CTS presented the following awards at its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on February 15 in Minneapolis.
Richard P. Braun Distinguished Service Award
(outstanding leadership in research and innovation)
Mary Vogel, co-director, Center for Changing Landscapes
Ray L. Lappegaard Distinguished Service Award
(outstanding leadership, mentorship, and support for the profession)
Alan Forsberg, retired county engineer, Blue Earth County
William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award
(leadership, mentorship, and education of future leaders in private-sector freight transportation)
Vanta Coda II, executive director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Distinguished Public Leadership Award
(public leaders who have influenced innovative transportation policy directions)
Michael Beard, chair, Scott County Board, and member, Minnesota House of Representatives, 2002–2014
(students in engineering, science, and technology fields)
Education Awards
Matthew J. Huber Award
Mengying Cui: Doctoral candidate, civil engineering; advisor: David Levinson
Jingru Gao: Master’s degree, transportation engineering; advisor: Gary Davis
John S. Adams Award
(students in policy and planning fields)
Jueyu Wang: Doctoral candidate, public affairs (concentration in urban planning); advisor: Greg Lindsey
Roadway Safety Institute Outstanding Student of the Year
William Barbour, master’s candidate, civil engineering (concentration in sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an RSI partner; advisor: Daniel Work
