TRB OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARDS
The Executive Committee of TRB has authorized annual presentation of a limited number of awards for outstanding papers published by TRB and sponsored by selected Groups under the Technical Activities Council. These awards (and sponsoring Groups) are listed below.
Charley V. Wootan Award (Policy & Organization)
Pyke Johnson Award (Planning & Environment)
K. B. Woods Award (Design & Construction)
D. Grant Mickle Award (Operations & Maintenance)
John C. Vance Award (Legal Resources)
Patricia F. Waller Award (Safety & System Users)
Other Groups may also nominate candidates for the above awards.
In addition, the Fred Burggraf Award may be bestowed on eligible authors by any Technical Activities Council Group Executive Board when warranted. The Burggraf Award recognizes excellence in transportation research by researchers 35 years of age or younger whose papers have been selected for publication by TRB.
Procedures for screening papers and making recommendations have been established by the sponsoring Group Executive Boards.