Innovation and Development Committee, is one of the three Board-level committees at ISSMGE. ISSMGE is the premier international organization in geotechnical engineering, of which the ASCE Geo-Institute is the national member. Professor Zekkos is also the founder and Managing Director of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories which became formally an ISSMGE refereed journal a few months ago. Please join us in congratulating Professor Zekkos on this great honor and unique opportunity.