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July
- August Message
The District Endowment Fund has grown, and is close to $100,000. A January workshop was planned and organized for the Endowment Fund Committee to focus on fundraising and strategic planning. The committee has been busy fundraising and preparing for the Annual Meeting. During the meeting in Anaheim, ITE shirts, teddy bears, and temporary ITE tattoos will be for sale to fundraise for the Endowment Fund. In addition, an Endowment Fund website with online donation abilities will be launched. I have no doubt that the Fund will continue to grow and we will meet our goal of $500,000. I want to thank the membership, individuals, Sections and Chapters, and corporate sponsors for your generous donations to the District Endowment Fund.
All of our accomplishments could not have been possible without the efforts of the District officers, committee chairs, and membership support. I want thank all of you for both your time and support.
At this time, I would like to welcome our new WesternITE Web Manager, France Campbell, who brings past experience as a webmaster for the Georgia Section. France has taken the position with a running start. He is looking at ways to improve the speed and storage of our website while lowering internet provider costs.
Over the past year, I have been traveling to several Section and Chapter meetings. It’s been a great experience to meet ITE members throughout the District and build relationships. In May, I had the opportunity to give a report on District Activities and swear in the new officers at the Oregon Section meeting. Also in May, I participated in the Intermountain Section meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
During the meeting, I had the opportunity to give a brief presentation on District activities and celebrated my birthday during the meeting.
In June, I found my travels taking me to California, and I had an opportunity to visit the Southern California Section, the Riverside-San Bernardino Section, and the San Francisco Bay Area Section. At each of these Section meetings, I was given the honor of swearing in their new officers and providing an update on the District’s activities. During the Southern California Section meeting, I gave a technical presentation on Contextually Complete Streets. I would like to thank these sections for inviting and hosting me at their section meetings.
It was my pleasure to recognize Wes Pringle with a Presidential Proclamation at the Southern California Section meeting for his distinguished service to ITE and the industry. Wes has been a member of ITE since 1963 and served ITE in virtually all leadership positions, including Section President, District President, International Director, and District Administrator. Wes has truly dedicated his life to service to ITE and the betterment of the profession and always placed engineering ethics and principals in highest regard.
At the San Francisco Bay Area Section meeting, I had the honor of recognizing Tom Clausen with a Presidential Proclamation. Tom has been a member of ITE for 33 years and has served ITE as Section President, District President, International Director, and Chair of numerous committees, and has contributed over the years to advancing ITE in an outstanding fashion. In addition, Tom has served as an instructor for the Institute of Transportation Studies at his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, contributing to the career development of engineering professionals.
I encourage all of you to take the time to get to know each of the candidates and please remember to vote. I would like to wish the best of luck to our candidates for International Director and Secretary-Treasurer and thank them for their continued commitment and participation in the District. Again, please take the time to vote!
The 2008 ITE District Annual Meeting (joint with International) in Anaheim is from August 17-20, 2008. Early registration expires on July 18th, so plan to register early for the savings. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Anaheim in August!
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