ARTBA Announces 2007 Award Winners

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Washington, D.C. [Oct. 17, 2007]—The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) October 10 recognized several transportation design and construction industry leaders during the association’s national convention, held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

ARTBA announced these awards:

The Nello L. Teer, Jr. Award: David C. Bramble, president, David A. Bramble, Inc., in Chestertown, Md. Created in 1988 as a tribute to contractor and Past ARTBA Chairman (1959-61) Nello L. Teer, Jr., this award annually honors a contractor member who has made outstanding contributions to the association’s Contractors Division and the transportation construction industry as a whole.

Guy Kelcey Award: Gene McCormick, senior vice president, Parsons Brinckerhoff, in Naples, Fla. This award, which honors Guy Kelcey, one of the Planning & Design (P&D) Division’s organizers, is given each year to an ARTBA member who has exhibited a high degree of service to the association’s P&D Division.

ARTBA division awards presented earlier this year included:

John “Jake” Landen Memorial Highway Safety Award: (Traffic Safety Industry Division):

Tom Hicks, director of the office of traffic and safety at the Maryland State Highway Administration. Established in 1989 in memory of Traffic Safety Industry Division leader and Past ARTBA Chairman (1976) J.C. Landen, this annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to highway safety.

S.S. Steinberg Award: Nicholas J. Garber, The Henry L. Kinnier professor of civil engineering at the University of Virginia. Created in honor of S.S. Steinberg, the founding president of the Research and Education Division, the award recognizes an individual who has made remarkable contributions to transportation education.

Established in 1902, ARTBA’s primary goal is to aggressively grow and protect transportation infrastructure investment to meet the public and business demand for safe and efficient travel. In support of this mission, ARTBA also provides programs and services designed to give its members a global competitive edge.

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