2024 Recognition Nomination

Dear WTS Utah Chapter Community,

It is that time of year to nominate and celebrate outstanding professionals, projects, and organizations that have made meaningful contributions to our local transportation industry. 

The 2024 nomination categories include:

WTS Member of the Year Award: Recognize a WTS member who has made extraordinary contributions to the success of the organization including WTS goals and growth, promoted the reputation of WTS within the transportation industry, strengthened communication between chapters, and has revitalized or expanded a chapter or its functions.

WTS Woman of the Year Award: Recognizes a woman, trans, or female-identifying person who is an outstanding role model in transportation. They have made an outstanding contribution to the transportation community, directly contributed toward the advancement of women and minorities, and have advanced the reputation and credibility of women in transportation.

WTS Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Recognizes a man who has been a leader in transportation, directly contributed toward the advancement of women and minorities, has actively ensured that women are able to compete for key positions of authority, and has advanced the reputation and credibility of women in transportation.

WTS Employer of the Year Award: Recognizes an employer who has exhibited excellence in recruiting, retaining and advancing women.

WTS Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award: Recognizes a member who has exhibited excellence facilitating professional opportunities for women and minorities. This includes contribution to promotion inclusion and multi-cultural awareness within their organization, the transportation industry, or in a project or activity that supports the goals and mission of WTS.

WTS Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Recognize an innovative transportation project led by a woman.

Please fill out this Google Form by Friday, March 29th, 2024. You can fill out the form for multiple nominations or just one! If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Victor at [email protected]. 

For nominating someone or project you could win an Amazon gift card or a donation in your name to the WTS NUC Scholarship Fund. 

Awards will be announced at our 15th annual WTS Fundraiser Gala on April 25, 2024 at This is the Place Heritage Park - 2601 Sunnyside Avenue, SLC 84108.

To RSVP for the annual Gala - please visit our webpage for tickets.

 

 

 

2023 recognition awards!
 

WTS Member of the Year Award: Kathy Wickam, Sr. Project Manager, HNTB

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WTS Woman of the Year Award: Carrie O'Neill, Chief Executive Officer, O'Neill & Company

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WTS Honorable Ray LaHood Award: Jay Fox, Executive Director, UTA

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WTS Employer of the Year Award: Wasatch Front Regional Council

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WTS Innovative Transportation Solutions Award: Andrea Pullos, Ogden BRT, OGX

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