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Thomas M. Matson Memorial Award: Continued Professional Development of the Transportation Workforce

In this feature, the winner of the Thomas M. Matson Memorial Award, James M. Mason Jr., discusses the attributes of providing continued professional development opportunities for those already in the transportation workforce. The author discusses current trends and adds his personal insights in five areas: (1) national workforce, science and engineering perspectives; (2) civil engineering trends; (3) transportation workforce issues; (4) transportation workforce development; and (5) transportation continuing and distance education. The author suggests that there will continue to be a demand for the type of written content that the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) provides. In addition, ITE also has the opportunity to facilitate the further development of partnerships to deliver professional development programs through traditional means and through distance education initiatives.