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T he 2009 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting turned the spotlight on the challenges and issues surrounding transportation, energy, and climate change, January 11–15, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Despite the economic downturn, nearly 10,000 trans- portation researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and administrators converged for the meeting, which offered approximately 3,000 presentations at 90 work- shops and 600 sessions—including lectern and meet- the-author poster sessions—plus 450 committee meetings, special events, awards presentations, and more. The theme of transportation, energy, and climate change was covered in 60 sessions and workshops. As always, the meeting was a prime occasion for transportation professionals from the United States and abroad to network and share knowledge with their peers across all modes and disciplines. More than 1,800 papers were included in the 2009 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, and 60 sessions were recorded and posted online as e-sessions at www.TRB.org. This year’s Welcome Session, an event for meeting newcomers, attracted more than 400 first-time atten- dees. Committee chairs made informal presentations on their areas and recruited more than 200 volunteers to serve on TRB standing committees. Geraldine Knatz of the Port of Los Angeles deliv- ered the 2009 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture, and General Motors research executive Lawrence D. Burns spoke at the Chairman’s Luncheon, which included major award presentations. This year’s meet- ing also featured a special briefing by members of the Obama Administration’s transition team for trans- portation to the TRB Executive Committee. Details and highlights appear on the following pages. TR NEWS 261 MARCH–APRIL 2009 23 TRB 2009 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS V. Thera Black, Chair of the Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes Committee (left), briefs a group of first-time and young professional Annual Meeting attendees at the Welcome Session, which offered opportunities to network, learn about TRB, and become involved. Members of President Barack Obama’s Department of Transportation transition team, Jeff Morales, PB Consult, Inc. (left), and Peter J. Basso, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), brief the TRB Executive Committee on the Administration’s transportation agenda. 2 1 1 2 Annual Meeting photographs by Cable Risdon Photography Transportation, Energy, and Climate Change

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Page 1: TRB 2009 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Transportation, Energy, and Climate Changeonlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews261am.pdf · The 2009 Transportation Research Board Annual

The 2009 Transportation Research Board AnnualMeeting turned the spotlight on the challenges and

issues surrounding transportation, energy, and climatechange, January 11–15, 2009, in Washington, D.C.Despite the economic downturn, nearly 10,000 trans-portation researchers, practitioners, policy makers, andadministrators converged for the meeting, whichoffered approximately 3,000 presentations at 90 work-shops and 600 sessions—including lectern and meet-the-author poster sessions—plus 450 committee

meetings, special events, awards presentations, andmore. The theme of transportation, energy, and climatechange was covered in 60 sessions and workshops.

As always, the meeting was a prime occasion fortransportation professionals from the United Statesand abroad to network and share knowledge withtheir peers across all modes and disciplines. Morethan 1,800 papers were included in the 2009 AnnualMeeting Compendium of Papers, and 60 sessionswere recorded and posted online as e-sessions atwww.TRB.org.

This year’s Welcome Session, an event for meetingnewcomers, attracted more than 400 first-time atten-dees. Committee chairs made informal presentationson their areas and recruited more than 200 volunteersto serve on TRB standing committees.

Geraldine Knatz of the Port of Los Angeles deliv-ered the 2009 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture,and General Motors research executive Lawrence D.Burns spoke at the Chairman’s Luncheon, whichincluded major award presentations. This year’s meet-ing also featured a special briefing by members of theObama Administration’s transition team for trans-portation to the TRB Executive Committee.

Details and highlights appear on the followingpages.

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V. Thera Black, Chairof the MetropolitanPolicy, Planning, andProcesses Committee(left), briefs a group offirst-time and youngprofessional AnnualMeeting attendees at theWelcome Session, whichoffered opportunities tonetwork, learn aboutTRB, and becomeinvolved.

Members ofPresident Barack Obama’sDepartment ofTransportation transitionteam, Jeff Morales, PBConsult, Inc. (left), andPeter J. Basso, AmericanAssociation of StateHighway andTransportation Officials(AASHTO), brief the TRBExecutive Committee onthe Administration’stransportation agenda.

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INTERSECTIONSAudience members

listen to panelists discussthe Moving Cooler study,which assessed the cost-effectiveness of measuresto reduce greenhouse gasemissions, at one of 60spotlight sessions onenergy and climatechange.

