ARTBA seeking nominations for 2013 ā€˜Transportation Development Hall of Fameā€™

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2013 ā€œTransportation Development Hall of Fame.ā€  The Hall honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development or demonstrated exceptional leadership over their lifetime.

Nominees are considered in the following two categories:

Transportation Design & Construction Industry Innovators:  Honors the men and women who discovered or created a ā€œgame changingā€ product or process that significantly advanced transportation design, construction and/or safety.  It seeks to honor the original innovator.

Transportation Design & Construction Industry Leaders (Individuals or Families): Recognizes men, women and families who have made significant contributionsā€”beyond just having successful businesses or careersā€”that have notably helped advance the interests and image of the transportation design, construction and safety industry.

Nomination forms must be received by close of business Friday, April 12, 2013.

 

Nomination Process

Anyone is able to nominate a candidate. ARTBA membership is not required. Individuals can be living or inducted to the Hall posthumously.  The selection process is extremely competitive, and only a very limited number of individuals will be inducted annually.

A committee of judges that includes industry journalists will select the inductees.  Two-thirds of the committee must vote in favor of a nomineeā€™s induction.

Winners will be honored at a special dinner in early June that takes place in Washington, D.C., during ARTBAā€™s Federal Issues Program.

Visit www.artbahalloffame.org for the nomination form, or contact ARTBAā€™s Awards & Scholarship Program Manager Holly DiGangi at [email protected] with questions.