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Students

  • Student Membership 

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    One category of ITE membership is Student Member. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate transportation-related program at a school of recognized standing and not otherwise eligible for another grade of membership. Many colleges and universities that offer degree programs in transportation engineering or closely related fields have ITE student chapters.

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    There are currently six ITE student chapters within the boundaries of TSITE. However, a student at any other Tennessee college or university can become an ITE student member subject to the eligibility requirements described above.

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    ITE and its Districts and Sections provide many resources for students to learn about career paths in transportation. ITE and TSITE meetings provide an excellent opportunity for student members to make contacts with future employers and new friends with common interests.

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    To all students considering a career in transportation: Join the Institute as a Student Member now

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    Student Chapters

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    There are six student chapters currently located at Tennessee Universities. They are as follows:

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    • Tennessee Tech University

    • University of Memphis

    • University of Tennessee

    • Vanderbilt University

    • Tennessee State University

    • University of Tennessee Chattanooga

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  • For information on the TSITE Student Scholarship click here.

  • For more information on the TSITE Student Paper Competition read the information below.

Student Membership

One category of ITE membership is Student Member. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate transportation-related program at a school of recognized standing and not otherwise eligible for another grade of membership. Many colleges and universities that offer degree programs in transportation engineering or closely related fields have ITE student chapters.

There are currently six ITE student chapters within the boundaries of TSITE. However, a student at any other Tennessee college or university can become an ITE student member subject to the eligibility requirements described above.

ITE and its Districts and Sections provide many resources for students to learn about career paths in transportation. ITE and TSITE meetings provide an excellent opportunity for student members to make contacts with future employers and new friends with common interests.

To all students considering a career in transportation: Join the Institute as a Student Member now!

Student Chapters

There are six student chapters currently located at Tennessee Universities. They are as follows:

  • Tennessee Tech University

  • University of Memphis

  • University of Tennessee

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Tennessee State University

  • University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Student Scholarship Information

The Tennessee Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (TSITE) sponsors a student scholarship program each year for civil engineering students enrolled at a university within the State of Tennessee who have demonstrated a strong commitment in transportation engineering. Solicitations will be made each Spring for applications for the scholarship.

  • A scholarship candidate must be enrolled in an undergraduate accredited civil engineering program within the State of Tennessee or a graduate of an accredited program and enrolled in a graduate civil engineering program within the State of Tennessee in the year following nomination. The candidate may be either a full or part time student.

    Students meeting these criteria are encouraged to submit applications. Faculty of any accredited civil engineering program within the State of Tennessee may also submit applications on behalf of students. In addition, Members and Affiliates of the Tennessee Section may submit applications for students. The applications must be transmitted using the TSITE Student Scholarship Application Form.

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    Deadline:  April 15th.

    Applications should be submitted between January 1st and April 15th to:

    Lauren Gaines | Jacobs | Project Manager & Client Services Leader

    M:+1.615.305.9808 | Lauren.Gaines@jacobs.com 

  • A Scholarship Committee, comprised of Members of TSITE, will evaluate all applications received and select recipients of the scholarship.

  • The scholarship recipient is encouraged to attend the Tennessee Section’s Annual Summer Meeting, which scheduled to be held at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg. The student’s registration fee at the Annual Meeting shall be waived and a travel expense contribution shall be provided by TSITE.

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    TSITE will award up to six (6) scholarships as follows:

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    William L. (Bill) Moore, Jr. Scholarship Award – Bill has been actively involved in ITE since 1971 including serving as President of the Tennessee “Division” in 1975-76. This scholarship was named in his honor in 2004 as a tribute to his commitment and leadership in furthering the transportation profession. The award amount of this scholarship is planned to be $2,000.

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    John R. Harper Memorial Scholarship – John Harper was a long-time TDOT employee who headed up the Department’s GIS work unit. Proceeds from a charity golf tournament held in his honor each Spring are donated to TSITE and a scholarship given in his name to promote students’ involvement in the transportation field. The award amount of this scholarship will be $2,000.

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    Billy M. Hart Memorial Scholarship – Billy Marcus Hart was a long-time TDOT employee who began working for TDOT in December 1978 and steadily progressed to Transportation Manager 2 within the Strategic Transportation Investments Division. Proceeds from a charity golf tournament held in his honor each Spring are donated to TSITE and a scholarship given in his name to promote students’ involvement in the transportation field. The award amount of this scholarship will be $2,000.

