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| ITS Georgia President Scott Mohler |
Our 2013 Annual Meeting and Expositions was an incredible
success. I want to express thanks to our sponsors, listed below, exhibitors,
presenters and attendees. Thanks are also in order to Kenn Fink and Kimley-Horn
our organizers.
In addition to our excellent program, headlined by GDOT
Commissioner Keith Golden and ITS America CEO Scott Belcher, we announced new
Officers and Directors.
Elected president to a two-year term was Tom Sever of the
Gwinnett County Department of Transportation, elected vice-president was Grant
Waldrop of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), elected secretary
was Jennifer Johnson of Kimley-Horn and elected treasurer was Ashlyn Morgan of
Atkins.
Elected
to the board of directors were: Yancy Bachmann, World Fiber, Mark Demidovich,
GDOT, Kenn Fink, Kimley-Horn and Mike Holt of Parsons Brinkerhoff.
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| Newly elected officers and directors |
Awards –
Another
important part of our annual meeting is awards. This year’s recipients are
especially deserving.
Project of
Significance Award – City of Atlanta, Central Atlanta Progress and Atlanta
Downtown Improvement District. A project, study, or program undertaken in
the previous 12 months with an impact that is quantifiable and directly related
to a specific activity/action that reduces congestion, improves safety and
security, and enhances mobility in Georgia.
Larry
R. Dreihaup Award – R.J. Surgi, URS Corporation. The ITS Georgia
Larry R. Dreihaup Award recognizes an individual or an organization who has
provided leadership, professionalism, and dedication in promoting ITS in the
State of Georgia during the previous 12 months.
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| Best of ITS Award Winners |
Outstanding Public Member
Agency Award – Gwinnett County. Leadership in promoting ITS and/or ITS
Georgia goals during the previous 12 months.
Outstanding Volunteer Award – Mike Holt,
P.E., Parsons Brinkerhoff. Open to all
membership, including Board members and Committee Chairs, who have gone above
and beyond to support ITS Georgia during the previous 12 months.
Innovation: Outside
the Box Award – Douglas County. Creative
and unique approach or solution by an individual or group to an ITS challenge,
or to an issue using ITS as a solution during the previous 12 months.
Special Recognition
Award – Susie Dunn, Atlanta Regional Commission and Marion Waters, P.E.,
Gresham Smith & Partners. In
recognition of their dedication and outstanding service to ITS Georgia as a
founding director, a board member and an officer.
Outgoing President’s
Award – Scott Mohler, URS Corporation. In recognition of two-years of
successful service to the chapter.
Wayne Shackelford Scholarship – Chieh (Ross) Wang, whose
current research at Georgia Tech focuses on developing a risk-based decision
making process for prioritizing pavement preservation projects in a more
systematic and holistic fashion.
Gary Millsaps --
As most of you know, people in the transportation industry
lost a friend and innovator when Gary Millsaps passed away earlier this year.
Gary was a friend of the ITS Georgia and a leader in improving transportation
safety in Georgia. He will be missed.
Join us October 31 for our final chapter meeting of the
year.
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