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Spotlight On WTS Members...
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Challenging Your Limits
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Chapter Check In
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Scholarship Scoops
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NewsBriefs
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WTS Corporate Trailblazers
WTS Corporate Champions
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Call for Abstracts for the 2008 Conference
The Atlanta Chapter of WTS is developing an exciting and informative program for the 2008 Annual Conference and they invite quality papers and presentations submissions on international innovations and the impacts of globalization, environmental sustainability, the challenge of financing, leadership, reauthorization or any other topics that are related to the transportation crossroads of 2008. For more information click here or visit the WTS website.
Call for Nominations
We are now accepting nominations for the 2008-2010 International Board. If you are interested in becoming a part of this dynamic group, please complete the Nominations Form. The deadline for application submittal is Monday, October 8, 2007. For more information, visit the WTS website.
2008 Leadership Program Applications are Now Available
WTS International announces the opening of the application period for the 2008 Leadership Program. Participation in this exceptional program is limited to members only. The deadline for application is Friday, October 12, 2007. For details on the program and application requirements, please click here.
Scholarship Applications Deadline
The 2007 WTS Scholarship Application Packet has been sent out to all the chapters. Each chapter may nominate one person per scholarship. All nominations must be received by WTSS by Monday, December 3, 2007. For more information or to obtain an application packet, email WTSS.
APTA/WTS Breakfast
Raghida Dergham will be the keynote speaker at the annual breakfast on October 10, 2007 during APTA's Annual Meeting. Click here for more information.
Change of Address
Please note wts@wtsinternational.org is longer in service. Contact WTS Membership with comments, questions or concerns.
Publishing Guidelines
The WTS Communications Committee and staff now have guidelines for submissions to the WTS TranScript. Compliance will ensure your articles, pictures and graphics work well for the format and look their very best. Members’ and chapters’ submissions welcome, please send them to Larissa Norris.
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November 1, 2006
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WTS Member Mary Peters Sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Transportation
WTS member Mary E. Peters was sworn in as the 15th U.S. Secretary of Transportation on October 17, 2006. Peters is the first Arizonan and the second woman to hold this position.
President Bush nominated Peters on September 5, 2006, following the resignation of Norman Y. Mineta, the longest-serving Transportation Secretary in history. Peters was confirmed by the Senate on September 30, 2006.
Accompanied by her husband and surrounded by family, Peters took the oath of office as administered by White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, while President Bush looked on. Bush stated that Peters “brings to her new position a reputation for fiscal discipline and integrity.” In a speech given during the ceremony, Peters said of the challenges she will be facing in this new position, “If we’re going to escape the forces of the perfect storm before us, we must find fresh angles and ways to improve the performance of our transportation systems.”
Peters, a WTS member since 2001 and recipient of the WTS Woman of the Year Award in 2004, served from 2001 to 2005 as the federal highway administrator. For three years prior to that, she acted as the director of the Arizona State Department of Transportation.
In a letter of congratulations to Ms. Peters, WTS International President Ann Koby stated, “We know that your leadership will bring a superior level of expertise and competence to the transportation industry, and will represent the possibilities for others who seek to follow in your path…For WTS members, your success marks a personal sense of accomplishment…Your unique ability to see and plan for the big picture while maintaining a solid understanding of the details and inner-workings will certainly serve you well in your new role.”
WTS would like to congratulate Ms. Peters on her new position. We know your achievement will bring increased visibility to the role of women in our industry. Please accept our very best wishes for you as you embark on this new challenge.
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Dear WTS Members and Friends,
WTS congratulates Mary Peters who was recently sworn in as the United States Secretary of Transportation. She is a long time member and supporter of WTS and was named the 2004 WTS Woman of the Year. We look forward to her leadership. WTS sent letters to the Chair and Standing Member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee supporting Ms. Peter’s nomination.
Cindy Burbank, one of the founding members of WTS, and the Associate Administrator of Planning, Environment and Realty with the Federal Highway Administration will be leaving her position November 3rd. After 32 years with the federal government, she plans on spending time with her family, doing lots of reading, walking her dog, and tackling some long-overdue projects around the house.
WTS sent a letter to the New Jersey governor recommending that the women and minority owned business goals for state contracts be re-established. The governor established, within the Office of Economic Growth, a Division of Minority and Women Business Development, which people are watching to see how women and minority owned businesses benefit.
Since the initial strategic planning session, held in August in conjunction with the quarterly board meeting, the transition team and international board and staff have been working to share information with the chapter leaders and prepare for the next strategic planning session being held in November during the quarterly board meeting in San Francisco.
The draft vision statement and draft strategic goals were shared with the chapter leaders and they have provided feedback regarding the goals and vision. The transition committee members have held several teleconferences to keep on track with tasks that need to be complete before the November session.
The November strategic planning session will include the WTS Scholarship Board. This will allow the two entities (WTS and WTS Scholarship) a time to review their missions and resources to ensure we are moving forward together and allocating resources to for the benefit of both.
In February, during the chapter management training, we will be sharing the strategic planning endeavors with the chapter leaders. The goal is to present the strategic plan to the membership in May 2007.
I was honored to be able to attend the Houston and Greater New York Chapters’ scholarship galas, which were delightful events and gave me an opportunity to meet a lot of WTS members, scholarship winners, and local dignitaries.
I hope everyone has marked their calendars to attend the annual conference being held May 2nd – 4th in San Diego.
Sincerely,
Ann L. Koby
International President
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