NorthwesternUniversity students (left toright) Omer Verbas, JeanGoilav, Hermann Orth,and Alexis Roque plan outtheir meeting agendawith the 300-page AnnualMeeting program.

At the welcomesession, young and first-time attendees gained anoverview of TRB, tips onnavigating the AnnualMeeting, careerdevelopment information,and more.

TRB TechnicalActivities Council is thehub of Annual Meetingplanning.

International RoadFederation fellows areintroduced at theInternational Participants’Reception.

Guy Bourgeois, headof the EuropeanConference of TransportResearch Institutes, whichhas a collaborativeagreement with TRB,acknowledges applause atthe InternationalParticipants’ Reception.

Robert Accetta andMark Bagnard of theNational TransportationSafety Board (NTSB)prepare for apresentation at a sessionon emerging highwaysafety issues.

The well-attendedexhibit hall showcased avariety of transportation-related products andservices, as well as displaysby TRB sponsors.

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(TRB TechnicalActivities Council frontrow, left to right:)Cynthia J. Burbank;Katherine F. Turnbull;Karla H. Karash; Mark R.Norman; Leanna Depue;Jeannie G. Beckett;Edward V. A. Kussy;(back row, left to right:)Robert M. Dorer; JamesM. Crites; Robert C.Johns; Daniel S. Turner;Mary Lou Ralls; Paul H.Bingham.

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SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS

Steven Davis-Mendelow, BombardierAerospace, speaks atClimate 101: Basics ofClimate Change.

George C. Eads,Charles River Associates,Inc., discusses ClimateChange and Transportation101.

Nancy Young, AirTransport Association ofAmerica, addressesReducing Your AviationCarbon Footprint.

Robyn V. McGregor,EBA Engineering Consul-tants, Ltd., discusses winterroad management inAdapting TransportationInfrastructure to Accommo-date Climate Change.

Panelists for ClimateChange Law 101 were KyleDanish, Van Ness Feldman(left); David H. McCray,California Department ofTransportation (DOT); andJanet L. Myers, FederalHighway Administration(FHWA).

Gordana Petkovic,Norwegian Public RoadsAdministration (left), chatswith session moderatorDeborah Goodings,University of Maryland, atGeotechnical EngineeringStrategies to Meet Effectsof Climate Change onTransportationInfrastructure.

Robert Rosner,Argonne NationalLaboratory, considers TheU.S. Energy Crisis: Solutionsto Meeting the Nation’sEnergy Needs.

David L. Miller, Con-way Inc., offers the motorcarrier perspective atMoving Freight ThroughGlobal Change, Part 2.

Laurie Cullen, HNTBCorporation, speaks atRoles and Responsibilitiesof Government Entities onClimate ChangeRegulations in Aviation.

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Jeff Houk, FHWA (left),and Douglas S. Eisinger,Sonoma Technology Inc.,guide discussion atIncorporating GreenhouseGas Considerations intoTransportation Project andMetropolitan PlanningRequirements.

David Diamond, LMI, asksa question at Moving Cooler,a session on strategies toreduce greenhouse gasemissions.

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SESSIONS ANDWORKSHOPS

Jeff Heilman, Parametrix,Inc., emphasizes a point inMeasuring Ecosystem Effectsin the Emerging World ofEcosystem Markets.

Richard Marrotoli, VAConnecticut Healthcare Sys-tem (left), and Shelley Bhat-tacharya, University ofKansas, listen to presenta-tions at Medications andMedical Review.

Gabriel Rousseau, FHWA, reviews the Nonmo-torized Transportation PilotProgram and How It Works.

Terry Allard, Office ofNaval Research (standing),speaks at Human FactorsImplementation: The WayAhead.

Ron Duych, Research and Innovative TechnologyAdministration (left), dis-cusses issues with presenterDoug MacIvor, CaliforniaDOT, at Freight Data Researchin 2008 and Priorities for theFuture.

John Francis Munro,FHWA, speaks at the Inte r -national Research Collabora-tion session.

Mary Lou Ralls, RallsNewman, LLC (left), and Bituminous Materials SectionChair Bob McGennis, HollyAsphalt Center (right), pre-sent Mariely Mejias andHaley Bell, both of the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,with the section’s award forbest poster.

