Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Distinguished Transportation Research Management Award
The Award recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in management, administration, promotion, fostering, and implementation of transportation research. The recipient should be someone who has distinguished themselves through leadership of a major transportation research program or programs that have contributed to advances in transportation over the course of their career.
In 2021, the Executive Committee established the Robert E. Skinner, Jr. Distinguished Transportation Research Management Award. The Award is named for Robert E. Skinner, Jr. who served TRB for more than 30 years, including 21 years as its executive director from 1994 to 2015.
Who Can Nominate
Anyone in the transportation research or research implementation fields.
Nominations for the Robert E. Skinner, Jr. 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 your candidate’s leadership role at a major transportation research program or programs during their career.
b. Summary of your candidate’s engagement in transportation research management has contributed to advances in transportation over the candidate’s career.
c. Summary of your candidate’s volunteer involvement in TRB.
d. Information on other intangibles do you believe make your candidate eligible to be recognized for lifetime achievement in management, administration, promotion, fostering, and implementation of transportation research?
e. Optional - Resume or bio of your candidate (2,000 kb or less) or link to the information online.
Submission Website
Selection Committee
The Selection 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 Executive Director of TRB.
Past Recipients
2024 - Rolf R. Schmitt
2023 - No Award Presented
2022 - Eugene R. (Gene) Russell, Sr.
2021 - Robert E. Skinner, Jr.