The Illinois Section of ITE held our 2024 Annual Banquet on Thursday, January 25th. Thank you to everyone who came to Carnivale in Chicago, the night was full of great food, and even greater people! The new ILITE board was sworn in, and we are excited to welcome our new members on the team for a productive 2024!
President:
Katelyn Hacker, PE
Vice President:
Anmol Shrivastava, PE, PTOE, RSP1
Secretary:
Tyler Grau, PE
Treasurer:
Kristel Shu Bassett, PE, PTOE
Congratulations to Steve Travia for being awarded the distinguished John LaPlante Award, Jakob Boxberger for the Outstanding Member Award, and Monica Shei for the Outgoing President Award.
The winners for the Student Scholarship Award were Greg Huang, an undergraduate student from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and Mohammad Hamdan, a graduate student from Illinois Institute of Technology. The Student Paper Award was awarded to Pooria Choobchian from University of Illinois at Chicago for his paper, Modeling Truck Platoon Formation: Considering Stability with Role Specification and Transferable Utilities. Lastly, Illinois Institute of Technology won the Student Chapter Award.
Our esteemed keynote speaker David Smith, Complete Streets Director at the Chicago Department of Transportation, presented "The Chicago Cycling Strategy: Building a Network for Everyday Biking". Mr. Smith did a fantastic job breaking down the Chicago biking strategy and the future of two-wheeled transportation throughout the city.
Browse some pictures below, we are excited to see you at the banquet next year!
Keynote Speaker David Smith presenting "The Chicago Cycling Strategy: Building a Network for Everyday Biking".
Photo taken by Craig Jakobsen
Photo taken by Craig Jakobsen
Silent auction.
Photo taken by Craig Jakobsen
The Student Paper Award winner Pooria Choobchian from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Photo taken by Craig Jakobsen
Photo taken by Craig Jakobsen