Robert Accetta, NTSB,delivers a presentation on amotor coach override duringthe Emerging Highway Trans-portation Issues session.

Shay K. Hope, VirginiaDOT, moderates Issues ThatWill Shape DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprise Programsin the Future.

A poster session on theSecond Strategic HighwayResearch Program (SHRP 2)allowed participants to net-work and exchange ideas.

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SESSIONS ANDWORKSHOPS(continued)

Attendees examine aposter detailing the statusof projects in the SHRP 2Capacity Research FocusArea.

Charles R. Everett, TranSystems Corporation,makes a presentation dur-ing a session on the possibil-ities of airline reregulation.

Rebecca M. Brewster,American TransportationResearch Institute, moder-ates discussion during TruckDrivers, Congestion, andCarbon Footprints.

Turen Al-Ahad Ehram,University of CentralFlorida, asks a question dur-ing Traffic: Why We Drivethe Way We Do (And WhatIt Says About Us): A Conver-sation with Tom Vanderbilt.

Author Vanderbiltresponds with insights fromhis book.

Richard de Neufville,Massachussetts Institute ofTechnology (center),receives the AviationGroup’s Francis X. McKelveyAward from Greg Casto,Airport and Aviation Profes-sionals, Inc. (left), andGroup Chair James M.Crites, Dallas–Fort WorthInternational Airport, dur-ing the Aviation Forum.

Allison C. de Cerreño,New York University, moderates a session onfinancing passenger rail.

Arlene Dietz, A&CDietz and Associates, LLC(left); Eric Shen and JoleneHayes, Port of Long Beach;and Paul H. Bingham, IHSGlobal Insight, participatein the Freight Systems andMarine Forum.

H. Thomas Kornegay,Port of Houston Authority,reviews port funding andgovernance options at Insti-tutional Framework of Seaports as Public Enter-prise for the 21st Century.

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Doug Meegan,Applied ResearchAssociates (left),reviews findings onSmart Sensors forAutonomous NoiseMonitoring with XionYu, Case WesternReserve University,during a postersession of TRB’sInnovationsDeservingExploratory Analysis(IDEA) Program.

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SESSIONS ANDWORKSHOPS(continued)

Peter M. Bartek, Pro-Tran1 LLC, demonstrates anapproaching-train warningdevice at the Transit IDEAProgram poster session.

TRB Executive DirectorRobert E. Skinner, Jr. (left),and Planning and Environ-ment Group Chair KatherineF. Turnbull, Texas Transporta-tion Institute, presentMelissa Miller, WhatcomCouncil of Governments(right), with a communica-tions award for Transporta-tion Town: A RegionalTransportation Website.

Terry Shelton, FederalMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA),reviews FMCSA’s analysis,research, and technology.

Speakers for NaturalisticDriving Analysis Methods forSHRP 2.

Ronald Knipling discusses his book, Safety forthe Long Haul.

Stephen Perkins, Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Develop-ment, speaks on SHRP 2International Coordination.

Jeongho Oh, TexasTransportation Institute(left), discusses a poster atResearch Program and Project Evaluations: International Perspective.

Lily Elefteriadou, Uni-versity of Florida, provides aresearcher’s perspective atSHRP 2: Reliability and theHighway Capacity Manual.

Jim Deschenes, MichaelBaker Jr., Inc., speaks atDesign–Build: Playing a Critical Role in EmergencyProject Delivery.

Panelists at a session onbiofuels included (left toright:) Jesse Fleming, NaturalResources Canada; AudreyLee, U.S. Department ofEnergy; and Ian Hodgson,European Commission, Belgium.

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(Speakers for Natural-istic Driving AnalysisMethods for SHRP 2,standing, left to right:)Daniel V. McGehee, University of Iowa (UI);Shauna Hallmark, IowaState University; Linda NgBoyle, UI; Lidia P.Kostyniuk, University ofMichigan; (seated, left toright:) Gary A. Davis, University of Minnesota;and Paul P. Jovanis, Penn-sylvania State University.

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COMMITTEEMEETINGS

Technical ActivitiesCouncil (TAC) Chair RobertC. Johns, University ofMinnesota, and Mark R.Norman, TRB Director ofTechnical Activities, guidethe TAC meeting.

Members of the SpecialTask Force on ClimateChange and Energy arebriefed on researchprograms addressingclimate change.

