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
TSITE Summer Meeting Information
Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th
11 am – 2 pm (central time)
Registration is still open for the summer meeting! Wednesday’s session will be a joint meeting with ASCE. The final agenda is now available. PDH certificates will be provided to those that register. Meeting registration will be free and registrants will be given the option to donate to the student scholarship fund. Please consider donating to the scholarship fund since we will be unable to host the scholarship auction this year. Also, the TSITE officer election will close Monday, July 20th. If you are a TSITE member and have not voted, please consider voting.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th (11 am – 2 pm central time)
Where: Virtual Meeting
Meeting Login: Emailed to members
TSITE Officer Election – Online Voting Active
Voting for the 2020 TSITE Officer Election is now open! The election will close Monday, July 20, 2020. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2021 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
TSITE Summer Meeting Save the Date
After much deliberation, the TSITE Board has decided to convert the planned summer meeting at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg to a virtual event. The meeting will be condensed from its original form and will be scheduled over lunch each day similar to the virtual spring meeting. The meeting will include technical presentations, an award ceremony, and a business meeting. PDH certificates will be provided. Meeting registration will be free. We will be accepting online donations for the scholarship fund since we will be unable to host the scholarship auction this year.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th
Where: Webinar
Meeting Login: TBA
Additional information will be posted when available.
Distracted Driving PSA Student Contest Winners
TSITE participated in the Southern District’s Distracted Driving Service Project by holding a Public Service Announcement Contest for Students. The PSAs target distracted driving prevention. The 1st and 2nd place winners of the contest can be viewed below! We’d love for your organizations to use these messages on your media platforms to help prevent distracted driving in TN. Contact a TSITE Board member to get access.
1st Place – Vanderbilt University Team
Don’t Text and Kart Video
Team Members: Caroline Janssen, Alex Stephens, Swapnil Pande, Jesse Li
2nd Place – University of Tennessee Knoxville Team
“Stay Focused for Us” Poster, billboard, or social media post
Team Members: Yi Wen, Nitesh Shah, Jing Guo, Zhihua Zhang
Student Activities Newsletter
TSITE recently published a student activities newsletter that includes information on the traffic bowl, student scholarships, Distracted Driving PSA contest, student paper competition and the student chapter awards. To read the newsletter, please click here.
TSITE Spring Meeting Documents
Please see below for documents from the business meeting and a PDH certificate. Thank you to everyone that was able to attend the meeting. The TSITE Board was elated to have 125+ attendees at our first virtual meeting!
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Spring Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 19th, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central
Where: Webinar - Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Agenda
Business Meeting Agenda
Financial Report
Winter Business Meeting Minutes
PDH Certificate
TSITE Nominations and Awards
We are now accepting nominations for this year’s TSITE Awards and the Secretary/Treasurer and Section Representative officer roles for 2021.
- The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s TSITE Awards. Section awards are typically presented during the annual banquet at the Summer Meeting in Gatlinburg.
- The Nominations Committee is accepting candidate nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Section Representative. If you are interested or know someone that should be considered for officer nomination, please get in touch.
You may email officer and award nominations to Amy Burch.
