James E. Krebs, PE CCP FAACE Hon. Life Named Honorary Life Membership Recipient

Honorary Life Membership: Honorary Life Membership is given upon the unanimous approval of the AACE International Board of Directors to those individuals who have served the Association on the local and international levels in a variety of capacities.  Minimum requirements are: Membership in AACE for twenty-five (25) or more consecutive years.  Candidates shall have attained the status of Fellow of AACE.  In  addition, candidates shall have distinguished service in two (2) or more of the following functions: a.) Served on the AACE International Board of Directors; b.) Served as a member of an associate board, task force, standing, and/or ad hoc committee; c.) Presented two (2) or more technical papers at the Conference & Expo, section meetings, AACE seminars, or to other professional societies; or d.) Engaged as a full-or part-time instructor teaching in total cost management subject areas.  Membership in AACE is required.

James E. Krebs, PE CCP FAACE Hon. Life – Jim has been a member of AACE since 1986.  He became a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1996.  He has served the Great Lakes Section of AACE in a variety of capacities, including President (1999-2000; 2010-Present), Vice President (1996-1997; 2003-2007), and Director (1995, 1998, 2001).  He was a member of the AACE Scholarship Review Task Force (2018-2019) and chaired the search committee for the AACE Executive Director in 2020.  Jim was elected and served AACE’s Board of Directors as Director-Region 4 (2008-2010), Vice President-Administration (2015-2017), President-Elect (2021-2022), President (2022-2023), and Past President (2022-2023).  He has been a member of the AACE Ethics Committee (2017-2020), the Nominations Committee (2022-2024), and the Awards Committee (2022-2024). He is a frequent instructor of AACE Conference & Expo continuing education seminars.  Additionally, Jim has been involved in developing many training classes and publications in the construction, cost estimating, planning and scheduling, project controls, project management, and claim avoidance areas of study.  AACE has previously recognized Jim with the Keane Award for Distinguished Service to an AACE Section (2012), Fellow (2012), and O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award (2019).  Jim is the Executive Vice President, Owner at Administrative Controls Management (ACM).