Young Transportation Professional Award
This award recognizes an employee of a TAC member organization who has made outstanding contributions to the transportation sector and is not more than 35 years old on December 31 in the year of the award.
Terms and Conditions
Nominations may be made by any TAC member, must include a CV, and describe (up to 500 words) the nominee’s:
- Personal accomplishments including achievements in transportation practice, contributions in the workplace, ongoing professional development and education.
- Industry and professional contributions including academic research and teaching, achievements within TAC and/or other professional or technical societies.
- Leadership within the workplace, TAC and/or other professional or technical societies.
Nominations are reviewed by TAC’s council chairs, and the recipient is approved by TAC’s Board of Directors. There is an annual limit of one recipient, and an award may not be made in any given year.
Recipients receive an allowance of up to $2,000 to enable them to attend the TAC conference where the award is presented, if their employer does not cover the costs.
Past Recipients
Maggie Boeske, City of Edmonton
Suliman Gargoum, University of British Columbia
Matt Pinder, WSP Canada
Liraz Fridman, City of Guelph
Elli Papaioannou, HDR
Papa Masseck Thiam, FPInnovations
Robert Taylor, Dillon Consulting
Garreth Rempel, MORR Transportation Consulting