Two distinguished Idaho engineers, Sherwin "Sam" Barton and Earl Reynolds, both of Boise, were presented with awards commemorating their induction into the Idaho Engineering Hall of Fame at the 2003 ISPE Convention Awards Banquet in Boise. The two were nominated by their peers for their outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and/or for nationally- or internationally-recognized achievement in the practice of engineering.

Sherwin "Sam" Barton’s engineering career spans over 40 years. He is a product of the University of Idaho Engineering School, class of 1938 and is a WW II Navy veteran serving in the Mediterranean. In 1950 he opened his consulting engineering practice from his home as S.M. Barton Engineer. His first job was the Caldwell Airport. With a combination of Mr. Barton's diligence and dedicated partners, the firm grew so that by 1970 it was known as Barton Stoddard Milhollin and Higgins, and became the Northwest District Office of International Engineering Co., a part of Morrison Knudsen. Mr. Barton stayed on as Manager until he retired, having led the firm to be one of the most dominant in the Boise area, and performing services all over the Northwest.

Mr. Barton's many technical and professional achievements include being a leader in bringing aerial mapping to Idaho. This new technology measured terrain utilizing stereo cameras in airplanes, providing precise maps for final design. He built on his U.S. Navy experience to bring this capability into civilian use. Mr. Barton did the vast majority of the engineering for the Boise Air Terminal from 1950 until his retirement in 1979. He has worked diligently for the improvement of his community and region. He served as a member of the Ada County Planning Commission and the Idaho Natural Resources Commission. Mr. Barton served on the board of the State of Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors from 1962-1982.

Earl Reynolds was the Chairman of the Board of CH2M Hill, an international consulting firm, in the early 1980's. He was responsible for long-range planning, and with his vision, was instrumental in broadening the firm beyond the traditional engineering design into a broad-based consulting arena that extended to environmental sciences, economics, planning, and related fields.

Mr. Reynolds's has been an energetic and selfless community servant. One of the more prominent community projects with which he is associated is the Boise River Greenbelt development. He and a few of his associates conducted a study of the river and surrounding environment in 1964. Then, while serving as a member of the Boise City Planning Commission, Mr. Reynolds successfully persuaded the City Council to pursue development of the neglected asset. He was named Idaho Statesman Distinguished Citizen in 1967 and by Mayoral proclamation, the Boise Redevelopment Agency and City of Boise named July 13, 1988 as "Earl Reynolds Appreciation Day". Mr. Reynolds has received numerous Distinguished Service awards and generously supports such artistic and cultural organizations as the Boise Philharmonic, Boise Opera, the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, and providing Boise State University students music scholarships.

William J. Ancell was presented with the Idaho Excellence in Engineering award at the 2003 ISPE Convention Awards Banquet in Boise. This peer-nominated honor recognizes significant engineering accomplishment and professional engineering society contribution.

Mr. Ancell has been the Director of Public Works for Boise since 1972. He has brought to this position vision and understanding of the significance of good community infrastructure, and how necessary this would be for any city or region to survive and prosper. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Ancell has succeeded in developing needed policies, programs and implementation strategies resulting in an efficient wastewater utility that is able to meet the needs of one of the most rapidly growing cities in the western United States. In addition, he has been instrumental in development of the City's Geothermal heating utility, foothills flood control program, pressure irrigation system, and street light program.

Mr. Ancell has championed the goals and objectives of the engineering profession and the professional societies throughout his career. He is past president for both the State and Southwest Chapter of the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE) and has served on countless committees. He is a Diplomat, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and is currently a member of the Grant Advisory Committee for the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

William H. Holder, PE, was awarded the ISPE Young Engineer of the Year Award at the Annual Banquet in Boise on February 28. Mr. Holder is a Geotechnical Engineer at Terracon, Inc., in Boise and is currently responsible for marketing and business development of commercial geotechnical services as well as project management on engineering projects. He has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and is an active members of the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, working on several committees for both societies. Bill will be the Idaho candidate for National Young Engineer of the Year in 2004.

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