Public Relations Committee Update
A message from Chuck Huffine, our Public Relations Chairperson: The Public Relations Committee is off to a good start. We have developed procedures and have a good idea of the types of news items that we would like the rest of the world to know about - the accomplishments of [...]
Rory Grindley Appointed As District Administrator
Rory Grindley, a former President and International Director of our District, has been appointed to a 5-year term as our District Administrator, replacing Jenny Grote who will soon become one of our International Directors. Among Rory's notable achievements while he was president in 2002 was the creation of our student [...]
Nominees Sought for Secretary-Treasurer, Director, and Achievement Awards
ITE Western District seeks qualified candidates for Secretary-Treasurer and International Director. Candidates for Secretary-Treasurer must reside in sections outside of California, and candidates for International Director must have a home section within California. Interested individuals should contact their section or chapter past presidents who will forward the nomination. ITE Western [...]
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 [...]
