Awards
WTS Philadelphia annually honors achievement in the industry at its popular Awards Dinner. The Chapter recognizes individuals, firms, agencies, and projects that have made extraordinary contributions to the regional transportation network. Student scholarships are also presented at this popular professional event. In years past, over $20,000 in educational grants have been allocated.
Congratulations to all of our 2019 award winners!
(Please note, information below is from 2019 as we did not hold a 2020 event due to Covid-19 restrictions.)
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Clarena Tolson
Deputy Executive Director
Philadelphia Parking Authority
MAN OF THE YEAR
Jeffrey Knueppel, PE
General Manager
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Abbey Gancz, PE
Project Manager
Urban Engineers, Inc.
DIVERSITY AWARD
Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week
City of Philadelphia, Office of Economic Opportunity
PHILADELPHIA AWARD
Joseph Guzzi, Jr., PMP (Posthumous)
Vice President
HNTB Corporation
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Rybinski Engineering
INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Frankford Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation
Monica Harrower, PennDOT | Kristin Caparra, AECOM | Candace Funston, TranSystems | Meg Sherman, PE, TranSystems | Colleen Meiswich, A.D. Marble & Compan
Note: The winning recipients from each WTS chapter may be submitted to WTS International for the International Awards presented at the Annual Conference.
For additional information or to get involved in our Awards & Recognition Committee, please contact our Committee Director, AnnMarie Vigilante, at Awards@WTSPhiladelphia.org.