June 18, 2008
Dr. Michael Walton, civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin, was named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his exemplary career as a civil engineering educator and researcher and for his professional and technical leadership in transportation planning, financing and policy analysis.
Walton holds the Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.