2011 National Roadway Safety 

Awards Ceremony

November 15, 2011

Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 
Guests arrived shortly before noon and spent 

some time “meeting and greeting” each other. 
FHWA’s Karen Timpone greets guests as they 

arrive at the Rayburn Building on November 

15, 2011, prior to the presentation of the 

2011 National Roadway Safety Awards. 
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) 

chats with guests from Massachusetts. 
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) meets a guest from Massachusetts as 

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari looks on. 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg 

Cohen (left) introduces Congressman Barney Frank (DMass.) to Deputy Secretary of Transportation John 

Porcari. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners share in casual 

conversation prior to the 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guests and award winners are seated for lunch prior to the 

2011 National Roadway Safety Awards Ceremony. 
Guest Speakers and 

Presentation of the 

Awards
Greg Cohen, Executive Director of 

the Roadway Safety Foundation 

welcomes guests and award 

winners to the November 15 

awards ceremony with opening 

remarks and a brief 

history of the 

National Roadway Safety 

Awards Program. 
Tony Furst, Acting 

Associate Director of 

FHWA’s Office of Safety 

introduced the keynote 

speaker – Deputy 

Secretary of 

Transportation John D. 

Porcari. 
The keynote speaker 

for the event was 

Deputy Secretary of 

Transportation John 

D. Porcari. 
Greg Cohen, Roadway Safety Foundation 

Executive Director (at podium) and Deputy 

Secretary of Transportation John Porcari 

prepare to present 2011 National Roadway 

Safety Awards. 
Award Winners

Infrastructure

Improvements
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and 

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Thomas Wood 

(Minnesota Department of Transportation District 3B and Office of 

Materials and Road Research) a 2011 National Roadway Safety Award for 

the “Using Micro Surfacing to Reduce Wet Weather Crash Rates Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) 

and Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Jim 

Willis (Mississippi Department of Transportation) a 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Awards for the “Mississippi Cable Median Barrier 

Safety Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and Deputy Secretary 

of Transportation John Porcari present 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards to Todd 

Postel (left, Linn County Secondary Roads Department) and Mike McClain (Jones 

County Secondary Roads Department) for the “Jones/Linn County Portland Cement 

Concrete Pavement Overlay With Safety Edge SM Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen 

(left) and Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari 

present Brian Blanchard (Florida Department of 

Transportation) a 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards for 

the “Making Roadways Safer for Motorcycles Program.” 
Award Winners

Operational

Improvements
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and 

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Ken Berg 

(Utah Department of Transportation) a 2011 National Roadway Safety 

Award for the “Evaluation of Moveable Barriers in Construction Work 

Zones Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and Deputy 

Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Samuel McClain (Travelers 

Marketing LLC) a 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards for the “Safety Patrol 

Sponsor-Partnership Program.” 
Award Winners

Program Planning, 

Development and 

Evaluation
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and Deputy 

Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Ted Davini (California Department 

of Transportation) a 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards for the “California HSIP 

Application and Evaluation Tool for Local Roadways Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and 

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Major Ron Cordova 

(New Mexico DPS MTPD) a 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards for the 

“Smart Roadside Inspection Program.” 
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and Deputy Secretary of 

Transportation John Porcari present 2011 National Roadway Safety Awards to Brad Estochen 

(left, Minnesota Department of Transportation) and Wayne Fingalson (Wright County 

Minnesota Highway Department) for the “Minnesota County Road Safety Plans” and “Wright 

County Highway Roadway Safety” programs. 
Honorable 

Mentions
Roadway Safety Foundation Executive Director Greg Cohen (left) and 

Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari present Ian Pfeiffer (New 

Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program at Rutgers) a 2011 National 

Roadway Safety Award “Honorable Mention” for the “Work Zone Safety 

Education Program.” 
Honorable Mention

Texas Department of 

Transportation

“FM 1960 Median 

Improvements 

Program” 
Deputy Secretary of 

Transportation John Porcari is 

interviewed by an AASHTO 

Transportation TV reporter 

following the awards ceremony. 
Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari is interviewed by an AASHTO 

Transportation TV reporter following the awards ceremony. 
Thomas Wood, Minnesota DOT and winner of a 2011 National Roadway Safety Award, is 

interviewed by an AASHTO Transportation TV reporter following the awards ceremony. 
2011 National Roadway Safety Awards Judges

Chuck Tony Anthony Philip Michael Niessner Kane Greg Giancola Caruso Karen Griffith Cohen

Timpone Not pictured are William Crank 

(Michelin North America, Inc. 

Senior Community Relations Manager) 

and T. Bella Dinh-Zarr (FIA Foundation North American Director). 
All National Roadway Safety Awards winners 

pose together for a photograph following the 

2011 awards ceremony. 
2011 National Roadway Safety 

Awards Ceremony

November 15, 2011

Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C.