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    T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship Award – Darcy was actively involved in ITE throughout his lifetime beginning in 1961 including serving as President of the Tennessee “Division” in 1976-77. This scholarship was named in his honor in 2007 as a tribute and memorial to his commitment and leadership in furthering the transportation profession. The award amount of this scholarship is planned to be $1,500.

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    Bill D. Kervin, Jr. Scholarship Award – Bill was an active member of ITE and served both TSITE and our Country admirably, his term as TSITE President in 2004 was interrupted by a military deployment to Iraq as part of the Tennessee Army National Guard. This scholarship was named in his honor in 2015 as a tribute and memorial to his commitment and leadership in furthering the transportation profession. The award amount of this scholarship is planned to be $1,500.

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    Tennessee Section Undergraduate Scholarship Award – This scholarship is specifically directed to be awarded to an undergraduate student who otherwise meets the previously noted eligibility requirements. The award amount of this scholarship is planned to be $1,500.

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    Please note that the final amounts of the five scholarships other than the John R. Harper Memorial Scholarship will be determined by the actual number of applicants and the number who are determined to merit an award for the year. If fewer than four applicants are awarded then a greater share of funds for each will be available and can be awarded at the discretion of the TSITE Scholarship Committee.

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    Applications should be submitted between January 1st and April 15th to:

    Lauren Gaines | Jacobs | Project Manager & Client Services Leader

    M:+1.615.305.9808 | Lauren.Gaines@jacobs.com 

TSITE Paper Competition

The Tennessee Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (TSITE) sponsors a student paper competition each year for civil engineering students enrolled at a university within the State of Tennessee. Solicitations will be made each Fall for student papers. A committee, comprised of Members of TSITE, will review all papers received and select award winners. The three best papers will receive awards. The first place winner will receive $500, the second place winner $250, and the third place winner will receive $100 from TSITE. Winners may be asked to make a presentation on their paper at a TSITE meeting. TSITE will submit all papers to the Southern District ITE for their student paper competition.

Purpose

The purpose of the Student Paper competition is to encourage student members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) to conduct and report on independent and original research and investigation of traffic and transportation subjects and to provide a means for recognizing outstanding accomplishments in this area.

Eligibility:

Any individual member of ITE who:

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Deadline: January 26th.

Is a student member of ITE International

Completed work providing a basis for the paper while a student member of ITE International.

Judging Criteria:

The ITE Student Paper will be evaluated in five categories

Originality (20 Points)

To what degree does the subject matter and conclusions treat new ideas or call for a significant departure from the present state-of-the art? How imaginative and original was the approach? How extensive were the qualities of inventiveness and ingenuity used?

Significance (20 Points)

To what extent is the paper a major contribution to transportation engineering?

Scope and Format (20 Points)

To what degree is the paper complete in relation to its stated purpose? Is the paper well organized? Is it concise?

Validity (20 Points)

How sound are the approach techniques, the data used, and the reasoning applied?

Applicability (20 Points)

To what degree can the conclusions reached in the paper be applied in a practical manner towards solving transportation engineering problems?

Paper Topic and Format:

Must address a transportation topic

Must be authored by one student author, advisors can be listed but CANNOT be co-authors.

Paper must be submitted in English

A PDF document in 11 pt. type, with a maximum of 3,000 words

Paper must include a title page showing title, author’s name, address, telephone number, and date, and a table of contents.

Award

First place recipient receives $ 500.00

Second place recipient receives $250.00

Third place recipient received $100.00

Papers should be sent to the following by January 26th.

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Brian Haas
Cannon & Cannon
8550 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
bhaas@cannon-cannon.com
(865) 670-8555
(865) 670-8866 fax

Outstanding Student Chapter Award

To encourage participation in the Southern District competition and to further recognize the work of the student chapters in Tennessee, the Tennessee Section began the Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award in 2003.

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Each Student Chapter is to requested to submit a written Annual Report to the Section, pursuant to the requirements, guidelines, and reporting period established by International ITE. Early in the year, International ITE writes each Student Chapter and informs them of these requirements. A copy of the format is provided to each chapter at that time.

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Chapters must send and original plus five copies of the written report to the TSITE Career Development Committee Chair by January 26th. This award will be presented to the student chapter who, for the school year, has contributed most to the advancement of the transportation profession and the Tennessee Section.

