Maria Lehman
Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering Management
Professor of Practice
Education and Licenses
- BS Civil Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo
- National Academy of Engineering inductee, 2025
- National Academy of Construction
- ASCE fellow and former president
- Professional Engineer, New York, 1986 #062880
- Professional Engineer Pennsylvania, 2010 #PE077475
- Professional Engineer, Michigan, 2010 #6201057229
- Professional Engineer, Florida, 2010 #71915 retired
- ENV SP since 2017
- Invited membership Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, engineering honor societies
- Advanced Executive Leadership Training, Jonathan Engels 20092012
- FEMA National Emergency Training Center, Integrated Emergency Management Course L930, 2004
- New York State SEMO Incident Command System I-300 certified, 2003
- USDOT, Managing Traffic Incidents and Roadway Emergencies NHI Course 133048, 2003
- 2004 ASCE President’s Medal for accomplishments & contributions to the Society and the profession through services as Director and Vice President, & dedicated leadership on public policy and on the issues of women and diversity in civil engineering
- National ASCE Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Significant Service to the Advancement of the Profession
- 2024 Buffalo Business First Woman of Influence, listed as number 17
- 2021 Buffalo Business First Top 100 Women of Influence, listed as
- 2016 Buffalo Business First Top 100 Women of Influence in Western New York, listed as 11
- 2015 Buffalo Business First Top 250 Most Influential People in Western New York, listed as 110
- Featured in the 2006 Book – “Changing Our World – True Stories of Women Engineers”
- Buffalo Business First - 1994 "40 under Forty"
- United Way Leadership Award
- Women Making History in Erie County, 2002 Inaugural class
- New York Governor’s Award for Women - Excellence in Business 2002
- 2003 State University of New York at Buffalo, Engineering Alumna of the Year
- 2003 Western New York APWA Public Works Leader of the Year
- 2003 AmPol Eagle Citizen of the Year in Government
- 2004 American Consulting Engineers Council – New York State President’s Award
- New York State Society of Professional Engineers – Erie/Niagara Chapter 2003 Engineering Manager of the Year
- 2004 New York State Engineering Manager of the Year
- 2010, 2011, 2012 Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals
- Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 4th and 5th editions
- International Who’s Who of Professional & Business Women, 8th and 10th edition
- Who’s Who of American Women, 21st and 23rd editions
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014 editions