The NCUTCD, ITE and You
Monica M. Suter, International Director representing our District, and an associated member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) announces the following: The NCUTCD recommends to Federal Highways various updates and changes to the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). ITE is one of its 20 sponsoring [...]
We Need All Members’ Email Addresses
Did you know that 503 of our members, or 11% of our District membership, don't provide us with an e-mail address? As a result, we can't reach them when we're sending time-sensitive messages. Your work mates or fellow ITE members in your section might be among them. Joe de la Garza, [...]
Western District Members Honored at ITE International Meeting
Many of our Western District Members received honors at the ITE International Annual Meeting held in August in Atlanta, GA. The following is a list of all the honorees. Congratulations to everyone! Award 2012 Awardee Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award Rich Romer (Posthumous) Transportation Achievement Award - Operations City [...]
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: Sept/Oct
The Sept-Oct Spotlight was written by Mark Spencer, LAC Chair of the 2010 Western District Annual Meeting in San Francisco and our newest Visionary level contributor to the Endowment Fund. The following is Mark’s article regarding his thoughts about the Student Endowment Fund: When I heard that I am the [...]
Thank You, Santa Barbara
The Western District Executive Board would like to give recognition to the Local Arrangements Committee for hosting an outstanding Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara last June. This was the first Annual Meeting hosted by the relatively new Central Coast Section. The committee was headed by Tom Mericle, and included Vice-Chair [...]
2012 Western District Officer Election Results
Election results for District positions were announced at this year's Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara. The winners were Walter Okitsu, President; Karen Aspelin, Vice President; and Carlos Ortiz, Secretary-Treasurer. They each will serve a 1-year term through the next Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Jenny Grote was elected to serve a [...]
Cathy Leong & Jonathan Upchurch Honored at District Meeting
Among the honorees at this year's Western District Annual Meeting were Cathy Leong and Jonathan Upchurch. Ms. Leong, who built the Western District Student Endowment Fund to over $300 thousand, was presented with the District's Individual Achievement Award. Mr. Upchurch, a former International President and long-time educator, was presented with the District's Lifetime Achievement [...]
Upcoming Annual Meetings
The New Mexico Section has been selected to host the 2016 Annual Meeting in Albuquerque. Our future meetings will be 2013 Phoenix, Arizona; 2014 Rapid City, South Dakota (joint meeting with Midwestern District); 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada; 2016 Albuquerque, New Mexico; and 2017 San Diego, California. Our upcoming meeting in Phoenix [...]
New Committee Chairs
We have new committee chairs serving the District. Neelam Sharma will be our new Career Guidance Chair, Justin Link will be our Website Manager, and Past President Alyssa Reynolds will chair the Advisory Committee. Danielle Scharf has been reappointed to serve a new term chairing the Student Initiatives Committee.
Going to Atlanta?
If you are attending the Atlanta ITE International Annual Meeting, please join our Western District President Walter Okitsu Sunday, August 12, 7:30pm at a small reception for Western District members. The reception will take place in Walter's hotel room, and sponsored by KOA Corporation, who will provide a bathtub full [...]
