Awards
2023 Recognition Award Recipients
Woman of the Year
Marsha Anderson Bomar
Commissioner Emeritus, Atlanta DOT
Member of the Year
Barb Wells
CDM Smith | WTS Kansas City
Employer of the Year
California High Speed Rail Authority
Innovative Transportation Solutions Award
Fare-Free Youth Transit: King County Metro
Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
Veronica O. Davis
City of Houston | WTS Houston
Honorable Ray LaHood Award
Stephen Gardner
CEO, Amtrak | WTS Washington, DC
Eleanor Holmes Norton Award
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Mary Peters Inspirational Leader Award
Therese McMillan
Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
2023 Scholarship Award Recipients
WTS Jannet Walker-Ford Leadership Legacy Scholarship
Anna McAuley
University of Texas at Austin
Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates
Noelani Fixler
University of California, Berkeley
Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship
Ariette Kaberlein
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
WSP Strategic Partner Scholarship
Carolina Graca
Texas Southern University
HNTB Strategic Partner Scholarship
Claire Gallogly
Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State
HDR Strategic Partner Scholarship
Catalina Giang
University of Georgia
Jacobs Strategic Partner Scholarship
Rachel Le
University of California, Irvine
Junior College and Trade School Scholarship
Alicia Chang
Cypress College
Transportation YOU High School Scholarship
Aishwarya Sreenivasan
University of Texas at Austin
Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Taraneh Ardalen
University of Pittsburgh