The NICR Student of the Year designation is awarded to a student who has achieved significant achievements with NICR. This award is to recognize the student’s research and work within the grant.
2023 UTC OUTSTANDING STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS GUIDELINES
2023 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• Eligible candidates must be selected from within the consortia of the lead university.
• Only one candidate per consortia can receive the award. • Eligible candidates MUST be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. (There is no exception to this policy.)
• Eligible candidates must have received financial support from the UTC program for at least two semesters prior to receiving the award.
• Eligible candidates must have completed with a grade of B or better at least 12 hours of graduate course work at the time the selection is made, and have a graduate GPA in excess of 3.25 (out of 4.00). (Undergraduate students are not eligible).
• Eligible candidates must be currently enrolled within the consortia making the selection.
• Previously selected recipients and recent graduates are not eligible.
2023 NICR Student of the Year
Wesley Darling
University of California, Berkeley
2022 NICR Student of the Year
NICR proudly presented the 2022 Student of the Year Award to Taylor Dinehart on October 27, 2022.
Taylor is pursuing an MS degree in public health. She has worked on multiple NICR projects and demonstrated solid, independent research capabilities and leadership in guiding team members in solving challenging research problems. She also works on supporting NICR operations such as preparing semi-annual and annual reports and the recent recompete proposal package. Taylor will be formally honored during TRB 2023. Learn more about Taylor.
2021 NICR Student of the Year
The National Institute for Congestion Reduction presented its first Student of the Year Award to Carly Venditti from Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Carly is a second-year master of urban planning student at Texas A&M University with a focus on housing and community development.