The Cathy McGhee Trailblazer in Transportation Award recognizes an exceptional woman whose distinguished career has left a lasting impact on the transportation industry. This award honors a woman who has demonstrated sustained excellence throughout her career, broken barriers, championed opportunities for others, and made significant contributions to the advancement of transportation infrastructure, policy, planning, engineering, operations, or related fields. (This award is for women who are retiring within the calendar year of receiving the award or have retired recently from the transportation industry.) 

Previous Award Winners