Joseph M. Thomas Outstanding Young Member Award

This award is presented at each SDITE Annual Meeting to an individual under the age of 35 who has contributed to the advancement of transportation engineering and SDITE. The selection of each recipient is based on such traits as integrity, morality, and leadership. The award is named after Joe Thomas, long-time director of the Bureau of Traffic Engineering for the City of Atlanta, author of more than 100 technical manuscripts, and past International Director of ITE.

Past Tennessee recipients are:

1994 Craig M. Hanchey
2001 Gregory D. Judy
2004 Jeff Hammond
2009 Dyan Damron
2012 Kim King