Melissa Tooley, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) director of external initiatives, received a Distinguished Alumni award April 9 at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering Alumni Awards Banquet. The Department of Civil Engineering chose Tooley as their award recipient, one of the highest honors given to College of Engineering alumni. According to the award […]
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Tooley Featured in Transportation Builder Magazine
TTI Senior Research Engineer and Director of External Initiatives Melissa Tooley published a column in the September/October issue of Transportation Builder magazine, published by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). In the column, she recounts her personal experiences in entering the civil engineering field as one of just a few women seeking engineering […]
Teleworking – The New Normal?
By Melissa Tooley When companies across the country recently announced new work-from-home policies in response to COVID-19, the news sent employees and companies alike into a tailspin, creating hardships for many. Workers scrambled to retrieve computers, files and supplies from their workplace and identify a space at home to work; IT departments hustled to assist […]
TTI’s Tooley and Other Top Women Executives Share Inclusion Strategies
Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, joined three other top female transportation industry executives on September 23, at the American Road and Transportation Builders Association 2019 National Convention in Savannah, Ga., to discuss how to build a diverse and successful work environment. The leaders, representing ARTBA Foundation’s “Glass Hammer” […]
Tooley Receives ARTBA’s Prestigious Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award
Melissa Tooley, senior research engineer and director of external initiatives with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), received the Ethel S. Birchland Award Oct. 1 in New York City at The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) national convention. Named after Ethel S. Birchland, ARTBA’s executive director in the mid-1920s, ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation […]
ARTBA Women Leaders Council Featured in U.S. DOT’s Public Roads Magazine
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Women Leaders Council was recently featured in U.S. DOT’s Public Roads magazine – the article “Making Inroads for Women in Transportation” is co-written by Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs. Created in 1902, ARTBA is a federation with the primary goal of aggressively growing […]
TTI Successful on Broad Range of UTC Proposals
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently successful in three proposals which will usher in an era of partnerships to improve transportation safety, rural transit and railway safety. According to TTI Director of External Initiatives Melissa Tooley, the three proposals will be two-year projects and were part of a competition for the University Transportation […]
Tooley Named ARTBA Vice Chairman at Large
Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been elected vice chairman at large for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Results of the nominating process were announced during ARTBA’s National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-12. Tooley’s election represents the first time a TTI employee has […]