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

In June 1972, the Executive Committee created an award designed to recognize people who have given leadership and distinguished service to the Board but who have not necessarily been personally active in transportation research. This 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. The following persons have received the award.

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