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Traffic Safety Design Leader Karen Dixon Recognized by 2021 ITE Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Karen Dixon is the 2021 recipient of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award. The award recognizes traffic safety leaders through their involvement in professional organizations, the community and traffic engineering performance. The award is named after Edmund R. Ricker, president of […]

Guo-Led Team Advances as Finalist in ITE Vision Zero Design Sandbox Competition

Led by Xiaoyu “Sky” Guo, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) engineering graduate student worker, the Aggie Vision team is one of two student finalists for the second annual Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Vision Zero Design Sandbox Competition. The team includes Sruthi Ashraf, TTI engineering graduate student worker; Zihao Li, TTI graduate research assistant; Chaolun […]

Beverly Kuhn Elected International President of ITE

Beverly Kuhn was elected as the 2022 International President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and Rosana Correa was elected as the 2022 International Vice President. Both will take office in January of 2022. Dr. Kuhn is a Division Head and Regents Fellow at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in College Station, Texas, USA. […]

Statement on the Passing of Neilon Rowan, Retired TTI Research Engineer and Traffic Operations Pioneer

We are saddened to hear that Neilon Rowan passed away on Jan. 8, 2021. His big smile and friendly demeanor immediately put everyone at ease around him. Known to his students as Dr. Rowan, he was a beloved mentor to many researchers early in their extensive careers. He was a retired Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]

ITE’s Texas District Delivers First Virtual Conference with TTI Support

The Texas District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (TexITE) worked over the summer to evaluate and choose a platform to deliver its first virtual conference. TTI’s involvement included speakers, moderators, and behind-the-scenes logistics: Jason Crawford moderated and Robert Wunderlich spoke at the plenary session, “COVID-19: What Happened?”; Srinivas Geedipally spoke during the “Vision Zero […]

TTI’s Robert Wunderlich Receives the Prestigious Burton W. Marsh Award

TTI Center for Transportation Safety Director Robert Wunderlich received the prestigious Burton W. Marsh Award at the 2019 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual International Meeting in Austin, Texas, which occurred July 21–24. The Marsh Award is presented to an ITE member who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of ITE over the years. In his […]

TTI’s Crawford Appointed Chair of ITE Coordinating Council

Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer Jason Crawford has been appointed chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Coordinating Council. Crawford’s two-year appointment began Jan. 1. The ITE Coordinating Council provides leadership and coordination across the technical and employer councils’ activities. The ITE councils “enhance professional collaboration and advance the technical body of […]

Kuhn Receives ITE’s Matson Award

Beverly Kuhn, senior research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), is the recipient of the Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award. Kuhn received the award at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting in August. The prestigious Matson Award is given annually to those considered pioneers in their engineering professions. For Kuhn, transportation […]

TTI Graduate Researchers to Compete in ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter at Texas A&M (TAMU-ite) is preparing for an international competition next month after winning the Texas District Traffic Bowl in June. The four-member TAMU-ite team includes two graduate research assistants with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Xiaoyu (Sky) Guo and Jayson Stibbe. The team’s coach, Kartikeya […]

Kuhn Appointed Chair of ITE Coordinating Council

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Division Head and Senior Research Engineer Beverly Kuhn was recently appointed as Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Coordinating Council. Kuhn’s appointment began on Jan. 1. The coordinating council coordinates activities of the professional, technical and employer-type councils of ITE and oversees more than 70 council projects currently underway, […]

Crawford Elected to ITE Texas District Director

Texas A&M Transportation Institute Associate Research Engineer Jason Crawford was recently elected to serve as the Texas District director to the Institute of Transportation Engineer’s (ITE) International Board of Direction. The term is from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017. Crawford, who has been an ITE member since 1989, will be working with the […]

Fitzpatrick Receives Marsh Award for Distinguished Service

After more than 30 years of having her as a member—including serving on various committees—the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) honored Senior Research Engineer Kay Fitzpatrick of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute with the Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award during its Annual Meeting and Exhibit in August. Named after Marsh, a founder and past […]

Awards and more

TTI and IBM Partner for Intelligent Transportation Solutions In a collaboration that could lead to future transportation improvements in Texas and around the globe, leaders from the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and IBM signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during a ceremony in Austin April 1. “This agreement is a starting point that allows us […]