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Luther DeBerry Award

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Luther DeBerry Award

Established by Reagan Houston III of San Antonio in 1980, the Luther DeBerry Award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual to the field of transportation in Texas. Nominees come from all transportation-related agencies in the State of Texas. The award is administered by TTI through TTI’s Business Office. The recipient receives a $1,000 check and a plaque recognizing his or her contribution to Texas.

Call for Nominations [PDF, DOC]

Past Recipients

  • 1981
    Montie G. Wade
    Atlanta District (19)
  • 1982
    Richard J. Kabat
    Houston District (12)
  • 1983
    Otis H. Jones
    Abilene District (8)
  • 1984
    James W. Barr
    Highway Design Division
    D-8, Austin
  • 1985
    Raymond E. Stotzer, Jr.
    San Antonio District (15)
  • 1986
    Leo E. Gossett
    Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin
  • 1987
    Franklin C. Young
    Beaumont District (20)
  • 1988
    C.J. “Jack” Keese
    Texas A&M Transportation Institute
    College Station
  • 1989
    Milton M. Dietert
    Houston District (12)
  • 1990
    John V. Blain, Jr.
    Dallas District (18)
  • 1991
    John Kelly, P.E.
    San Antonio
  • 1992
    Judy Skeen, P.E.
    Information Systems Division
  • 1993
    Chris Olavson
  • 1994
    Gary Taylor, P.E.
  • 1995
    Hayes E. Ross, Jr.
  • 1996
    Bill Hale, Dallas Area
    Rapid Transit
  • 1997
    James Randall, P.E.
    MMO
  • 1998
    Claud P. (Buz) Elsom, III, P.E.
    Dallas District
  • 1999
    David McEathron
    DPS
  • 2000
    Charley V. Wootan
    Director Emeritus, TTI
    College Station
  • 2001
    Mr. Larry J. Colclasure
    Waco District
  • 2002
    Bernie K. Dodd
    Athens
  • 2003
    Frances S. Willison, P.E.
    Houston District
  • 2004
    Behrooz Badiozzamani, P.E.
    Pharr District
  • 2005
    Clifford W. Halvorsen, P.E.
    Houston District
  • 2006
    Julie Brown, P.E.
    San Antonio District
  • 2007
    Duane L. Browning
    Beaumont District
  • 2008
    Charles L. Conrad, P.E.
    Ft. Worth District
  • 2009
    Anita N. Wilson
    FHWA Austin
  • 2010
    Elvia Gonzalez
    Environmental Division
  • 2011
    John Munoz
    Finance Division
  • 2012
    Cheryl Flood
    Lufkin District
  • 2013
    Terry McCoy
    Austin District
  • 2014
    Lance W. Simmons
    Atlanta District
  • 2015
    Norma Garza
    Pharr District
  • 2016
    Homer Bazan
    Pharr District
  • 2017
    Claude “Pat” Henry, P.E.
    Houston District
  • 2018
    Dunae S. Milligan
    Dallas District
  • 2019
    Jennifer Wright
    Project Finance, Debt & Strategic Contracts
  • 2020
    Varuna Singh, P.E.
    Houston District
  • 2021
    Ugonna Ughanze, P.E.
    Houston District
  • 2022
    Ray Fisher

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