    • Application of Technical Knowledge (15 points) — Did your Chapter address a local transportation issue or collaborate with industry on a project or program, for example. Did any of your members prepare for or present student papers for ITE Districts/Sections or other industry organizations. Were any technical papers published ITE Journal or other technical publications?

    • Chapter Administration (15 points) — Hold Regular Meetings: Baseline should be a minimum of 4 meetings annually, file annual report and have elected officers.  In this format, please list your regular member meetings: Meeting Number and Date of meeting: Location (City): Presentation/speaker: Was this a joint meeting with another group(s)? Describe one or two meetings that were particularly well received by your members. Did you file an Annual Report and include elected officers?

    • Diversity and Inclusion (5 points) — This can be described demographically as well as through activities that encourage the engagement of students from additional disciplines of study outside of the traditional transportation curriculum.

    • Field Trips/Technical Tours (5 points) — Did your Chapter go on any field trips or technical tours?

    • K-12 STEM Outreach (10 points) — Did your Chapter participate in any K-12 STEM Outreach events?

    • Leadership Development (15 points) — What is your Chapter doing to encourage leadership development within the chapter?

    • Networking Events (15 points) — Did your Chapter hold any networking events, particularly with practicing transportation profesionals?

    • New Member Recruitment (10 points) — Did your Chapter have a member recruitment event or another method of attracting potential new members

    • Service Projects (5 points) — Did your Chapter participate in any community service projects?

    • Training/Professional Development (5 points) — Did your Chapter put on any training events for your members or conduct an educational opportunity?

The winning chapter will be presented with a plaque at the Summer Meeting and will represent Tennessee at the Southern District’s Temple Scholarship Challenge.

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TSITE will forward all submissions to the Southern District for judging against other southeastern chapters. The District provides $100 to each Chapter that submits an Annual Report and there is a $100 award to the winner and a $50 award to the runner-up chapter.

Papers should be sent to the following by January 26th.

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Brian Haas
Cannon & Cannon
8550 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
bhaas@cannon-cannon.com
(865) 670-8555
(865) 670-8866 fax

Student Scholarship Application

TSITE Scholarship Application Form (2024-25)

Previous Scholarship Recipients

    • 2024 - Tanner Keck, Tennessee Tech

      • Zeinab Bayati, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • Saurav Parajuli, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • Nastaran Moradloo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • Anslee Billingsley, University of Memphis

      • Rebecca Ramsey, Tennessee Tech

    • 2023 - Logan Malotte, Tennessee Tech

      • Logan Sirbaugh, University of Memphis

      • Jing Guo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • Saurav Parajuli, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • A. Latif Patwary, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

      • Tanner Keck, Tennessee Tech

    • 2022 - Nitesh Shah, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Logan Sirbaugh, University of Memphis

      • Antora Haque, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Yangsong Gu, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Mohammad Taherkhani, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Lauren Mitchell, University of Memphis

    • 2021 - Logan Sirbaugh, University of Memphis

      • Carmen Harvey, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

      • Iman Mahdi Nia, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Maya Mayes, Tennessee State University

      • Zach Wisniowski, Tennessee Tech University

      • Crystal Cheng, Vanderbilt University

    • 2020 - Caroline Janssen, Vanderbilt University

      • Mojdeh Azad, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Yi Wen, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Nitesh Shah, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Nima Hoseinzadeh, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

