Dr. Everett has a BS in Civil Engineering from MIT, an MSCE from Stanford, and a PhD in Construction Engineering and Management from MIT. Dr. Everett served on the Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty at the University of Michigan for 25 years. After retiring from UM, he was Director of Engineering and Construction at One Energy, installing utility scale wind turbine generators. Dr. Everett is a licensed Professional Engineer; recipient of UM CEE and UM College of
Engineering Excellence in Teaching awards, UM CEE Professor of the Year award, and National Science Foundation CAREER Award; Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers; holder of three patents; Emergency Medical Technician; and world rowing champion, two-time Olympian, and winner of the Congressional Gold Medal.

Robert B. Harris Award and Lecture: Established by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in honor of Robert B. Harris, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan from 1947 to 1987, who in 1954 led the establishment of the first graduate program in Construction Engineering and Management at the University of Michigan and who had a significant role in the development and advancement of the CE&M field throughout the United States and internationally.