy R. Grant has joined Houston-based Fugro Consultants LP, a geotechnical and construction materials engineering and testing firm at their Dallas office as a senior materials engineer. Grant has more than 30 years experience in geotechnical and construction materials engineering and testing. During his career, he has served clients as a field and laboratory technician, project manager and senior consultant in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming and North Africa. Grant is a member of Texas Society of Professional Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers.

Mike Miller has joined the Chicago-based executive-search firm the Carlyle Group as a principal in its Construction Practice Division. With the hiring of Miller, the Carlyle Group is expanding its services and opening an office in Dallas.

Miller joins Todd Justic, who founded Carlyle Group's Construction Practice seven years ago. Miller and Justic will be responsible for expanding the Construction Practice Division nationally to include executive recruiting for general contracting, development, design-build and construction management.

Prior to joining Carlyle Group, Miller worked as a managing partner with Kaye/Bassman International, an executive-search firm in Dallas where he serviced prominent commercial general contracting companies, specialty contractors and real estate developers.