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Institute of Transportation Engineers
The University of Mississippi
ITE Student Chapter
Annual Report
2012 2013
Department of Civil Engineering, Carrier 106, University, MS 38677-1848
Waheed Uddin, Ph.D., P.E. Faculty Advisor
Kyle Grantham President
John Richard Patterson Vice President
Courtney Cunningham Secretary
Phillip Olivi Treasurer
Table of Contents
Title Page……………………………………………………………………. 1
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………... 2
Summation of Chapter…………………………………………………….. 3
ITE Chapter Officers………………………………………………………. 4
Chapter Meetings…………………………………………………………... 5
Invited Lectures…………………………………………………………….. 6
Honors and Awards………………………………………………………... 9
Activities and News.……………………………………………………….. 10
Summary of Budget and Expenses……………………………………….... 11
Chapter Web Page…………………………………………………………. 12
Annual Report Compiled By Kyle Grantham
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Summation of Chapter
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter is available for civil engineering
students at The University of Mississippi (UM) who are interested in transportation. The idea for
the founding of a transportation engineering society was prompted by Dr. Waheed Uddin and Ms.
Lucy Phillips when they returned from the Deep South Institute of Transportation Engineers
(DSITE) annual conference in Philadelphia, MS on February 8, 2001. An interest meeting was held
in April of 2001 where ITE member Bob Mabry of the Mississippi Department of Transportation
gave a presentation on roadway design and ITS, and urged the attending students to apply for a
charter for an ITE chapter. An election was held, and 2001-2002 officers were elected to start the
application process. The results were: Founder President- Lucy Phillips, Vice President- Justin
Spinks, Secretary- Austin Banks, Treasurer- Audrey Stewart, and Faculty Advisor- Waheed Uddin.
Following the application process, the chapter was recognized by the university and the national
headquarters. The ITE chapter charter was presented on December 6, 2001. The chapter is
included in the University of Mississippi listing of student organizations. The chapter web page
was created in March of 2002. Since then, every year new chapter members are recruited and guest
lecturers are invited in the Fall and Spring semesters. Elections are held each year in Spring
semester to elect next year’s chapter officers and faculty advisor.
Dr. Alex Cheng (Dean of Engineering and former Civil Engineering department head), Dr. Waheed
Uddin (faculty advisor), Dr. Christopher Mullen (Interim Chair of Civil Engineering), and other
faculty members of the Civil Engineering Department approve and support the activities of the ITE
Student Chapter at the University of Mississippi.
Student members are encouraged to participate in DSITE meetings and paper/annual report
competitions every year. DSITE scholarships are announced to students every year. The chapter
members and faculty of the civil engineering department appreciate this honor given to one or two
student applicants every year at the University of Mississippi. The students who won these awards
become very active in chapter activities and motivate other fellow students to participate.
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ITE Chapter Officers
2012-2013
President: Kyle Grantham
Vice President: John Richard Patterson
Secretary: Courtney Cunningham
Treasurer: Phillip Olivi
Faculty Advisor: Waheed Uddin, Ph.D., P.E.
Left to Right: Kyle Grantham (President), John Richard Patterson (Vice President), Courtney
Cunningham(Secretary), Phillip Olivi(Treasurer)
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Past Chapter Officers
Year President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
2012-2013 Kyle Grantham John Richard Patterson Courtney Cunningham Phillip Olivi
2011-2012 Corey Hamil Nathan Mikell Alex Jewess Stephen Burdine
2010-2011 Parker Capps Jimmy Jackson Brent French Brian Hovanec
2009-2010 Annie Chapman Christine Frost Ryan Walters Brittany Wood
2008-2009 Andrew Greaser Uriah Sowell Amrik Singh MacKenzie
White
2007-2008 Jessica Mallette George Hopkins Colby Willis Katherine
Osborne
2006-2007 Amber Hebert Drew White Bikila Wodajo John Shaw
2005-2006 Preston Denson Brenton Montgomery Amber Hebert Benjamin
Njuguna
2004-2005 Ryan Williams Scott Dooley Derrick Kendrick Josh Samuels
2003-2004 Chas Smithers Angie Mallette Priscilla Barton Brad Hise
2002-2003 Benjamin Russell Talbert Rea Tony Sanders Karl Hector
2001-2002 Lucy Phillips J.D. Spinks Austin Banks Audrey Stewart
Founder President: Lucy Phillips
Founder Faculty Advisor: Waheed Uddin, PhD., PE.
Chapter Meetings
ITE chapter officer meetings are held every Wednesday every semester. Scholarships, activities,
University of Mississippi Dean of student Affairs’ required training meetings for student
organizations, and other events are discussed at this time. Faculty advisor meets with all officers in
the beginning of each semester to discuss plans of activities for the whole semester.
The ITE chapter officers also discussed deadlines that must be met such as the annual chapter
report, scholarships, and other issues. We also discussed how we can get other students involved in
ITE. We always look forward to having guest speakers from industry and government agencies to
visit and give lectures because it gets others involved. Everyone always enjoys the lectures and
leaves more informed than when they arrived.
