ITE: Awards, presentation, and new role
Last week was the final meeting of the school year for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Georgia Tech student chapter. Our chapter recently won Chapter of the Year for the Southern District (composed of 9 states) as well as the Traffic Bowl competition at the SDITE Annual Meeting. It was the first time in many years that Clemson had not garnered both honors. Our chapter advisor, Dr. Michael Hunter, congratulated the chapter on our accomplishments, and cut a cake in honor of our efforts.
At the meeting, fellow student Andrew Vischio and I presented a humorous yet important research effort that highlighted the travel efficiency between the building which holds our graduate offices and the building in which we have our classes. The presentation, although intended to make others laugh, was in fact an actual research endeavor with about 6 hours of data collection, and a structured conceptual framework.
Lastly, part of the meeting was an election for next year’s leadership. All positions were run for unopposed, but nevertheless, I will serve as the chapter’s Vice President of Outreach in 2010-2011.