Schnabel’s past president, Hubert Deaton III, P.E. won the Harry Schnabel Jr. Award at the IFCEE Conference in Orlando in March 2018. The Harry Schnabel Jr. Award was established by the Geo-Institute in 2006. This is a memorial award in recognition of Harry Schnabel’s accomplishments in the field of earth retaining structures. This award encourages continued excellence and innovation by those making a career in the earth retaining structures industry.