2023 Traffic Bowl Winners
The 2023 Traffic Bowl Winners! From Left to Right: Traffic Bowl Chairs Trey Todd & Bryan Bartnik. UTK Team: Grace Whitehouse, Meredith King, Saurav Parajuli and Mohammad Khojastehpour. TSITE Traffic Bowl Emcee Steve Allen.
Congratulations to the University of Tennessee Knoxville for winning this years traffic bowl at the winter meeting in Chattanooga! It was a great competition with three schools represented: The University of Tennessee Knoxville, the University of Memphis and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The University of Tennessee Knoxville will represent TSITE at the Southern District (SDITE) Annual Meeting March 19 – March 22, 2023 in Savannah, Georgia.
Mr. Ernie Pierce of Knoxville
TSITE lost a very special member, Mr. Ernie Pierce of Knoxville on February 13, 2023. Ernie started his 35 years of employment with the City of Knoxville Engineering Department/Traffic Division on September 24, 1986 and retired as a Professional Traffic Engineer effective January 1, 2022. He was a member of TSITE for over 30 years. Please keep Ernie’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Here is the link to Ernie’s obituary for more information.
TSITE has donated to the UT Cancer Institute on Ernie’s behalf.
2023 Winter Meeting Details
Please plan to join us for the TSITE 2023 Winter Meeting at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The meeting will include technical sessions, a business meeting and the student traffic bowl.
Also, we are now accepting sponsors for 2023. Sponsorship details can be found here. Please sign up now to be recognized at all of our meetings this year. For more information or to become a sponsor contact our Section Administrator Brandon Baxter at bbaxter@ragansmith.com.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2023 Winter Meeting
When: Wednesday February 15th, 8:30 am to 3:45 Eastern
Where: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Tennessee Room (Room 20)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Download the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus map here
Download the University Center layout map here
NO HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE. Two area hotels suggested:
1.) Holiday Inn & Suites Chattanooga – Currently honoring state rate
2.) Tru by Hilton Chattanooga Hamilton Place
Parking Instructions:
See parking map below, Attendees should park in the locations circled in red. Attendees can park in either parking lot for $5/day. Attendees can only park on the first two floors of the garage (visitor parking only), upper three floors are reserved. Blue circles show closest entrances from parking lots.
2023 Winter Meeting Save the Date
Please plan to join us for the TSITE 2023 Winter Meeting at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The meeting will include technical sessions, a business meeting and the student traffic bowl.
Also, we are now accepting sponsors for 2023. Sponsorship details can be found here. Please sign up now to be recognized at all of our meetings this year. For more information or to become a sponsor contact our Section Administrator Brandon Baxter at bbaxter@ragansmith.com.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2023 Winter Meeting
When: Wednesday February 15th
Where: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University Center
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Download the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus map here
Download the University Center layout map here
For those that are interested in presenting during the meeting, please contact Lauren Gaines
Additional information including Hotel Room Block and Parking Instructions to follow.
TSITE Lands’ End Company Store
TSITE now has a new company store! It can be found here.
Welcome to your one-stop shop for high-quality apparel and legendary customer service. Everything in your assortment is built to last and designed to keep you comfortable and looking your best all day long. Once you place your order, we’ll have it picked, packed, and shipped before you know it.
If you’re not satisfied with any item‚ simply return it to us at any time. Even after we’ve added your logo.
For the month of August, we have one of our best offers available for $3 Logo Applications + Free Standard Shipping.
Here are the details:
Promotion Code: EMT3LFS75
- $3 Logo Applications & Free Standard Shipping on orders of $75 or more in product
- Excludes Promotional Products
- Logo Discounted to $3 on the First Application per Item
- Applies to Standard Shipping to a single address in the contiguous U.S
- Cannot be Combined with Other Offers
- Cannot be Backdated Onto Previous Orders
Valid from 8/1/2022 – 8/27/2022
- Apply in the Promotion Code field in the checkout screen.
2022 Fall Meeting Info
Please join us for the TSITE & TAPA Joint Fall Meeting in Knoxville, TN
What: Tennessee Section ITE & TAPA Joint Fall Meeting
When: Wednesday, October 26th – Friday, October 28th
Where: Crowne Plaza Knoxville Hotel
401 W Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-522-2600
Hotel room reservations are now available.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: October 26 – October 27
ONLINE BOOKING GROUP CODE: TAP
Crowne Plaza RESERVATIONS: 1-865-522-2600
RATE: $140
CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: 9/25/2022
Please register by Friday, October 7th to receive the early bird meeting registration price of $250. Registration after that date will increase to $350 for the entire conference.
2022 Election Results
The results of the 2022 Officer Election were announced during the 2022 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
President
Kenneth Perkins, Benesch
Vice President
Lauren Gaines, Barge Design Solutions
Secretary/Treasurer
Karen Trowell, TDOT
Past President
Luke Dixon, Arcadis
Section Representatives
Bryan Bartnik, Tennessee Department of Transportation (2022/2023)
Carmen Harvey, TWM, Inc. (2023/2024)
Section Administrator
Brandon Baxter, Ragan Smith
2022 TSITE Award Winners
The 2022 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Meeting held in Gatlinburg: (President Luke Dixon & Past President Stephen Edwards presented the awards)
The Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award was presented to the University of Memphis.
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Kevin Cole (CDM Smith)
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Kevin Comstock (KCI)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Emily Burgess (TDOT)
Past award winners can be viewed here.
2022 Student Scholarship Recipients
The 2022 scholarship recipients were announced at the summer meeting.
William L. Moore, Jr. Scholarship Award ($2,000)
Nitesh Shah, University of Tennessee
John R. Harper Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Logan Sirbaugh, University of Memphis
Billy M. Hart Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Antora Haque, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Yangsong Gu, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Bill D. Kervin, Jr. Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Mohammad Taherkhani, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
TN Section Undergraduate Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Lauren Mitchell, University of Memphis
Since 1991, TSITE has awarded 93 scholarships totaling $134,300!
Previous scholarship recipients can be viewed here.
TSITE Officer Election – Online Voting Active
Voting for the 2022 TSITE Officer Election is now open! The election will close Monday, July 25, 2022. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2022 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
