Rao "G.S." Govindaraju, Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering, has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with the Ven Te Chow Award.

The Ven Te Chow Award was established to recognize lifetime achievement in the field of hydrologic engineering. Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. donated funds to support this award. It was officially instituted by action of the Board of Direction in 1995. It is administered by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute through the Honors and Awards Program.

More information is available on ASCE's Ven Te Chow Award page.