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March/April 2004

Excellence in Motion
Call for Award Nominations

AwardMTC’s biennial Transportation Awards Program is seeking nominations. The program recognizes innovations that improve the transportation network; educational programs that promote safety, the use of transit and the like; activities that encourage alternatives to driving alone; volunteers who help brighten our daily commutes; efforts to boost smart growth; and members of the media who do an exceptional job of informing the public.

Nominations also are invited for four special awards:

Doris W. Kahn Accessible Transportation Award
Honors a person or organization whose efforts have benefited the elderly or persons with disabilities. Named for a former MTC commissioner.

John F. Foran Legislative Award
Honors a state or federal legislator whose work has had a positive effect on transportation. Named for the former state lawmaker who authored the bill creating MTC.

Greta Ericson Distinguished Service Award
Recognizes quality leadership in the transportation profession. Named for a former MTC commissioner.

David Tannehill Special Employee Award
Intended for a transportation employee who goes beyond the call of duty. Named for a longtime MTC planner who passed away in 2001.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 4, 2004. Call the MTC Public Information Office at 510.817.5757 to request an application form.
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