- The American Road & Transportation Builders Association, through its Transportation Development Foundation, has recognized two professional women in the industry and two engineering students through its Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards Program.
- Dr. Katherine F. “Katie” Turnbull of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and Karen Schurr, PE of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and formerly with the Nebraska Division of Roads each received the Ethel S. Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award.
- The organization's Future Industry Spotlight Award was conferred on Carrie Mohlman, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student who is getting her master’s of science in civil engineering with a focus on transportation, and Danielle Soriano,University of Florida senior who is seeking a B.S. in civil engineering with a minor in urban and regional planning
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) July 26 presented national awards to four individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and dedication to innovation in the transportation construction field, as well as the promotion of women leaders within the industry. ...