The Great Lakes District established the Transportation Professional of the Year Award to recognize an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the Great Lakes District, their Section, and ITE, or through achievements in the transportation profession.
2024 Transportation Professional of the Year –
Tyler Krage, P.E., PTOE
Assistant Traffic Engineer
Dakota County, Minnesota
Past Recipients:
- 2023 – Kristi Sebastian
- 2022 – Hardik Shah
- 2021 – Nick Erpelding and Jerry Bollinger
- 2020 – Mark Rinnan (legacy Midwestern District)
- 2019 – Carrie Falkenrath (legacy Midwestern District)
- 2018 – Yang Tao (legacy Midwestern District)
- 2017 – not awarded
- 2016 – Shawn Leight (legacy Midwestern District)