T.R. Higgins Lecture: Achieving Excellence in Fabricated Structural Steel

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What does it mean to achieve excellence in fabrication? How does the degree of excellence impact the success of steel building and bridge projects? How is excellence achieved? Answering correctly is paramount for achieving quality projects that are cost-effective and on schedule. The 2025 AISC T. R. Higgins Lecture addresses these questions, providing shop floor insights that transcend steel structures fabrication to any custom manufactured engineering components. 

Course Schedule

Date:  4/14/2026; Time:  12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central

Individual Registration

Register one person. Each registrant has access to the course including the live webinar and a certificate upon satisfactory attendance. Anyone attending from their own connection including LearningPass subscribers should register under this option.

    • FREE 

Group Registration

Post-register roster members who attend the presentation at a single connection (e.g. conference room).  Everyone may earn a certificate.

    • FREE

Speaker


 Ronnie Medlock is vice president of technical services at High Steel Structures LLC in Lancaster, PA. He is responsible for quality control and for fabrication and inspection technology advancements at High Steel, which produces fabricated steel for I-girder, box girder, arch, truss, and cable-stay bridges. Prior to joining High Steel in 2006, Ronnie worked for TxDOT, starting in 1988. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Ronnie is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He received an AISC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

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