Ullman Receives Regents Fellow Designation

Gerald Ullman receives Board of Regents award

Gerald Ullman, Texas A&M Transportation Institute senior research engineer and manager of the work zone and dynamic message sign research program, has been presented with a Regents Fellow Service Award, which is among the most prestigious honors bestowed by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. The award was presented during ceremonies held at [...]

TTI Wins Multiple Outstanding Paper Awards at TRB

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Several employees have received Outstanding Paper Awards at this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-17. Lead authors Stacey Bricka, Nauman Sheikh and Adam Pike were the respective winners of the Charley V. Wootan, K.B. Woods and Young Professional awards. Established in 2004, the Charley V. Wootan Award is [...]

Jerry Ullman Receives Regents Fellow Service Award

Jerry Ullman.

On Nov. 2, 2012, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents designated TTI Senior Research Engineer Jerry Ullman to receive the Regents Fellow Service Award. Ullman manages TTI’s Work Zone and DMS Program. The Board established the Regents Fellow Service Award program in 1998 to recognize employees who make exemplary contributions to their university [...]

Hawkins Honored with Educator Award

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Dr. Gene Hawkins, associate professor in the Texas A&M Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, is the recipient of a prestigious educator award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Hawkins, who is also a research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), received the 2012 Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award at the [...]

Norboge Presents Paper at Eno Center for Transportation

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In a time of increased scrutiny about where transportation dollars are spent, the need for sound economic analysis in transportation planning is greater than ever. Nick Norboge, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) assistant transportation researcher and fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, recently presented a paper that examines how economic analysis can help states make [...]

Geiselbrecht Receives IAP2 Certification

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Texas Transportation Institute Assistant Research Scientist Tina Geiselbrecht has successfully completed 40 hours of instruction by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2), receiving the IAP2 Certification in Public Participation. Geiselbrecht’s work centers on public opinion research and public outreach. In assessing public opinion about planned transportation projects, she has conducted numerous stakeholder interviews, focus [...]

Turnbull Cited for Excellence in Applied Research

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Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Agency Director Katie Turnbull received recognition from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Managed Lanes Committee on May 23 for her contribution to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high-occupancy toll (HOT) research, an effort spanning more than 20 years. The citation states that “[Turnbull’s research findings] and her hands-on involvement in [...]

Employees, Students Honored with Awards at TTI Day

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A total of 14 employees and a doctoral student were the recipients of this year’s individual awards announced May 1 at TTI Day at the Brazos County Expo Center Ballroom. | Individual Citation Listing The award ceremony is one of the highlights of the annual gathering. This is the 18th year that TTI Day has [...]

Employees Receive Team Award

This is a photo of TTI's AWAM team award winners.

The employees responsible for the Anonymous Wireless Address Matching (AWAM) System received the Herbert H. Richardson Team Award at TTI Day, May 1 held at the Brazos County Expo Center. The 24 employees all had a role in the invention, implementation, testing and success of the AWAM system, which has been featured in numerous publications [...]

TTI Recognized by Women’s Transportation Seminar International

TTI’s Ginger Goodin (right) with Melinda Clary, president of the WTS International Heart of Texas Chapter, at the recent Awards and Scholarship Gala.

In May, a Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) project designed to improve community bicycle facilities will receive the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International 2011 Innovative Solutions Award at the organization’s annual conference in Denver. The project, Using Smartphones to Collect Bicycle Travel Data in Texas, was first honored with the WTS Heart of Texas (HOT) Chapter’s [...]