Robert Johns, Ron Have, Catherine Petersen
CTS Awards
William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award
The William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award is presented to a professional in the freight transportation and logistics field for his or her leadership and contributions to the education of future leaders in private sector freight transportation. The award is named in honor of William K. Smith, who served on the initial committee to establish CTS and on many CTS research and education councils until his death in 2001. While Smith served for many years as a state and national leader at General Mills, he also taught classes in the Carlson School of Management and influenced many others with his passion for learning and teaching.
2009 Recipient
Ron Have, President of Freightmasters, Inc.
Last year’s recipient, Catherine Petersen, presented the award to Ron Have, president of Freightmasters, Inc. Have chairs the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee and is a member of the Transportation Advisory Board of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Have’s “spirit of volunteerism and creation of community embodies his life,” Petersen said. Have recommended volunteering to everyone: “You get a lot more than you give.”
Past Recipients
2008
Cathy Petersen, Principal, CJ Petersen & Associates
2007
John Hausladen, President, Minnesota Trucking Association
2006
Richard Murphy Jr., CEO, Murphy Warehouse Company
2005
William Goins, Adjunct Faculty, Carlson School of Management
2004
Howard Gochberg, Faculty, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Metropolitan State University
2003
Ron Lifson, Vice president/general manager, LDI Fibres, Inc.
2002
Gary Eikaas, Executive vice president, Dedicated Logistics, Inc.