Philip Line earned his B.S. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1991. He is the Director of Structural Engineering for the American Wood Council. “Virginia Tech gave me basic engineering skills but, more importantly, helped me learn how to become a better student and helped to grow my interest in learning,” he said. “I like to think that becoming accustomed to constant learning and enjoying working with others in that pursuit has helped me become a better engineer and colleague. He has 28 years of experience in structural engineering, building codes, standards, and guideline development. Among his many honors, he has been awarded the S.B. Barnes Research Award by Structural Engineers Association of California Seismology and the L.J. Markward Award from the ASTM D07 Committee of Wood.