Nominations:
The NCSITE Awards Committee would like to request your nomination(s) for our Annual Awards. Please review the Award Criteria and submit anyone deserving to be recognized with any of these prestigious awards.
Review the criteria and make your nomination(s) online at the following link: www.ncsite.org/awards/nominationform.html
Please submit nominations anytime during the year! Nominations received by SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 will be eligible for nomination for this year’s awards. Any nominations received after that date will be considered for next year’s awards.
Awards history:
Soon after the transition from Division of Southern District in 1988 to full Section status, the Board of Directors realized the need to have its own Awards Program. In 1992 the Section Awards Program was established to recognize outstanding service and commitment by members through the following awards: Robert J. Dodge Professional Image Award, R.V. Moss Lifetime Service Award, Jay Quinn Technical Excellence Award, Contribution to Transportation Award, Paul D. Cribbins Cup and the President’s Award. In 1999 the Young Professional Award was presented for the first time, and in 2005 the New Member Award was established. All the award recipients are selected from a pool of nominees by the Award Committee with the exception of the President’s Award, which is given by the President in office.
The following provides a brief introduction about each award and the recent award winner:
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Robert J. Dodge Professional Image Award
R.V. Moss Lifetime Service Award
Jay Quinn Technical Excellence Award
Contribution to Transportation Award
Paul D. Cribbins Cup
Young Professional Award
New Member Award |
Robert J. Dodge Professional Image Award
Recipient must be a member or affiliate member of NCSITE; possess demonstrated technical competence and excellent people skills; must have a demonstrated record of service to the profession, the organization, and his/her community; who by personal demeanor and example projects the best image of what a transportation professional should be.
2009 Award Winner: Dr. Joseph E. Hummer, Ph.D., P.E.
Congratulations to Joe Hummer of North Carolina State University for winning this award !was presented the Robert Dodge Professional Image Award during the Quiz Bowl in the afternoon. He graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's and Master’s of Science degree. He received his Doctorate from Purdue University.
He is the author of numerous technical papers and articles and also an international expert on highway safety and innovative intersection designs. He has taught transportation engineering classes at two North Carolina Universities: UNCC and NCSU. Currently he is a Professor at NCSU and served as Student Chapter Liaison for several years. For many of those years, his chapter was the recipient of the Cribbins Cup for Outstanding Student Chapter.
Throughout his teaching career, Dr. Hummer has instilled thousands of civil engineering students with both the knowledge and confidence needed for successful transportation careers. He is a consummate professional, who invariably displays a calm, confident, yet passionate demeanor in both individual and group settings.
Congratulations to Joseph E. Hummer, Ph.D., PE of North Carolina State University for winning this award!
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R.V. Moss Lifetime Service Award
Recipient must have been a Member or an Affiliate Member for at least 15 years; should possess demonstrated technical confidence; should have made significant contributions to the profession and ITE through participation in committees, workshops, speakers’ bureaus, seminars, fundraising, meetings and local arrangement committees; and through elected office at the Section level or higher.
2009 Award Winner: Mr. H.A. "Burt" Tasaico
Burt Tasaico was presented the R.V. Moss Lifetime Service Award. Burt’s wife, Jill, was in attendance for the presentation. He graduated from North Carolina State University with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering. He has participated on numerous committees and has served as president of NCSITE in 2001.
He is currently working on compiling some of the NCSITE historical information. He is a previous recipient of the NCSITE President’s Award that recognizes someone that has shown exceptional dedication to the sitting President and to the Section. He has been employed with NCDOT since 1996, and held various positions in the Program Development Branch, Information Technology Division, and most recently, in the Financial Management Division as the State Program Analysis Engineer.
Congratulations to H.A. “Burt” Tasaico, P.E. of the North Carolina Department of Transportation for winning this award!
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Jay Quinn Technical Excellence Award
Recipient must possess excellent technical knowledge and must share their knowledge / insight with the NCSITE through presentations at NCSITE sponsored meetings or training sessions, or active participation in councils or committees, task forces, or work groups. Recipient must have made a significant contribution to the Section, and is not required to be a Member or Affiliate of NCSITE to be recognized with this award.
2009 Award Winner: Michael P. Reese, P.E.
Mike Reese was presented the Jay Quinn Technical Excellence Award. Mike’s wife, Bobbie, was in attendance for the presentation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. The Jay Quinn Technical Excellence Award requirements were recently updated to recognize recipients that share their technical knowledge and expertise for the benefit of the NCSITE. Mike is the first recipient of this revised award. He has made a significant contribution to the success of NCSITE through his leadership at Annual Meetings, Local Meetings, and Workshops. He is a very active member of the Traffic Engineering Council.
He provides technical expertise through seminars, workshops, and offers to do whatever is needed for NCSITE events. He has taught many technical courses including Logo Signing Conferences; Driveway Manual Policies and Practices; and Access Management Training. For numerous years, he has taken leadership of the Southern District ITE Website. He was a finalist for the Joseph M. Thomas Young Member Award through the Southern District ITE this past spring. He has attended SDITE meetings and TRB meetings at his own cost and for many years, and opened his hotel room to struggling students attending TRB. He coordinates transportation events for the Special Olympics North Carolina games. His professional experience ranges from positions in Signing, Work Zone Traffic Control, Signals and Geometrics, and currently as the Congestion Management Project Engineer for the Western Region with NCDOT.
