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CTE Student of the Year (2005): Liza Runey
 In December 2005, CTE awarded Liza Runey the University Transportation Center Student of the Year honor.
This award is given at each of the 33 University Transportation Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. At each UTC, the award honors the most outstanding student's achievements and promise for future contributions to the transportation field.
Runey will be honored in January at the USDOT's 15th Annual Outstanding Student of the Year Awards dinner during the Transportation Research Board's yearly meeting in Washington, D.C. Each student will receive a certificate from the USDOT.
"It's an honor and a privilege to represent CTE and NCSU as a transportation student," said Runey. She added, "Awards such as the UTC have strengthened my drive to excel in the transportation field."
After joining NCSU's Institute for Transportation Research and Education in 2004 as an intern working on the Triangle Regional Model, Runey assisted with the development of this N.C. travel demand model and became ITRE's resident expert on coding and managing transit networks.
Runey also took the initiative to spearhead enhancement of the transportation model. She evaluated employee and passenger survey data collected at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and developed a submodel to represent this special travel market.
Runey, a Charleston native, earned her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from NCSU in May 2004. As an undergraduate, she made the dean's list every semester.
Runey, 23, will complete her master's degree in transportation planning at NCSU in the spring. Her thesis continues her research involving the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and will enhance the Triangle Regional Model.
"I look forward to a career in transportation planning and as an active member of organizations such as CTE and the Institute of Transportation Engineers," said Runey.
Her previous awards include American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Highway Engineers, NCSU Civil Engineering Department, Erlanger Prestige and Institute of Traffic Engineers scholarships. Runey also received the Transportation Founders Fund N.C. Research Fellowship, the Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor and membership in the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
CTE Student of the Year (2004): Bastian Jonathan Schroeder
Each year, CTE recognizes a graduate student within its Graduate Research Fellowship Program or
Research Program whose academic work exemplifies outstanding research and leadership qualities in
the transportation/environmental field. Student-of-the-Year award recipients are recognized at the
U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers Awards Program, conducted in
concert with the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
CTE is pleased to recognize Bastian Jonathan Schroeder as the center's 2004 Student of the Year.
Mr. Schroeder is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in civil engineering at NC State University. His research
addresses the simulation modeling of vehicles and pedestrians at roundabouts, with special emphasis on
visually impaired pedestrians. Mr. Schroeder was selected as CTE Student of the Year not only for his
exceptional academic achievements, but also for his excellence in research, which is underscored by a
commitment to multimodal and sustainable transportation as evidenced by his work on traffic impacts of
neotraditional neighbourhoods. He has demonstrated a capacity for leadership that is exemplary for
a student of his experience. He was valedictorian of NC State University's Class of 2004, where he
achieved a 4.0 grade point average and received two degrees in Civil Engineering (Transportation) as
well as Multidisciplinary Studies. He is currently serving as president of the student chapter of the
North Carolina Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and works proactively with fellow
students to promote the field of transportation engineering. He is a past recipient of NCSITE's C.R.
Bramer Endowed Scholarship, and was also a Benjamin Franklin Scholar throughout the course of his
undergraduate work. Mr. Schroeder is fluent in English, German, and French.
List of Previous CTE Students of the Year - coming soon.
For more information, please contact James Martin, CTE associate director.
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