W. N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award

The Award recognizes people who have given leadership and distinguished service to the Transportation Research Board but who have not necessarily been personally active in transportation research.

Created in 1972, the Award was known as the Highway Research Board Distinguished Service Award until 1974 when it was renamed the Transportation Research Board Distinguished Service Award to correspond to the change in the Board's name. In January 1987, the Executive Committee renamed this award the W. N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award in honor of W. N. Carey, Jr., who served as the Board's director from 1967 until 1980.

Who Can Nominate

Current or past TRB volunteers or staff

Nominations for the W.N. Carey Award Now Being Accepted

Before clicking on the submissions link below, please make sure you have the following information ready:
   1. Candidate Information- Name, Affiliation (if applicable), Email Address, and Phone Number
   2. Corresponding Nominator - Name, Affiliation, Email Address, Phone Number
   3. Additional Nominators (if applicable) - Names, Affiliations, and Email Addresses
   4. Nomination Form Questions (All responses must be restricted to 400 words or less)
      a. Summary of the professional leadership roles that your candidate has held during their career.
      b. Summary of notable leadership and service accomplishments of your candidate.
      c. Summary of your candidate’s volunteer involvement in TRB. (TRB staff will augment this information after submission if necessary.)
      d. Information on other intangibles you believe make your candidate eligible to be recognized for their leadership and distinguished service to the Transportation Research Board.
      e. Optional - Resume or bio of your candidate (2,000 kb or less) or link to the information online.

 

Submission Website

Selection Committee

Committee will consist of the Chair and Vice Chair of the TRB Executive Committee, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the TRB Division Committee, and the TRB Executive Director.

Former Recipients

2024 - Chandra R. Bhat
2023 - John M. Mason, Jr.
2022 - Neil Pedersen
2021 - Vincent Valdes
2020 - Martha Grabowski
2019 - Frederick G. (Bud) Wright
2018 - Susan Hanson
2017 - Michael F. Trentacoste
2016 - H.G. (Gerry) Schwartz, Jr.
2015 - Kirk T. Steudle
2014 - Katherine F. Turnbull
2013 - Harold R. Paul
2012 - John C. Horsley
2011 - Adib K. Kanafani
2010 - Debra L. (Deb) Miller
2009 - David L. Huft
2008 - Michael D. Meyer
2007 - Alan E. Pisarski
2006 - Anne Canby
2005 - Genevieve Giuliano
2004 - A. Ray Chamberlain
2003 - E. Dean Carlson
2002 - Martin Wachs
2001 - Lillian C. Borrone
2000 - Sharon D. Banks
1999 - William W. Millar
1998 - C. Michael Walton
1997 - Charles E. Dougan
1996 - Louis J. Gambaccini
1995 - Lawrence D. Dahms
1994 - Thomas B. Deen
1993 - John Gray
1992 - Thomas D. Larson
1991 - Lester A. Hoel
1990 - Carlton C. Robinson
1989 - Francis B. Francois
1988 - Milton Pikarsky
1987 - Joseph M. Clapp
1986 - Lester P. Lamm
1985 - Darrell V Manning
1984 - Charley V. Wootan
1983 - Henrik E. Stafseth
1982 - Peter G. Koltnow
1981 - Philip R. Handler (posthumously)
1980 - Ronald W. Pulling
1979 - Robert N. Hunter
1978 - Roy C. Edgerton
1977 - William J. Harris, Jr.
1976 - Ernst Weber
1975 - Robert O. Swain
1974 - Jesse E. Buchanan
1973 - James C. Allen
1972 - Oscar T. Marzke