Sam
was a significant contributor to the profession’s technical literature
by authoring of over 36articles and papers. He wrote chapters in the
Traffic Engineering Handbook, 4th edition, An Introduction to
Transportation Engineering, and Transportation and Traffic Engineering
Handbook, 1st edition. He is a proponent of expanding the
horizon of the transportation professional to look around the world for
effective solutions to transportation needs and issues.
Sam also served as an adjunct professor at the University of
Toronto and a lecturer at the traffic training program of the Ontario
Traffic Conference.
Sam’s
service to ITE includes elective offices in ITE’s
Canadian District (formerly the Canadian Section) including President. He was also Head of Department 4 of Technical Council, chair
of the Urban Traffic Engineers Council, chair of the Program Development
Conference, Technical Program chair of the 1963 and 1979 Annual
Meetings; and memberships and chair of numerous other committees. Sam also was nominated to be a candidate for International
Secretary-Treasurer and for Vice President.
Sam
served on the Council of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada and
chaired the Signal Committee. He
unselfishly gave of his time and shared his experience through active
memberships in the Ontario Association of Professional Engineers, the
Ontario Traffic Conference, the Roads and Transportation Association of
Canada (now the Transportation Association of Canada), the
Transportation Research Board, the American Road and Transportation
Builder's Association, and the Ontario Good Roads Association.
Sam also served on committees of the National Highway Cooperative
Research Program.
Sam
has a B. A. Sc. With honors from the University of Toronto and a M. Eng.
in Civil Engineering-Transportation Planning from the University of
Waterloo. |
