James W. Foley ’68, P.E., S.E., G.E., of Saratoga, California, has been awarded the NCEES Distinguished Service Award for his dedicated service to the engineering and surveying professions. NCEES recognized the 2010 award winners at its Annual Meeting, held August 18–21 in Denver. Since becoming a member of the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in 1998, Foley has served as board president, vice president, and chair of various committees. He has written articles on the regulation of the engineering profession in California, and when the board assumed responsibility for regulating the practices of geology and geophysics, Foley participated in informational meetings to address licensees’ concerns. He is currently the board liaison to its Geotechnical Engineering and Geology technical advisory committees. Foley was a member of the NCEES Committee on Finances from 2007 to 2010 and served as chair for three years. He was a member of the Examination Administration Task Force from 2004 to 2006 and a member of the Fire Protection/Design-Build Task Force in 2003–04. Foley is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, the California Geotechnical Engineering Association, the American Public Works Association, and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.