Professor Rick Balling has received the King and Diane Husein Professorship for the years 2011-2013. This professorship was established in the BYU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department through a generous endowment provided by King and Diane Husein in 2002. The purpose of the professorship is “to promote and encourage outstanding teaching and research, thus providing a superior education for students.” Professor Balling is noted as an engaging and rigorous teacher of structural engineering and is particularly recognized for his popular study abroad class – China mega structures. He has been a member of the department since 1982. His research interests include structural optimization and greenplexes.