Fellowship is one of the two top honors given by the Institute. Fellows are chosen by their peers from those who have been members for at least five years, who are in good standing, and who have notably contributed to the advancement of construction technology, the improvement of construction specifications, or of education, or by service to the Institute. Fellows are entitled to use the initials FCSI after their name.Fellowship is one of the two top honors given by the Institute. Fellows are chosen by their peers from those who have been members for at least five years, who are in good standing, and who have notably contributed to the advancement of construction technology, the improvement of construction specifications, or of education, or by service to the Institute. Fellows are entitled to use the initials FCSI after their name. Below are listed the Gulf States Region members who have attained this honor:
1962 Albert G. Bear - New Orleans
1967 Dempsie B. Morrison, Jr. - Memphis
1970 Robert V. Bishop - Birmingham
1971 Howard C. Sherman - Shreveport
1973 Donald W. Manley - Memphis
1974 Marvin Martin - Knoxville
1985 Lynton B. Cooper - Mississippi
1986 James B. Hardin - Little Rock
1988 Jerry W. Preston - Nashville
1989 Jerome H. Alciatore - New Orleans
1991 Robert V.M. Harrison - Mississippi
1992 Betty C. Hays - Little Rock
1994 Marshall A. Hildebrand, Jr. - Chattanooga
1996 Knox H. Tumlin - New Orleans
1997 Edith J. Washington - Little Rock (Toledo, OH)
1998 Thomas L. Clarke, Jr. - Mississippi
1998 Jerry W. Durham - Memphis
1998 Katherine S. Proctor - Knoxville
1999 Phillip R. McDade - Mississippi
1999 Wally Bostelmann - Memphis
2001 Jim Neison - Memphis
2001 Michael T. Owen, Sr. - Little Rock (Rhode Is)
2002 W. Richard Cooper - Nashville
2004 Michael Davis - Chattanooga
2004 Jan Sanders - Little Rock
2006 Gary LeRose - Mississippi
2007 Louis Metcalf - Memphis
2008 R. Michelle Christen - Little Rock
2010 Kevin Corken - Nashville
2013 Jonnie Cox - Chattanooga
2016 Jimmy Lail - Chattanooga
2016 Keith West - Mississippi
2016 Floyd Sterling - Shreveport
2017 Kent Kyle - Nashville
2017 Robert Swan - New Orleans
2018 Billy Mathis - Little Rock
2019 John Dunaway - Mississippi
2020 William Sundquist - Chattanooga
2022 Gary T. Bergeron - Knoxville
If you know of a Gulf States CSI member who has been elevated to “Fellow of the Institute” but their name is not on the list please provide the year, chapter, and name of the recipient to the current region awards chair and copy the region president.