Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Albert Gan

About ITE

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is an international individual member educational and scientific association for transportation professionals. ITE members are traffic engineers, transportation planners and other professionals who are responsible for meeting society's needs for safe and efficient surface transportation through planning, designing, implementing, operating and maintaining surface transportation systems worldwide. Founded in 1930, the Institute serves as a gateway to knowledge and advancement through meetings, seminars, and publications, and through a network of more than 15,000 members working in some 80 countries. The Institute has more than 70 local and regional chapters and more than 100 student chapters in 10 districts (see figure below). They provide opportunities for information exchange, participation and networking.

About FIU ITE Student Chapter

The ITE Student Chapter at the Florida International University belongs to District 10, which covers the Florida and Puerto Rico region. Each district has two or more sections. The District 10 ITE has two sections: the Florida Section and the Puerto Rico Section. Each year, the Florida Section holds two meetings, one in the Spring and another in the Summer. The District 10 ITE meets annually in the Fall. Current student chapters in District 10 are:

Florida International University
University of Florida
University of South Florida
University of Central Florida
Florida State University/Florida A&M University
University of Miami
University of Puerto Rico

Each year, ITE sponsors two major competitions for its student members:

Both awards are first competed at the district level, with the winner from each district again competing at the international level. A final winner is then selected and is listed in the ITE Directory permanently. At the section level, the Florida Section ITE sponsors a scholarship named after Mr. Bill McGrath, a transportation professional from Florida who achieved national recognition for his life-long contribution to the profession. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000 and is awarded annually to one ITE student member judged to be the best from a Florida school.

Chapter Officers

2007-2008:
President:	Jinyan Lu
Vice President:	Claudio Diaferia
Secretary:	Venkata Punati, Boyuan Guan
Treasurer:	Chenxi Lu
Membership Chairperson:	Tao Wang
Student Council Representative:	Herbert Hartje, Vijay Kumar Rayabharapu
Social Coordinator:	Jimmy Fu

2006-2007:
President:	Wanyang Wu
Vice President:	Rossi Gaudio
Secretary:	Lei Cai
Treasurer:	Yan Xiao
Membership Chairperson:	Hengtong Wei
Student Council Representative:	Cheng Xu, Quan Yuan
Social Coordinator:	Hui Zhao, Ricardo Medina

2005-2006:
President:	Leonte Almonte, Wanyang Wu
Vice President:	Sharad Uprety
Secretary:	Jing Qi
Treasurer:	Shanshan Yang
Membership Chairperson:	Xuesong Zhu
Social Coordinator:	Hongbo Chi

2004-2005:
President:	Jorge Peña, Diego Sandoval
Vice President:	Diego Sandoval, Jorge Peña
Secretary:	Guillermo Gomez, Misleidys León
Treasurer:	Xiaoxia Zhu, Chioma Iwuagwu
Membership Chairperson:	Kenneth Siu
Student Council Representative:	Wanyang Wu
Social Coordinator:	Xuesong Zhu

2003-2004:
President:	Lo Rosa Hsu
Vice President:	Xin Li, Ayman Elbermawy
Secretary:	Vandana Nagole, Wendie C. James
Treasurer:	List Xuemei Liu
Membership Chairperson:	Jie Bian
Student Council Representative:	Peng Zhu, Yue Wang
Social Coordinator:	Ashraf Iqbal

2002-2003:
President:	Adriana Rodriguez
Vice President:	Sijong Jo
Secretary:	Lo Rosa Hsu
Treasurer/Membership Chairperson:	Fang Mei
Social Coordinator:	Kavita Jarecha

2001-2002:
President:	Jiun-Jia Hsu, Rax Jung
Vice President:	Rax Jung, Jacques Defrant
Secretary:	Jacques Defrant, Saraswathi Emani
Treasurer/Membership Chairperson:	Yifei Wu
Student Council Representative:	Saraswathi Emani
Social Coordinator:	Sam Yang

2000-2001:
President:	Soon Chung
Vice President:	Vikram Dogra, Jiun-Jia Hsu
Secretary:	Jiun-Jia Hsu, Saraswathi Emani
Treasurer/Membership Chairperson:	Joan Shen

1999-2000:
President:	Hesham Elbadrawi, Pia Hansson
Vice President:	Mohamad Naweiseh, Eduardo Guinard
Secretary:	Eduardo Guinard, Ti'Jean Johnston
Treasurer/Membership Chairperson:	Pia Hansson, Joan Shen

FIU Chapter Highlights and Accomplishments

2006-2007

Best Student Chapter Award, International ITE
Best Student Chapter Award, District 10 ITE
Best Student Paper Award, District 10 ITE (Zhen Ding)
Bill McGrath Transportation Scholarship, Florida Section ITE (Chengjun Zhan)
First-Place Best Chapter Presentation Award, Florida Section ITE (Peng Zhu and Jie Bian)
First-Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Chenxi Lu)
Third-Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Lisette Ludena)
Woman Transportation Scholarship Award (Lisette Ludena)

2005-2006

Best Student Paper Award, District 10 ITE (Xuesong Zhu)
First Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Zhen Ding)
Second Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Xuesong Zhu)
Third Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Xuemei Liu)
Outstanding PhD Graduate, College of Engineering (Elio Espino)

2004-2005

Best Student Chapter Award, International ITE
Best Student Paper Award, International ITE (Ayman Elbermawy)
Best Student Chapter Award, District 10 ITE
Best Student Paper Award, District 10 ITE (Ayman Elbermawy)
Eno Leadership Award, Eno Transportation Foundation (Joan Shen)
Second-Place Best Chapter Presentation Award, Florida Section ITE (Diego Sandoval)
First Place Best Essay Book Scholarship, Gold Coast ITE Chapter (Guangwei Zhou)
Outstanding Leadership Award, FIU College of Engineering (Rosa Hsu)

2003-2004