2021 Traffic Bowl Winners
Congratulations to the University of Tennessee Knoxville for winning this year’s traffic bowl at our virtual winter meeting! It was a great competition with four schools represented: The University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Tech and the University of Memphis. The University of Tennessee Knoxville will represent TSITE at the Southern District (SDITE) virtual meeting on April 12th-16th. Special thanks to Trey Todd, Bryan Bartnik and Steve Allen for pulling off the first ever virtual traffic bowl.
Winter Meeting Details
Please plan to join us virtually for our Winter meeting on Thursday February 25th. A draft meeting agenda is now available. The free meeting will be start at 10:30 am central and end at approximately 2:00 pm central. It will include a virtual student traffic bowl, two presentations, and a business meeting. PDH certificates will be provided to those that attend.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2021 Winter Meeting
When: Thursday February 25th 10:30 am to 2:00 pm Central
Where: Virtual Webinar
Meeting Login: Zoom – Links will be mailed to membership in advance of the meeting
Winter Business Meeting Agenda
Winter Meeting Financial Report
Fall Business Meeting Minutes_2020.10.27
2021 Presentation Topics Survey
TSITE Members,
Please vote for the presentation topics that you would like to see at our meetings this year. If you would like to speak out one of our meetings, please provide your contact information so that our Vice President (Luke Dixon) can contact you.
Winter Meeting Save the Date
Please plan to join us virtually for our Winter meeting on Thursday February 25th. The meeting will be scheduled over lunch similar to the virtual meetings held last year. It will include a virtual student traffic bowl, several presentations, and a business meeting. PDH certificates will be provided to those that register and attend. Meeting registration will be free.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2021 Winter Meeting
When: Thursday February 25th
Where: Virtual Webinar
Meeting Login: Microsoft Teams – TBA
Additional meeting information will be posted when available.
TSITE Fall Meeting PDH Certificates
Thank you to everyone that attended the TSITE Fall meeting with HSOC and ITS TN! Links for the PDH certificates and meeting attendance logs can be found below. The session recordings will be posted on the TSITE website when available.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Fall Meeting with HSOC and ITSTN
When: Tuesday, October 27th – Thursday October 29th (9 am – 1 pm central time)
Where: Webinar
Meeting Login: WebEx
Day #1 – Tuesday, October 27th
2020 Joint HSOC Day 1-PDHs
HSOC Day 1 Attendance
Day #2 - Wednesday, October 28th
Joint HSOC Day 2-PDHs
HSOC Day 2 Attendance
Day #3 - Thursday October 29th
Joint HSOC Day 3-PDHs
HSOC Day 3 Attendance
TSITE Fall Meeting Information
Our Fall meeting with be a joint virtual meeting with HSOC and ITSTN
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Fall Meeting
When: Tuesday, October 27th – Thursday October 29th (9 am – 1 pm central time)
Where: Webinar
Meeting Login: WebEx, see meeting registration page
Registration is now open for the fall meeting. This meeting will be a virtual joint meeting with the Highway Safety and Operations Conference and ITSTN. The virtual meetings will start promptly at 9:00 AM and should adjourn by 1:00 PM central each day. WebEx Links for each day can be found on the meeting registration page and will also be included in the registration confirmation email. The TSITE business meeting will be held on Tuesday after the daily session, a separate teams link will be provided for this meeting. This is a free meeting, PDHs will be provided for registered attendees who attend. A link for the agenda can be found below. The daily sessions will include welcome addresses from TDOT Commissioner Clay Bright, FHWA Division Administrator Pamela Kordenbrock and DSHS Commissioner Jeff Long.
2020 TSITE Award Winners
The 2020 TSITE Awards were presented virtually to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Virtual Meeting. Once we are able to meet as a group in person again we plan to formally recognize these individuals:
(Past President Amy Burch presented the awards)
The Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award was presented to the University of Tennessee.
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Nermine Nashed (TDOT)
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Terrance Hill (Kimley Horn)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Kenneth Perkins (Volkert)
Past award winners can be viewed here.
2020 Student Scholarship Recipients
The 2020 scholarship recipients were announced at the summer meeting.
William L. Moore, Jr. Scholarship Award ($2,000)
Caroline Janssen, Vanderbilt University
John R. Harper Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Mojdeh Azad, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Billy M. Hart Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Yi Wen, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Nitesh Shah, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Bill D. Kervin, Jr. Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Nima Hoseinzadeh, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
TN Section Undergraduate Scholarship Award ($1,500)
Kailey Newcome, Vanderbilt University
Since 1991, TSITE has awarded 81 scholarships totaling $113,300!
Previous scholarship recipients can be viewed here.
2020 Election Results
The results of the 2020 Officer Election were announced during the 2020 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
President
Stephen Edwards, City of Memphis
Vice President
Luke Dixon, Arcadis
Secretary/Treasurer
Kenneth Perkins, Benesch
Past President
Nathan Vatter, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Section Representatives
Zane Pannell, Tennessee Department of Transportation (2020/2021)
Jason Carder, Mattern & Craig (2021/2022)
TSITE Summer Meeting PDH Forms
Thank you to everyone that attended the TSITE summer meeting! Links for the PDH certificates, meeting attendance logs and meeting recordings can be found below. We raised $4,670 for the scholarship fund! Thank you to our members and guests for their generous donations! If you did not get a chance to donate to the scholarship fund, you can do so here.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th (11 am – 2 pm central time)
Where: Webinar
Meeting Login: Microsoft Teams
Day #1 – Wednesday 7/22
PDH Certificate
Meeting Attendance Log
Meeting Recording
Day #2 - Thursday 7/23
PDH Certificate
Meeting Attendance Log
Meeting Recording
Day #3 - Friday 7/24
PDH Certificate
Meeting Attendance Log
Meeting Recording
