By: Kyle Niblett
M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Distinguished Professor R. Raymond Issa was inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC) in October 2024. The NAC honors and recognizes those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the construction industry.
“I would like to thank all my colleagues and former students in the NAC for this honor,” Issa said. “I am indebted to my family, students and colleagues for their support over the years.”
Recognized worldwide as a servant leader in developing the next generation of construction professionals in digitalized construction management, Issa has chaired more than 400 master’s and Ph.D. committees and published 400-plus peer-reviewed publications. He has made innovative and fundamental contributions to construction management and digitalization of the construction process and is recognized among the leaders in building information modeling (BIM) and cognitive digital twin research. In his career, he has completed more than $8 million in grants.
Issa has previously been elected to the Pan American Academy of Engineering (API) in 2014. He was selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 2009 and was also recognized by ASCE with its Computing in Civil Engineering Award in 2012 and the Richard R. Torrens Award in 2023. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and the Pan American Federation of Engineering Societies (UPADI).