Thank you for taking the time to nominate your candidate for consideration for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation.
This nomination form is supported by Alchemer survey software. Once you begin the submission process, you must complete it in order for your nomination to be accepted. If you exit the form before completing your submission, your information will be lost and you will need to start over.
Before you begin, please ensure you have the following information ready:
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Name, title, affiliation, email, and phone number of your candidate.
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Your name, title, affiliation, email, and phone number. You will be considered the primary nominator and must be a current or former TRB volunteer or staff member.
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(Optional) Names, titles, affiliations, and emails of any additional nominators who are jointly endorsing this candidate. All nominators must be currently or formally in the transportation research or research implementation fields.
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A summary of 400 words or fewer explaining why you believe your nominee should be recognized for their excellence in people-oriented transportation initiatives.
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A summary of 400 words or fewer outlining your candidate’s record of innovative and successful leadership in areas such as education, training, and mentoring of transportation professionals.
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A summary of 400 words or fewer describing your candidate’s contributions to the development or promotion of community-sensitive transportation facilities and services.
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A summary of 400 words or fewer highlighting your candidate’s efforts to unite individuals in pursuit of organizational or industry-wide excellence.
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A summary of 400 words or fewer detailing the impact your candidate has had on the lives of those who use, deliver, or support transportation services.
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A description of 400 words or fewer addressing any intangibles that demonstrate your candidate’s eligibility for recognition in humanitarian leadership in transportation.
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(Optional) A link to or PDF file (no larger than 2,000 KB) of the candidate’s résumé, CV, or biographical summary.
At the conclusion of the nomination, you will also be asked to affirm your endorsement of the candidate’s character.
If you have questions about the nomination process, please contact Russell Houston at RHouston@nas.edu. Nominations will only be accepted through this form. Incomplete or unsubmitted forms will not be considered. All nominations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern), July 31, 2025.