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May 2003
Leaders, students honored at awards ceremony
Fred Corrigan, Coleen Landkamer, and Robert Johns
Distinguished Public Leadership Award: CTS Executive Committee member Fred Corrigan, executive vice president of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, presented the award to Colleen Landkamer, a Blue Earth County commissioner and former policy fellow at the Humphrey Institute. An advocate for rural issues, Landkamer said the reason she was "standing here is because so many people in this room have mentored me." She also said it is essential for policymakers to have CTS to turn to for good transportation information.
Gary Eikaas, Ron Lifson, and Robert Johns
William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award: Gary Eikaas, vice president of Dedicated Logistics Inc. and the inaugural winner of the award last year, presented the 2003 award to Ron Lifson, vice president/general manager of LDI Fibres, Inc. Lifson credited Smith for helping him "get hooked" to this "wonderful, entrepreneurial" industry, and thanked all those involved for supporting the activities that earned him the award.
Robert Johns, Robert Benke, and Dick Braun
Richard P. Braun Distinguished Service Award: In presenting the award, Richard P. Braun, founding director of CTS, asked, "Where is there a better person than Robert Benke to receive an award for research leadership and innovation? There isn't any." Benke, the former director of Mn/DOT's then-Office of Research Services, said he "wouldn't be here if not for the support of good people and good friends over the years." He also acknowledged the executive leadership and culture at Mn/DOT that treasured research.
Cheri Marti, Xue Li, and Mihai Marasteanu
Matthew J. Huber Award for Excellence in Transportation Research and Education: Cheri Marti, CTS assistant director, presented the Huber award to two students: Xue Li and Lei Zhang, doctoral candidates in the Department of Civil Engineering. Li's major is pavement engineering and his advisor is Assistant Professor Mihai Marasteanu.
Cheri Marti, Lei Zhang, and David Levinson
Zhang, who is advised by Assistant Professor David Levinson, is concentrating in transportation engineering.
Cheri Marti, Nancy Lueke, Heather Krause, and Nic Mackaman
Graduate Certificates in Transportation Studies: Marti announced the seven students receiving a graduate certificate in transportation studies this academic year: Andrew Johnson, Heather Krause, Peter Langworthy, Nancy Lueke, Nicholas Mackaman, Molly McCartney, and Peter Rafferty.
Marti also thanked the faculty advisors—Gerard McCullough (Applied Economics), John Adams (Geography), David Levinson (Civil Engineering), and Kevin Krizek (Humphrey Institute)—for their role in the certificate program.