A formal spring meeting and the election of officers for the 2013-2014 academic years will be
conducted in early April of 2013.
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Invited Lectures
The Spring ITE lecture event and chapter meeting was held on February 21, 2013 in Carrier Hall at
5:30PM. The lecture was given by both Bob Mabry and Jonathan Kiser. Jonathan Kiser Lectured on
“Multi-modal diversity of Holland with Bicycling as a priority” and Bob Mabry spoke to the class
about “Careers in Transportation Engineering”. Jonathan’s lecture on bicycle use in Holland was
very interesting and is a great representation of what some cities in the USA are trying to pursue.
Bob spoke about the importance of being involved in ITE, FE and professional licensure process,
and talked to us about the DEEP SOUTH quiz bowl for the spring of 2013. The class also had a
mock quiz bowl where prizes were handed out to the participants who answered a question right. In
attendance for the spring lecture were ITE members, faculty members, graduate students, and CE
315 junior civil engineering students. The lecture was followed by an ITE chapter meeting where
pizza and refreshments were served. Many students who attended this lecture became members of
ITE at the meeting. The event was co-sponsored by the Department of Civil Engineering and Center
for Advanced Infrastructure Technology (CAIT). The lectures were well received by all students in
a packed classroom. Dr. Najjar, CE Department Chair also attended and participated in the meeting.
"Multi-modal diversity of Holland with Bicycling as a priority”
Jonathan Kiser, PE, PTOE, PTP
Professional Traffic Engineer & Transportation Planner
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Jackson, Mississippi
"Careers in Transportation
Engineering”
Bob Mabry, PE, PTOE
DSITE Student Chapter Liaison
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Jackson, Mississippi
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Photos from ITE Lecture, February 21, 2013
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Honors and Awards
For the 2012-2013 school year Ole Miss had three recipients to receive DSITE scholarships. Those
student recipients included Kyle Grantham, Courtney Cunningham, and Maddie Costello. The Ole
Miss ITE student chapter is proud to recognize these fellow students and would like to thank DSITE
and ITE International for their generous annual scholarship opportunity.
From left: Dr. Waheed Uddin (Faculty Advisor), Courtney Campbell (Vice President), Kyle
Grantham (President), Maddie Costello (Member), Dr. Najjar (Civil Engineering Department Chair)
Dr. Waheed Uddin was honored with the 2011 Epps/Dart Excellence in Teaching Award by the
Deep South ITE section. The award was presented by Mr. Kiser after the ITE lecture on Feb 21,
2013.
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Activities and News
The ITE Chapter officers attended several University mandated meetings throughout the school
year. The first meeting was organized by the Associated Student Body, to appropriate funding for
the various school organizations on campus. The second meeting that was University mandated
was a training program for Risk Management of the student organizations on campus in early
February. The attendees for this meeting were Kyle Grantham (President), John Richard Patterson
(Vice President) and Dr. Waheed Uddin (Faculty Advisor). The Risk Management meeting
expressed the importance of being professional, safe and handling the organization with respect and
dignity to the University as well as the organization.
The ITE officers and members are also actively involved with many of the other student
organizations within the Ole Miss Engineering School. John Richard Patterson is the current ASCE
Chapter President. Kyle Grantham and Courtney Cunningham are the current ASCE Chapter
Secretary and Vice President. We are currently fabricating the mold to build our concrete canoe as
well as fabricating the joints and members for the steel bridge. The majority of the ITE members
will be attending the ASCE conference and competition in Baton Rouge, La on March 22-24.
Dr. Uddin headed the University of Mississippi team as a member of the Mississippi State
University led university consortium that won the national University Transportation Center (UTC)
grant of US$ 6.9 million dollars from the USDOT-RITA for a period of four years from January
2012 to January 2016. Dr. Uddin is conducting two research projects under this grant at CAIT
where four CE undergraduate students and ITE chapter members are contributing on economic
competitiveness of global supply chain and flood disaster protection of transportation infrastructure.
More info is available from CAIT web page. http://www.olemiss.edu/projects/cait/ncitec/
10Summary of Budget and Expenses
The following statement is current record of the ITE student chapter account, as summarized by
Treasurer Phillip Olivi.
Starting Balance $470.27 (as of April 29, 2012)
Deposit (ITE Southern District) $100.00 (Fall)
Deposit (Jonathan Kiser) $100.00 (February 21,2013)
Subtotal $670.27
Expenses (ITE lecture Refreshments) $55.00 Pizza, (February 21,2013)
Expenses (ITE lecture Refreshments) $20.00 Drinks, February 21,2013)
Ending Balance $595.27
The ITE Deep South Section provided the chapter a check of $100.00 for the 2011-2012 annual
report award. These checks were deposited by the Treasurer into the ITE chapter bank account with
Mississippi Federal Credit Union. We also want to thank Mr. Jonathan Kiser for his donation after
his ITE lecture on Feb 21, 2013.
11Chapter Web Page
A web page for the ITE Student Chapter at the University of Mississippi, designed by the student
members, is now periodically updated with the support of Dr. Waheed Uddin. The www link is
shown below:
http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/ite/
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