Congratulations to Michael P. Reese, P.E. of the North Carolina Department of Transportation for winning this award!
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Contribution to Transportation Award
Recipient is an individual not affiliated with NCSITE in any capacity who has contributed significantly to transportation through professional and/or political activities.
2009 Award Winner: Senator S. Clark Jenkins
Senator S. Clark Jenkins was presented the Contribution to Transportation Award. He served as the Division 4 NCDOT Board of Transportation Representative from 1993 to 2003. In 2003, he was elected to serve as the Senate representative for the 3rd District comprised of Edgecombe, Martin, and Pitt Counties, and he is now serving his 4th term in this position.
He currently serves on the following committees: Transportation Appropriations, Appropriations/ Base Budget, Commerce, Finance, Judiciary, Pension & Retirement & Aging, and Transportation. Leadership roles in these committees include serving as the Co-Chair of Senate Finance Committee, and he is the past Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Committee and is currently serving as the Vice-Chairman. He is the leading sponsor of transportation legislation in the Senate. He served on the 21st Century Transportation Committee as a Subcommittee Chairman and was instrumental in the passing of the local option sales tax for transit that passed this session. He also sponsored legislation this session to place a floor on the variable gas tax rate of 12.4 cents or 7% of the wholesale price whichever is higher. This will increase NCDOT revenues by $125 million during the current biennium.
Congratulations to Senator S. Clark Jenkins for winning this award!
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Paul D. Cribbins Cup
Awarded to the outstanding student chapter within the Section (currently three: North Carolina State University, Raleigh (NCSU); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro (N.C. A&T); and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte).
2009 Award Winner: UNC Charlotte ITE Student Chapter
The cup is awarded to the outstanding student chapter within the Section. The Awards Committee reviewed the Annual Reports from NCSU, UNC Charlotte, and NCA&T. Since Paul Cribbins who was not in attendance to present the award, Dr. Joe Hummer represented the Outstanding Student Chapter Award to the UNC Charlotte students.
Congratulations to the students and faculty of UNC Charlotte for winning this award!
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Young Professional Award
Awarded to a Member or Affiliate, under the age of 35 years, who, over their young professional career, has contributed to the advancement of the transportation profession and the North Carolina Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Recipients should exhibit such personal traits as integrity, honesty, professionalism and leadership. Individual professional accomplishments such as transportation innovations, technical research, paper writing, and NCSITE organizational work, including meeting participation and committee work, can be considered.
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2009 Award Winner: Radha Krishna Swayamapakala
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Radha Krishna Swayamapakala was presented the Young Professional Award. His wife, Bhavana, was in attendance for the presentation. Radha Krishna graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kakatiya University and earned his master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. His leadership of the Operations Committee has led to extended enhancements of user services for the members of NCSITE including additional Website functionality including online registration for meetings, online membership renewals for Affiliates, and online award nominations. He is organizing the expansion of historical information available on the web site. Just in 2009, he has participated in Board Meetings as the Chair of the Operations Committee, attended Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning Council meetings, participated in the Scholarship Committee, and participated in the Awards Committee without knowledge of his nomination or receipt of this award. He has influenced many UNC Charlotte students to participate in NCSITE activities through his strong work ethic and his passion for transportation. His commitment to NCSITE continues as he has accepted the responsibility of the Section’s incoming Secretary for 2010. He is a Project Engineer with RS&H Engineers in Charlotte, N.C.
Congratulations to Radha Krishna Swayamapakala, P.E., of RS&H Engineers for winning this award! |
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New Member Award
Awarded to a New Member or Affiliate of our North Carolina Section, who has contributed substantially to the advancement of the Section through any of the following responsibilities, and not limited to: Council involvement, committee involvement, special projects, conference planning, meeting participation, presentations at NCSITE sponsored meetings. A New Member would have less than five years of professional membership with our Section to qualify, and would represent the future leadership of NCSITE. Recipients should exhibit a teamwork approach to their NCSITE responsibilities, excellent leadership and professionalism skills, integrity, a willingness to learn, and an excitement for NCSITE activities and growth potential.
2009 Award Winner: Mr. Todd B. Delk, P.E.
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Todd Delk was presented the New Member Award. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. He was involved with the NC State Student Chapter and NCSITE prior to moving to Georgia for Graduate School and had reengaged with the NC Section since his return in 2005. He has contributed to monthly meeting arrangements, provided technical presentations for the TPC, worked diligently with the logistics of previous Mid-year Meetings and the agendas for the Annual Meeting. He is co-chair and co-founder of the “Committee for People Who Want to Make NCSITE Funner and Other Good Things Like That” which has encouraged recruitment of new NCSITE members and existing members to increase participation. He has been responsible for the Student Quiz Bowl for the past several years in varying capacities and is the incoming Chair for the Transportation Planning Council for 2010 - 2011. During the day he can be found developing corridor studies, transportation planning, and roundabout analysis at Kimley-Horn where he has worked since 2005.
Congratulations to Todd B. Delk, P.E., of Kimley-Horn for winning this award! |
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