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October 2002
The Intelligent Transportation
Society of Massachusetts (ITS MA), the state chapter of
ITS America, recently established the Joseph M. Sussman
Leadership Award. The annual award was created in recognition
of Professor Sussman's contributions to, and leadership
in, the Massachusetts and national Intelligent Transportation
Systems field. It is intended to honor sustained leadership
performance in this arena.
This year's recipient is Elizabeth
Councilman, a senior administrator at UMASS Amherst, who
served as president of ITS MA and provided strong leadership
during its early years.
Professor Sussman helped to found
ITS MA seven years ago and served on its board until last
year. He also served on the board of ITS America for six
years. He is JR East Professor Professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Engineering Systems.
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