Congratulations to this year's Chapter scholarship and award winners!

Awards will be presented at the WTS Annual Scholarships and Awards Gala on June 20, 2024. All winning nominations are then submitted to WTS International for consideration in the International Awards competition.

2024 Award Winners

• Jacobs, Employer of the Year
• Jeff Watson, Senior Vice President - West Division President at HNTB, Honorable Ray LaHood (Man of the Year)
• San Mateo County Express Lanes, JPA, Innovative Transportation Solutions
• Jeanne Krieg, RETIRED Chief Executive Officer at Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, Katherine G. Johnson Trailblazer
• Carol Kuester, Director, Electronic Payments Director, Electronic Payments, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Lifetime Achievement
• Rachael Keish, CEO of Keish Environmental, Members of the Year (Women's Leadership Program Committee Chair)
• Bisa Grant, President and CEO, Anchor, Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership
• Dina El-Tawansy, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), District 4 Director, Woman of the Year

2024 Scholarship Winners

Graduate Scholarships:

• Erica Casillas – Helene M. Overly Graduate Scholarship - $5,000 + chapter nominee for International, SJSU
• Iulia Panescu-Quaizon – Jannet Walker-Ford Leadership-Legacy – chapter nominee for International, SJSU

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• Cathleen Xiang – Sharon D. Banks Memorial - $5,000 + chapter nominee for International, Stanford
• Adriana Reyes – Jolene Molitoris Leadership – chapter nominee for International, SJSU

Community College/Trade School:

• Sophie Furtado – $2,500 + chapter nominee for International, Santa Rosa Community College, Santa Rosa

Transportation YOU High School Senior:

• Zoie Quach – $2,500 + chapter nominee for International, George Washington High School, San Francisco