U.S. Transportation Secretary Honors U of A Doctoral Student With Innovation Award
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has honored University of Arkansas graduate student Joseph Daniels with the Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering award (RAISE). The award recognizes innovative scientific and engineering achievements that will have a significant impact on the future of aerospace or aviation. Daniels, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering, is developing an anti-icing pavement system designed to improve airfield saf...
Georgia DOT Commissioner Named 2018 Georgian of the Year
ATLANTA, GA – For his leadership in handling an emergency and addressing the transportation challenges of a growing state, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry is Georgia Trend’s 2018 Georgian of the Year. McMurry was honored today at Georgia Trend’s Notable Georgians of 2018 luncheon. A 28-year veteran of the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT), McMurry has served as Commissioner of the Department since 2015. Among other responsibilities, McMurr...
President Names KYTC’s Stout Deputy Chair of Committee Overseeing AASHTOWare
Association President John Schroer this month named Heather Stout of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to serve as vice chair of the Special Committee on AASHTOWare. Stout, who has been the KYTC's executive director for the Office of Information Technology since March 2016, was already on the special committee for a term through June 30 of this year. AASHTO said her designation as the panel's vice chair will run concurrently with that term of service. The special committee is chaired by...
Association Taking Nominations for 2018 AASHTO National Transportation Leadership Institute
AASHTO said it is taking nominations through April 4 for candidates to participate in its annual National Transportation Leadership Institute, a two-week management training program for transportation department officials held at the Indiana Historical Society Conference Center in Indianapolis. The graduate-level program is sponsored by AASHTO and offered by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs' Executive Education Program. It is con...
California Governor Taps Annis as Acting Secretary; Kelly Heads to Rail Authority
Gov. Jerry Brown has named Brian Annis to be California's acting transportation secretary effective Feb. 1, when current Secretary Brian Kelly leaves to become the next CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. As secretary, Kelly has headed the California State Transportation Agency since its creation in 2013. That agency's stated role is to "to develop and coordinate the policies and programs of the state's transportation entities to achieve the state's mobility, safety and air quali...
NARUC Promotes Jennifer Murphy to Lead New Policy Department
WASHINGTON—The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has created the Department of Energy Policy and has promoted former Assistant General Counsel Jennifer M. Murphy as its director. As the Director of Energy Policy and Senior Counsel, Murphy will be the main point of contact for energy matters for the association and will coordinate energy matters within the association. Murphy will continue to be responsible for NARUC’s legal relations on energy matters before the Federal...
The UP Companies Hires Karl Lederman as General Manager, Service & Field Operations for Power UP
(St. Louis, MO) The UP Companies (UPCO) announces the hiring of Karl Lederman of Wildwood, MO as General Manager, Service & Field Operations for Power UP Electrical Contractors. As Power UP General Manager, Lederman is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the service and field operations, implementing a strategy to grow the business, coordinating key performance goals, managing field personnel, developing tactical programs for achieving goals and objectives, ensuring the overall...
HDR Researcher Appointed to AIA Leadership Group
Jeri Brittin, Ph.D., Director of Research at HDR, will serve a three-year term with the American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) Design and Health Leadership Group (DHLG). The AIA DHLG was founded in 2012 and provides strategic direction to the Institute and its staff relating to the design and health portfolio, now part of the AIA’s larger sustainability strategic initiative. The group is comprised of architects, public health researchers, physicians, academics, policy experts and planners wh...
Stephen Ho Announced as the New President and Chair of Board of Governors of The Pacific Telecommunications Council
HONOLULU - The Board of Governors of The Pacific Telecommunications Council (“PTC”) today announced the appointment of Stephen Ho as the new President and Chair of the Board of Governors. Stephen Ho, the CEO of CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited, will serve his third term as President and Chair leading PTC, the global non-profit membership organization promoting the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Pacific Rim. Also elected on the Board of Governors...
The Leading Utilities of the World Adds New Five Members at American Water Summit
AUSTIN, TX, USA - The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) network inaugurated five new members during the American Water Summit (AWS) 2017 as LUOW continues to grow across America and the world. These utilities’ solutions, in a sector where an increasing lack of funding and aging infrastructure are creating new everyday challenges, must be shared with the world to improve water utilities everywhere. Representatives from each of the utilities presented their three innovation successes requir...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
