ARTBA announces 2016 division award winners

Washington, D.C. — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders Oct. 5 with division awards during the association’s national convention, held in Tucson, Ariz. The association announced the following honorees:

Guy Kelcey: Tim Faerber, senior vice president, HNTB Corp. — This award, which honors Guy Kelcey, one of the Planning & Design (P&D) Division’s organizers, is given each year to an ARTBA member who has exhibited a high degree of service to the association’s P&D Division.

Paul F. Phelan Memorial: Randy Lake, CEO, Oldcastle Materials — Established in 1971, it is given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the ARTBA Materials and Services Division and the transportation construction industry.

John “Jake” Landen Memorial Highway Safety: King Gee (public sector), director of Engineering and Technical Services for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and 35-year leader at the U.S. Federal Highway Administration; and Bryce Anderson (private sector), chairman of Ennis-Flint — Established in 1989 in memory of Traffic Safety Industry Division leader and Past ARTBA Chairman (1976) J.C. Landen, this annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to highway safety.

S.S. Steinberg: Dr. Teresa Adams, professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison — Created in honor of S.S. Steinberg, the founding president of the Research and Education Division, the award recognizes an individual who has made remarkable contributions to transportation education.