Awards
The Institute of Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) annual international awards program honors outstanding achievements in transportation and distinguished service to ITE. The awards bestow international recognition upon the recipients and increase the public’s awareness of the role and responsibilities of the transportation professional.
Announcing 2021 Excellence in Transportation Award Recipients
International Awards
Distinguished Service
Pete Yauch, P.E., PTOE, RSPI
Memorial Award
H. Allen Swanson, P.Eng., RPP
Distinguished Transportation
Educator Award
Dr. David Hurwitz, Ph.D., (F)
- Complete Streets
“Raised Local Intersections:
The City of Nanaimo’s
New Engineering Standard”
City of Nanaimo and
ISL Engineering & Land Services
- TSMO
Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)
SunTrax™ Facility
City of Fremont, CA Vision Zero Program
- Planning
“Speed Management Action Plan
for Hillsborough’s
High Injury Network”
Hillsborough Metropolitan Organization
- Planning
"CSAH 21 Downtown Prior
Lake Improvement Project"
City of Prior Lake, MN
District/Section Awards
Award
ITE Western District
Momentum Award
National Capital Section (NCS)
of CITE (Canadian District)
Section/Chapter Award
Metropolitan Section of
New York and
New Jersey
Student Awards
Student Paper Award
Mingjian Wu, M.Sc.
Chapter of the Year
Oregon State University
ITE Student Chapter
Momentum Award
Student Chapter at the
University of California,
Los Angeles
Council Awards
Best Project Award
2021 Technical Conference -
Innovative Intersections
and Streets
Outstanding Volunteer Award
Chuck Huffine, P.E., PTOE (F)
Distinguished Consultant
Kenneth W. Ackeret P.E., PTOE, Ph.D.
Troy A. People Award
J. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Council Achievement Award
Mobility Trends During COVID-19
City of Calgary
Individual Award
Robert Rausch, P.E.
Organization Award
Local TSMO Program
City of Madison, WI
Edmund R. Ricker Award
Karen Dixon, Ph.D., P.E.
2021 Innovation in Education Award
The University of Washington
Online Master of Supply Chain
Transportation & Logistics (SCTL) Program
Standing Committee 2021
John LaPlante Award
British Columbia Ministry
of Transportation and Infrastructure
2021 Award Information
Find everything you need to know about ITE's 2021 Awards Program in the brochure, including eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, judging criteria, and deadlines.
Information on the 2022 Awards Program will be available in the Fall.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Awards Brochure
Burton W. Marsh Award for Distinguished Service
Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award
Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award
Transportation Achievement Awards
Young Member of the Year Award
District Rising Stars (see Young Member Link above for information)
DISTRICT/SECTION AWARDS (Who is my District Awards Coordinator?)
Section/Chapter Momentum Award
Outstanding Section/Chapter Award
STUDENT AWARDS
Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award
Student Chapter Momentum Award
Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) Research Paper Competition
COUNCIL AWARDS
Council Leadership Team Best Project and Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Consultants Council Distinguished Consultant Award
Traffic Engineering Council Troy A. Peoples Award
Public Agency Council Achievement Award
Transportation Systems Management & Operations Council:
Individual/Organization Awards
Safety Council Individual/Organization Awards (Edmund R. Ricker Awards)
Transportation Education Council Innovation in Education Award
ITE Pedestrian and Bicycle Standing Committee John LaPlante Award
ITE Roundabout Standing Committee Affordable Roundabout Award (coming soon)
View the 2020 Award Winners
Previous Award Winners
To see a list of previous awards and past winners, please click here.