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Lunch Program with Kay Batey, Division Admin. for FHWA IL. Division - June 10
WTS Annual Conference Wrap-Up
Post-Conference Involvement
Luncheon Program with Kay Batey, Division Administrator for the FHWA Illinois Division - June 10

WTS and ASCE T&DI are pleased to announce Catherine (Kay) Batey, Division Administrator for the FHWA Illinois Division, as the keynote speaker for our joint lunch program in June.

 

Kay became the Division Administrator for the FHWA Illinois Division in Springfield in July 2013. She heads an office of 33 professionals that deliver the Federal-Aid Highway Program in Illinois. Prior to the appointment, Kay was the Assistant Division Administrator in the Alabama Division for 11 years. Kay has worked for the FHWA since 1987 and has served in a number of positions throughout the U.S., including the Planning and Project Development Engineer for 8 years in the North Carolina Division, 4 years as a Transportation Engineer in the Louisiana Division, the Environmental Engineer in the Maryland Division, and various other Division assignments during the Highway Engineer Training Program.

 

She co-instructs for the National Highway Institute Federal-Aid Highway 101 course and during her career, Kay has received various awards including the FHWA Administrator's Award for Superior Achievement. 

 

Date:

June 10, 2015

 

Location:

Wildfire

159 W. Erie St.

Chicago, IL 60654

 

Schedule:

11:30 - Registration and networking

12:00 - Lunch

12:30 - Program

 

Pricing:

Members: $40

Non-Members Public Sector: $40

Non-Members Private Sector: $50

Students: $15

 

The deadline to register is June 5 at 5:00 pm. 

 

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Katie Kukielka at katie.kukielka@aecom.com.  


 
WTS Annual Conference Wrap-Up
The 2015 WTS Annual Conference drew a crowd of over 600 from across the US and world to the Swisshotel in Chicago between May 20 and 22. Conference attendees experienced technical tours that showcased our City's transportation infrastructure, roundtable and panel discussions with industry leaders, poster presentations and network-building opportunities. At the conference the Greater Chicago Chapter was awarded the Gold Circle of Excellence for achievements in 2014 and an Innovation Award for advancements and growth of our scholarship program. Thank you again to all of our wonderful sponsors for their continued support of WTS! 

We would like to recognize and thank Noreen Ellis, Beth McCluskey, Eileen Chin and the dedicated planning committee members and volunteers for all of their hard work over the last year preparing for the conference. Thank you ladies!

Here are some snapshots of the Greater Chicago Chapter's conference highlights:
Graham Garfield, Chicago Transit Authority, speaks to attendees about the CTA rail system during a technical tour at the 2015 WTS Annual Conference.
(Photo courtesy of Marc Buhmann, CTA)
Members of the WTS Greater Chicago Chapter at the Welcome Reception
(Photo courtesy of Carrie Desmond)
WTS Greater Chicago Transportation YOU participants presenting their work to conference attendees. Great job girls!
(Photo courtesy of Carrie Desmond)
Mentors and student participants in the WTS Greater Chicago Transportation YOU 2015 program. Watch and listen to the mentors and students explain what they accomplished this year.
(Photo courtesy of Carrie Desmond)
The WTS Greater Chicago Chapter was recognized for our Gold Chapter Status at the conference. Pictured are members of our board.
(Photo courtesy of Carrie Desmond)
Our Scholarship Committee Chairs Carrie Desmond and Tina Revzin with the Innovation Award received for advancing and expanding our chapter's scholarship program. 
(Photo courtesy of Carrie Desmond)

Want to see even more photos from the conference? Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages!
The Annual Conference may be over, but the fun doesn't stop there!
We had a great time at the Annual Conference and we hope you did, too. We'd love it if you stayed involved with the Greater Chicago Chapter by attending WTS Greater Chicago events and programs all year-round, which have great benefits including:
  • Networking
  • Professional Development
  • Education
  • Mentoring
  • And many more!
If you attended the full conference, congratulations, you received a one-year membership to WTS! 

Questions about becoming a member? Contact us at wtschicago@gmail.com. 
Want to get even more involved?
Want to get more involved with the WTS Greater Chicago Chapter? Join a committee! Find more information including committee responsibilities and leaders on our website!
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