Scott A. Spellmon

CEEAA Distinguished Alumni Award, 2023

For leadership as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, providing critical services to the nation such as disaster response, flood control, energy production, and land and water management; for leadership as Chief Engineer on the U.S. Army Staff and Chief of the Engineer branch of the U.S. Army, ensuring state-of-the-art combat support for U.S. soldiers in a changing world; and for service to our country through a lifetime career in the U.S. military and dedication to the civil engineering industry.

Biography

Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon serves as the 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). He oversees more than 38,000 Civilians and Soldiers who deliver about $90 billion in engineering services in more than 130 countries worldwide. From delivering critical water resources projects, to overseeing the design and construction of modern military facilities, and developing cutting-edge technologies, USACE addresses many of the nation’s toughest challenges through vital engineering and science solutions that secure the nation, energize the economy, and reduce disaster risk.

Prior to his current assignment, some of Spellmon’s command assignments include Commanding General of the Northwestern Division, USACE; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas; and Commander, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

Spellmon’s deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; Operation Iraqi Freedom; and Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

Spellmon, a native of Bloomingdale, N.J., is a 1986 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy from the U.S. Army War College.