Professor Charles E. Bakis, Distinguished Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has been elected Fellow of the International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Construction - the IIFC. The aim of the Institute is to advance the understanding and the application of FRP composites in the civil infrastructure, in the service of the engineering profession and society. Fellows are senior members of the Institute who have achieved a position of high responsibility and have contributed significantly to the advancement of the field through research or practice, or both. Fellowship is by conferment by the Council based on proposals made by the Executive Committee of the Institute.