Design andConstruction Group ChairMary Lou Ralls reviewsNational CooperativeHighway Research Programprojects during a meetingof the Structures Section.

Anthony Perl (stripedshirt, center), Simon FraserUniversity, chairs a meetingof the Intercity PassengerRail Committee.

Cheryl Allen Richter,FHWA (left), and CharlesLarson, Stantec Consulting,Inc., consider plans forPavement ManagementSection initiatives.

Wade Casey, FHWA,offers insights at a meetingof the Maintenance andPreservation Section.

Roadside Safety DesignCommittee Chair RonaldSeitz, Kansas DOT (left),presents the committee’sbest paper award to DeanSicking, University ofNebraska, Lincoln; andKarla Lechtenburg andCody Stolle, MidwestRoadside Safety Facility.

Concrete MaterialsSection Chair JamshidArmaghani, FloridaConcrete and ProductsAssociation (left), presents acertificate of appreciationto Mohammad S. Khan,Professional ServiceIndustries, Inc., outgoingchair of the Basic Researchand Emerging TechnologiesRelated to ConcreteCommittee.

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EXHIBITSJohn Risley, Traffix

Devices, Inc. (left), andSteve Phillips, Forum ofEuropean NationalHighway ResearchLibraries (FEHRL), discuss FEHRL’s modelroadway display.

Anja Estel of RuhrUniversity, Germany (left),observes as Paul Tremontexplains an FHWA exhibit.

A SHRP 2 task groupmeets in the exhibit hallto discuss implemen ta -tion.

CHAIRMAN’SLUNCHEON

General Motorsresearch executiveLawrence D. Burns—a former student of 2009Executive CommitteeChair Adib Kanafani—delivered the Chairman’sLuncheon Address onhigh-tech innovations inautomotive design.

Roy C. Edgerton, 1978recipient of the W. N.Carey, Jr., DistinguishedService Award and retiredTRB Director of TechnicalActivities, takes a bow atthe Chairman’s Luncheon.

OUTSTANDINGPAPER AWARDS

The Fred BurggrafAward recognizesoutstanding papers byyoung researchers.

The Charley V.Wootan Award honors anoutstanding paper inpolicy and organization.

The Patricia F. WallerAward recognizes anoutstanding paper in thefield of safety and systemusers.

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Jennifer Duthie (right) andS. Travis Waller (not pictured),University of Texas, Austin,received the Burggraf Award inPlanning and Environmentfrom TAC Chair Robert C. Johns,University of Minnesota (left).

Wesley Marshall (left),Norman W. Garrick, and Gilbert Hansen (not pictured),University of Connecticut, won the Wootan Award for“Reassessing On-StreetParking.”

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Recipients of the Waller Award,with TAC Chair Robert C. Johns (right):(back row, left to right:) Richard D.Blomberg, Dunlap and Associates, Inc.;Martin M. Levy, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; YinglingFan, University of Minnesota; AustinBrown, University of North Carolina(UNC); David Henderson of theMiami–Dade Office of the CountyManager; and (front row, left to right:)Jane Stutts, Lauren Marchetti, CharlesV. Zegeer, Libby J. Thomas, and LauraS. Sandt, UNC. (Not pictured:Scott Masten, UNC.)

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AWARDSGeraldine Knatz

(center), Executive Directorof the Port of Los Angeles,presented the 2009Thomas B. DeenDistinguished Lecture on“Local Seaport InitiativesDriving InternationalPolicy.”

Thomas B. Deen,recipient of the FrankTurner Medal for LifetimeAchievement inTransportation, addressesthe audience at theChairman’s Luncheon.

Dennis C. Judycki,former AssociateAdministrator forResearch, Development,and Technology, FHWA(left), was honored for hisleadership in transporta -tion research managementwith the Roy W. CrumDistinguished ServiceAward, presented by 2009TRB Executive CommitteeChair Adib Kanafani.

Michael D. Meyer,Professor of Civil andEnvironmental Engin -eering at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology,shares his reflections afterreceiving the W. N. Carey,Jr., Distinguished ServiceAward.

OUTSTANDINGPAPER AWARDS(continued)

The Pyke JohnsonAward is presentedannually for a paper in thefield of transportationsystems planning andadministration.

