Benton & Associates, Inc. is please to announce Stefanie J. Ballinger, PE, as an Associates of the firm in recognition of her years of service, contributions to our client’s projects, and ownership commitment.  Ms. Ballinger has taken on a key role in leading general civil and transportation projects at B&A.

Stefanie is a licensed professional engineer, now based in Jacksonville and previously in Macomb.  Stefanie provides civil engineering planning, design and construction phase services on a wide range of infrastructure improvement projects including IDOT highway/interstate projects, safe-routes-to-school projects, community stormwater drainage, sewer collection systems and wastewater treatment plant facilities.  Stefanie has been with B&A since 2014 and is a graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Western Illinois University.

Benton & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Drew S. Ruholl, PE, to our Jacksonville office.  Ruholl is a graduate from SIU-Edwardsville with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.  He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois.  Ruholl was previously employed with the Illinois Department of Transportation for seven years as a Civil Engineer III.  Ruholl will work in B&A’s transportation department.  He has experience in Phase I planning and designs including project reports, drainage studies, pavement designs, traffic impact analysis and staging, and bridge condition reports; Phase II planning and design including contract plans, specifications, and estimates; Phase III construction observation; and surveying for the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Ruholl is a member of the American Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, and American Society of Civil Engineers.  He and his wife reside in Mount Sterling.