Dr. Ali Abolmaali has been recently awarded the Dr. Tseng Huang Endowed Professorship. The award is a fitting tribute to the significant achievements made by Dr. Abolmaali in the areas of structural mechanics and structural engineering. The award was established in honor of Dr. Tseng Huang (deceased) by his supporters and admirers, who was a long time faculty member in the Civil Engineering department and who made significant contributions as a researcher and scholar in structural mechanics.