The K. B. WoodsAward recognizes the bestpaper in the area of designand construction oftransportation facilities.

The D. Grant MickleAward honors anoutstanding paper in thefield of operation, safety,and maintenance oftransportation facilities.

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TAC ChairRobert C. Johns(left); Robert E. Skinner, Jr., TRBExecutive Director;Thomas B. Deen,former TRB Execu-tive Director; and2008 Executive Com-mittee Chair DebraL. Miller (right) pre-sent Knatz (center)with the Deen Dis-tinguished Lecture-ship plaque.

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Khandker M. N. Habib, University ofAlberta, Canada (left); Eric J. Miller, Univer-sity of Toronto, Canada; and Juan-AntonioCarrasco, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile(not pictured), won the Pyke Johnson Awardfor their paper, “Social Context of ActivityScheduling: Discrete–Continuous Model ofRelationship Between ‘With Whom’ andEpisode Start Time and Duration.”

The K. B. Woods Award went toThomas A. Bennert (left) and Ali Maher,Rutgers University, for “Field and Labora-tory Evaluation of a Reflective Crack Inter-layer in New Jersey.”

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Authors of the MickleAward-winning paper,“Safety-Effectiveness ofSelected Treatments atUrban SignalizedIntersections,” are (left toright:) Nancy X. Lefler andFrank Gross, VanasseHangen Brustlin, Inc.; ForrestM. Council, University ofNorth Carolina (UNC); andBhagwant Persaud and CraigLyon, Ryerson University,Canada. (Not pictured:Raghavan Srinivasan, UNC.)

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Adib Kanafani, civil engineer-ing professor at the Univer-

sity of California, Berkeley (UCB),is the 2009 Chair of the TRB Exec-utive Committee. He succeedsDebra L. (Deb) Miller, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation. Michael R. Morris, Director of Transportation, NorthCentral Texas Council of Govern-ments, is the 2009 Vice Chair.

Kanafani is the Edward G. andJohn R. Cahill Professor of CivilEngineering at UCB. Elected to theNational Academy of Engineering in 2002, he hasreceived many awards, including the American Soci-ety of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) James Laurie Prize in2000. In 2008, Kanafani was named a lifetimeNational Associate of the National Academies. He isthe author of more than 170 publications on trans-portation, and has been active on TRB committeessince the mid-1970s.

A member of the UCB faculty since 1970,Kanafani has engaged in research addressing such

topics as transport demand analy-sis, airport capacity analysis, andairline network analysis. Directorof UCB’s Institute of Transporta-tion Studies from 1983 to 1998,Kanafani was a founding memberof Mobility 2000 and of Califor-nia’s Partners for Advanced Transitand Highways (PATH) program,and played an important role inestablishing the intelligent trans-portation systems research effort inthe United States. His areas ofexpertise include the planning and

economics of transportation systems, airport planning and design, airline economics, and air traf-fic management.

Kanafani’s long record of public service includesmembership on national and international advisorypanels to governments, multinational organizations,and industry, as well as National Research Council(NRC) panels and committees. He chaired the ASCEAir Transport Division. He earned his master’s andPhD degrees from UCB, and a bachelor’s degree in

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POLICY INSIGHTSJames Jensen, the

National Academies’Director of Congressionaland Government Affairs,offers perspectives at theExecutive Committeemeeting on governmentalchanges accompanying thetransition to the ObamaAdministration. Hereported that eightmembers of the NationalAcademy of Sciences wereappointed to posts in thenew Administration.

Mort Downey, Chair of PB Consult, Inc., and member of the presidentialTransportation TransitionTeam, discusses the newAdministration’sperspectives ontransportation policy.

Speakers at the ExecutiveCommittee policy sessionaddressed knowledge gapson key issues in transporta-tion and climate changeand recommendedresearch:

Cynthia Burbank, PBAmericas;

Sue McNeil, Universityof Delaware; and

Jim Whitty, OregonDOT.

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EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

Michael Morris, NorthCentral Texas Council ofGovernments, was namedExecutive Committee ViceChair for 2009.

Executive CommitteeChair Debra L. Miller,Kansas DOT, andExecutive Director RobertE. Skinner, Jr., guided thebusiness meeting agenda.

C. Michael Walton,University of Texas,Austin, Chair of theSubcommittee for NRCOversight, enjoys a breakin the discussions.

