The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2018-2019 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, last month.

David A. Lange has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2018-2019, Jeffrey W. Coleman has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Randall W. Poston is now the Institute’s senior vice president, which is also a two-year term. Additionally, four members have been elected to serve on the ACI Board of Direction, each for three-year terms: Heather J. Brown, Mark A. Cheek, Michael J. Paul, and Michelle L. Wilson.

David A. Lange, FACI, is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. He joined the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1992. He is Director of the Center of Excellence for Airport Technology, a research center working in partnership with the Chicago Department of Aviation and the O’Hare International Airport. A long-time ACI member, Lange has served on the ACI Board of Direction and is a past Chair of the ACI Technical Activities Committee, the Publications Committee, and the Board Outlook 2030 Task Group. Lange has also served on the ACI Foundation Board of Trustees and the Financial Advisory Committee. He currently is a member of ACI Committees 236, Material Science of Concrete; 237, Self-Consolidating Concrete; 241, Nanotechnology of Concrete; 544, Fiber-Reinforced Concrete; S802, Teaching Methods and Educational Materials; and S803, Faculty Network. Lange received the 2003 and 2018 ACI Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper. 

Lange is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACS) and he received a J. William Fulbright Scholar Award in 2013. He served as Associate Department Head for Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2004-2010. 

Lange received his PhD in civil engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; his MBA from Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; and his BS in civil engineering from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN.