Student Awards

Every year the Transportation Institute issues thousands of dollars to students in transportation and transportation-related courses.

Battelle Memorial Institute Award

• 2005 - Nicole Evans
   

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
This award enables undergraduate and graduate students to pursue degrees in transportation-related fields at universities of their choice. The award covers recipients' tuition and fees, provides a monthly stipend, and provides $1,500 to attend the annual TRB conference in Washington, DC. The objective of the fellowship is to attract qualified students to the field of transportation and research, and to advance the development of the transportation workforce. Award Range: $14,000 - $17,000

2005-2006 Award Recipients

• Sharmeen Dalton (undergraduate)

• Fredrick Haith (graduate)

• Marcus Tyrance (graduate)

• Juhann Waller (undergraduate)

North Carolina Traffic League Scholarship
Beginning in 2001, the NCTL has awarded a transportation scholarship to a citizen or permanent resident of North Carolina enrolled full-time as juniors or seniors, or a part-time graduate student in an approved field of transportation study. The scholarship is awarded to a student with a 3.0 GPA minimum who is attending an approved college or university. Click here for information and application.

• 2004 - Bonita Casterlow

• 2003 - Jakia Torrence

• 2002 - J. Candace Underwood

Outstanding Student of the Year
Each year at the annual winter meeting of the Transportation Research Board, the Department honors the most outstanding student from each participating University Transportation Center for her/his achievements and promise for future contributions to the transportation field. Students of the Year are selected based on their accomplishments in such areas as technical merit and research, academic performance, professionalism, and leadership.

• 2005 - Tivona Curtis

• 2004 - Jacinta Simmons

• 2003 - J. Candace Underwood

Southeastern Transportation Center Education Award
Award Range: $500 - $3,000

Fall 2005 Recipients

• Larry Abram, Jr.

• Marquita Allen

• Kenneth Baker

• Shrry Bittle

• Marquita Casterlow

• Teleza Cobbins

• Contella Crawford

• Tivona Curtis

• Gary Daugherty, Jr.

• Emelina Diaz Wiley

• Nicole Evans

• Fern Freeman

• Justin Goldston

• Katreda Gunn

• Julius Horton

• Holly Leath

• Elizabeth Majekodunmi

• DeJuan Morrison

• Dionne Pittman

• Nathaniel Price

• Devon Ray

• Mark Sadsarin

• Gabrielle Ward

• Robert Watkins

• Gineekia Welch

• Kwame White

• Charles Williams

• Lawrence Wilson

Transportation Incentive Awards
Award Range: $500 - $2,000

Fall 2005 Recipients

• Shayla Brown

• Faith Coker

• Gerald Gibson

• Vecoya Green

• Tanesha Marshall

• Nekeisha Simmons

• Larry Thornton