Also contributing to theExecutive CommitteeMeeting discussions anddeliberations were

John T. Gray,Association of AmericanRailroads;

Pete K. Rahn,Missouri DOT;

Susan Martinovich,Nevada DOT;

Steve Williams,Maverick USA, Inc.;

Gloria Shepherd,FHWA;

Allen D. Biehler,Pennsylvania DOT;

Vincent Valdes,Federal TransitAdministration (left); John C. Horsley, AASHTO;Edward A. Helme, Centerfor Clean Air Policy;

Sarah Dunham,Environmental ProtectionAgency;

Past Chair LindaWatson, LYNX–CentralFlorida Regional TransitAuthority; consultantGerry Schwartz (right),Vice Chair of theSubcommittee for NRCOversight; and

New ExecutiveCommittee memberSteven Scalzo, MarineResources Group.

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engineering from the American University of Beirut.Morris’s responsibilities as Director of Transporta-

tion for the North Central Texas Council of Govern-ments include implementationof the Regional Transporta -tion Plan, the TransportationImprovement Program, and airquality-related transportationcontrol measures in the StateImplementation Plan. Previ-ously, he was assistant directorof the Transportation Depart-ment and in 1994 received theTransportation Engineer of theYear Award from the Institute ofTransportation Engineers. In

1995, Morris was presented with the Texas Depart-ment of Transportation Road Hand Award. He earneda master’s degree in civil engineering from the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo in 1979 and is a reg-istered professional engineer in the state of Texas.

Newly appointed to the Executive Committee isSteven T. Scalzo, Chief Operating Officer, MarineResources Group (MRG). Before joining MRG in2005, Scalzo was president of Foss Maritime for 6years, after holding positions within the company asport captain, general manager of marine operations,and senior vice president of operations. Scalzo hasserved on TRB’s Marine Board, as well as on other TRBand NRC committees. He is a graduate of the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy and earned a master’sdegree in law and commerce at Gonzaga University.

T RB awarded emeritusmembership to 24 indi-

viduals at the 2009 AnnualMeeting, honoring signifi-cant, long-term contributionsand outstanding service ontechnical activities commit-tees. The honorees and theircommittees are listed below.

Gerald W. BernsteinAviation Economics andForecasting Committee

James E. BrydenWork Zone Traffic ControlCommittee

Betsy BuxerParatransit Committee andAccessible Transportationand Mobility Committee

Robert M. ClarkeMotor Vehicle Size andWeight Committee

Forrest M. CouncilSafety Data, Analysis, andEvaluation Committee

Carol D. CutshallEnvironmental Analysis inTransportation Committee

Robert T. DunphyTransportation and LandDevelopment Committee

Konstadinos G. GouliasTraveler Behavior and ValuesCommittee

Brelend C. GowanTort Liability and RiskManagement Committee

James S. KalchbrennerSigning and MarkingMaterials Committee

Thomas J. KazmierowskiPavement RehabilitationCommittee

Ronald J. KilcoyneBus Transit Systems Committee

Robert L. LyttonEngineering Behavior ofUnsaturated Soils Committee

Hani S. MahmassaniTraveler Behavior and ValuesCommittee

David R. MillerPublic TransportationPlanning and DevelopmentCommittee

Eric J. MillerTransportation DemandForecasting Committee

Glen E. MillerModeling Techniques inGeomechanics Committee

Patricia L. MokhtarianTraveler Behavior and ValuesCommittee

Roger P. MoogIntergovernmental Relationsin Aviation Committee

Lance A. NeumannPerformance MeasurementCommittee

Richard L. RussellTransportation LawCommittee

David J. SampsonBus Transit SystemsCommittee

Gary S. SpringArtificial Intelligence andAdvanced ComputingApplications Committee

Richard J. WeilandIntelligent TransportatonSystems Committee

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Adib Kanafani, 2009 Chairof the TRB ExecutiveCommittee (left), presentsa plaque to outgoingChair Debra Miller duringthe Chairman’s Luncheon.

Standing Committees Recognize Meritorious Service

New Officers Guide Executive Committee(continued from page 32)

PerformanceMeasurementCommittee ChairDaniela Bremmerpresents anEmeritusMembershipcertificate toLance A.Neumann,CambridgeSystematics, Inc.