2 0 0 4 E N G I N E E R I N G E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S Opera Singer Margaret Ogden provided a stirring rendition of the National Anthem, while flanked by the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard, during the EEA Gala. Bob and Carole Barnett, of Barnett Associates in Pell City, Ala., enjoy the winner exhibits on display at the Engineering Excellence Awards reception. Najib Abboud, chief technology officer of Weidlinger Associates in New York City, accepted the 2004 Grand Conceptor Award for Weidlinger's forensic study of the World Trade Center FORREST MACCORMACK collapse. Abboud called the award a very prestigious honor. l June 2004 ENGINEERING INC. 2 5 May