San Antonio, Texas — The Center for Ports and Waterways at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is hosting the 2004 Texas Ports & Waterways Conference in San Antonio, Texas, at the Omni Hotel on December 2-3, 2004. Presentations by the Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, the State of Texas’ Office of Homeland Security, […]
Archives for 2004
Study of bicycle use on Texas A&M Campus to begin next week
COLLEGE STATION — Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers will begin a study of bicycle use on the Texas A&M campus next week. The study, sponsored by Southwest University Transportation Center, is expected to help local officials improve bike routes, enhance safety and encourage more bike use locally. The study will update a similar effort conducted […]
Humann selected for Hall of Honor induction
DALLAS — Longtime local civic and business leader Walter J. Humann has been honored with induction into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor. Humann was recognized during a June 11 ceremony for his “ongoing, positive influence on the quality of life in Dallas and North Texas by facilitating improvements in the transportation infrastructure.” The newest […]
Transportation leaders selected for Hall of Honor induction
AUSTIN — Two of the transportation industry¿s most prominent contributors have been selected for induction into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor – Ray Barnhart and Raymond Stotzer. Barnhart is former administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and Stotzer was former Engineer-Director for the Texas Department of Transportation. The Hall of Honor was established in […]
Smith named holder of Kelleher Professorship
COLLEGE STATION—Dr. Roger E. Smith, a researcher with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University and, has been named holder of the Herbert D. Kelleher Professorship in Transportation. Smith came to Texas A&M in 1986 as an associate professor. He previously was an officer […]
Ledé honored for career contributions
HOUSTON—Dr. Naomi Ledé, a senior research scientist with the Texas Transportation Institute, has been recognized as an African American Hero in Transportation. Ledé received the honor from the Port of Houston Authority, along with Captain Paul Brown of the Houston Pilots, the group responsible for navigation safety for the Port of Houston, and former Port […]
Texas Transportation Institute Researcher Earns National Honor
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dominique Lord, Associate Research Scientist with the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), is the 2004 recipient of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) D. Grant Mickle Award. The award recognizes work on an outstanding paper in traffic operations, safety or maintenance of transportation facilities. The award was presented January 14 […]
Burke and Christiansen receive Regents Fellow Award
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents recently bestowed its Regents Fellow Service Award on TTI Deputy Director Dennis Christiansen and Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center Dock Burke. In 1998, the Board established the Regents Fellow Service Award Program to honor service, extension and research professionals who […]