      • Kailey Newcome, Vanderbilt University

    • 2019 - Alexandra Marie Boggs, University of Tennessee

      • Nima Hoseinzadeh, University of Tennessee

      • Zachary Jerome, University of Tennessee

      • John Zacher, University of Memphis

      • Wesley Darling, University of Tennessee

    • 2018 - Zhihua Zhang, University of Tennessee

      • Alexandra Marie Boggs, University of Tennessee

      • Tinotenda Jonga, Tennessee State University

      • Behram Wali, University of Tennessee

      • John Zacher, University of Memphis

    • 2017 - Mojdeh Azad, University of Tennessee

      • Meng Zhang, University of Tennessee

      • Kwaku Boakye, University of Tennessee

      • Behram Wali, University of Tennessee

      • Dillon Randolph, Vanderbilt University

    • 2016 - Bumjoon Bae, University of Tennessee

      • Behram Wali, University of Tennessee

      • Darrell Warberg, University of Memphis

      • Michelle Edwards, Tennessee Tech University

      • Alexandra Boggs, University of Tennessee

    • 2015 - Hunter McCracken, University of Tennessee

      • Kwaku Boakye, University of Tennessee

      • Kristina King, University of Tennessee

      • Ziwen Ling, University of Tennessee

      • Luis Taboada, Tennessee State University

    • 2014 - Jun Liu, University of Tennessee

      • Hyeonsup Lim, University of Tennessee

      • Kristina King, University of Tennessee

      • Jianjiang Yang, University of Tennessee

      • Evarist Ruhazwe, Tennessee State University

    • 2013 - Amber Woodburn, University of Tennessee

      • Stephanie Hargrove, University of Tennessee

      • Virginia Wise, University of Memphis

      • Peter Kozey, Vanderbilt University

      • Taekwan Yoon, University of Tennessee

    • 2012 - Samantha Jeffries, Tennessee Tech University

      • Stephen Edwards, University of Memphis

      • Kelsey Ford, University of Memphis

      • Heather Housel, Tennessee State University

    • 2011 - Stephanie Hargrove, University of Tennessee

      • Ethan Skaggs, University of Memphis

      • Scott Guthrie, Vanderbilt University

      • Kevin Comstock, Middle Tennessee State University

    • 2010 - Lawson Bordley, University of Tennessee

      • Jeffrey Karafa, University of Memphis

      • Ryan Overton, University of Tennessee

      • Brian Langford, University of Tennessee

    • 2009 - Airton Kohls, University of Tennessee

      • Navid Jafari, University of Memphis

      • Ryan Overton, University of Tennessee

    • 2008 - Airton Kohls, University of Tennessee

      • Ethan Skaggs, University of Memphis

    • 2007 - Nicholas Kahn, University of Memphis

      • Airton Kohls, University of Tennessee

    • 2006 - Shaun Quayle, University of Tennessee

      • Manoel Castro-Neto, University of Tennessee

    • 2005 - Elizabeth Pfohl, University of Tennessee

      • Salvatore Sarcona, University of Tennessee

    • 2004 - Benjamin Whitehead, University of Tennessee

      • Manoel Castro-Neto, University of Tennessee

    • 2003 - Jon Storey, University of Tennessee

      • Megan Blake, University of Tennessee

    • 2002 - Jonathan Moore, University of Tennessee

      • Jason Carder, Tennessee Tech University

    • 2001 - Heather Ostertag, University of Tennessee

      • Jacinda Russell, University of Tennessee

    • 2000 - Sharon Schutz, Tennessee State University

    • 1999 - Jeff Hammond, University of Tennessee

    • 1998 - Carrie Whitley, University of Tennessee

    • 1997 - Carter Bagley, University of Memphis

    • 1996 - Chris Rhodes, University of Tennessee

    • 1995 - Jonathan Hargett, Tennessee Tech University

    • 1994 - (No Award Given)

    • 1993 - Steve Stoner, University of Tennessee

      • Greg Gaides, University of Tennessee

    • 1992 - (No Award Given)

    • 1991 - Mitul I. Patel, University of Tennessee

Traffic Bowl

    • 2024 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2023 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2022 – Tennessee Technological University

    • 2021 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2020 – University of Memphis

    • 2019 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2018 – University of Memphis

    • 2017 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2016 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2015 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2014 – University of Memphis

    • 2013 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2012 – University of Tennessee – Knoxville

    • 2011 – Vanderbilt University

Traffic Bowl Information

The TSITE Traffic Bowl is held annually at the winter TSITE meeting.  The TSITE Traffic Bowl follows the same rules and regulations as the ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl.  Please click below for additional traffic bowl information located on ITE’s website.

SDITE Paper Competition

Southern District ITE (SDITE)

Student Paper Competition Information

The Southern District ITE sponsors a student paper competition each year. Early in the year, International ITE sends a letter to each student member outlining the student paper competition. This letter explains the criteria for the contest and that the paper is to be submitted to the Chair of the Southern District Education and Student Chapter Committee.

The Southern District uses the same criteria as International ITE for eligibility. Each entrant must be a student member of ITE at some time during the academic year in which the paper is submitted and must have been a student member while completing the work that was the basis for the paper.

The papers are typically due to the Southern District’s Education and Student Chapter Committee Chairman on March 1st. The District Committee reviews them and selects a winner and a runner-up by April 1. The award is presented at the Southern District Annual Meeting of the same year. The District awards a $100 check to the award winner and a $50 check to the runner-up.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Southern District directly.

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