MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Shirley Clark, interim director of the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology and professor of environmental engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Fellow status is awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers to members who are nominated and reviewed by a committee. Fellowship is a prestigious honor, held by 3% of ASCE members, that recognizes members who have made celebrated contributions to civil engineering and society.
“I am honored to be selected as a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and join my father in these ranks. I am humbled to join the great industry leaders with this honor,” Clark said.
Clark is a recognized expert in stormwater runoff pollution and the impacts of land development on urban pluvial flooding. She has published and presented widely on those topics and has held multiple leadership roles within ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute, including serving as its 2024 president. She serves on the ASCE–NOAA Task Force and on several state and regional water resources committees. Clark also is president of the Central Pennsylvania Section of ASCE.