ITE Student Chapter Receives Award |
University of Utah Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter receives the Student Chapter Award Honorable Mention from the western ITE region in the Western ITE Annual meeting on July 12th in Albuquerque, NM. There are a total of 29 quantified student chapter compete for the award, and for a second year in a row, University of Utah student chapter is acknowledged as the runner-up.
The purpose of the Student Chapter Award is to encourage Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapters to: 1. Achieve the objectives set forth by the Student Chapter Charter: “to promote the advancement of the transportation and traffic engineering profession by fostering the close association of students with the transportation and traffic engineering profession and the Institute; to acquaint Chapter Members with topics of interest in transportation and traffic engineering through the medium of addresses by competent speakers, and of Chapter sponsored trips; to foster the development of professional spirit; to promote common interests among Chapter Members; to encourage the expansion of facilities for transportation and traffic engineering study,” and 2. To provide a means for the Institute to recognize outstanding accomplishments in such activities. More information here. |
Dr. R.J. Porter Speaks at 2nd Serbian Road Congress |
Dr. R.J. Porter was a keynote speaker in the open plenary session of the 2nd Serbian Road Congress in Belgrade, Serbia. The 2nd Serbian Road Congress was held in Belgrade, on June 9-10, 2016.
Their mission states” Roads influence on the life of modern society and determine the paths of future development. The way society relate to roads, and the way roads relate to nature, reflects the way society relate to its environment and itself. Responsible decision-making, based on new technologies of planning and design, as well as construction based on modern techniques of materialisation of these projects, will turn good ideas to even better road infrastructure. These irrefutable facts form the main topics of the forthcoming Second Serbian Road Congress in Belgrade.” Find out more here. |
Ivana Tasic Attends Eno Future Leaders Conference |
Graduate student Ivana Tasic has been selected by the Board of Regents of the Eno Center for Transportation to participate in the 24th annual Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, DC, June 5-9, 2016. Ivana will be among 20 other of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation to get a first-hand look at how national transportation policies are developed.
Ivana also will receive the 2016 Charles William Koch Award, which recognizes exceptional academic achievement and leadership qualities evidenced by a student specializing in transportation operations. "Ivana is very dedicated to the transportation profession. She has an outstanding academic record and has demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills within and outside of the academic environment. I know she will be successful in her career, and will become a very visible leader in transportation. I can think of no better representative of the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference." - Dr. R.J. Porter |
Dr. Cathy Liu Awarded 2016 Educator of the Year |
The Utah Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) awarded its 2016 Educator of the Year to Professor Cathy Liu at the ITE Utah Chapter Annual Conference on January 28th.
The event was held at the Rice Eccles Stadium. There were over 200 transportation professionals from public agencies, consultants, academia, students, and vendors. |