2026 Annual Awards Gala
We are accepting RSVPs to our 2026 "Winter Wonderland" Annual Awards Gala! We will be offering early bird registration pricing until November 28th, 2025, so RSVP now to lock in your ticket price at the link below!
RSVP to our Gala!
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Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Annual Awards Gala!
It was an honor to celebrate with all of you
Continue reading to see who we celebrated this year and click the button below to see images from the event!
Keynote speaker
We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to listen to Charlene Kay, Region Administrator for WSDOT's Eastern Region, for this year's keynote. She shared an inspiring and empowering message that will stick with us for years to come.
P.S. do you have your walk up song yet?
Awards
Congratulations to all our Award Winners!
Amie Blain, Spokane Transit Authority
Member of the Year
Bill White, Ardurra
Honorable Ray LaHood (Man of the Year)
Susan Meyer, Spokane Transit Authority
Woman of the Year
J-U-B Engineers, Inc
Employer of the Year
Idaho Transportation Department SH-41/I-90 Interchange
Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year
Spokane International Airport Concourse C Expansion
Innovation Transportation Solution of the Year
Scholarship recipients
Good luck in school to our scholarship recipients!
Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate scholarship
Sarah Palmer, University of Idaho
Helene M Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Ausmita Sarker, Washington State University