"HATS OFF" TO TRB REPRESENTATIVES

Volunteers from government, industry, and academia play an important role in accomplighing the work of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Contributions of the volunteers on the 175 standing committees and task forces in the Technical Activities Division, the study committees in the Special Projects Division, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Panels in the Cooperative Research Programs, and the Executive Committee allow TRB's relatively small staff to greatly increase its effectiveness and outreach. However, some of the men and women who serve as TRB representatives in each of the transportation departments of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; 165 universities; 45 transit agencies; and other organizations are volunteers who are not as well known in the TRB community. Although "volunteer" may be a misnomer because they are providing a service to their employers as well as to TRB, this part of their job usually is voluntary or falls under the category of "other duties as assigned." TRB representatives provide an invaluable service that is relatively unknown and seldom recognized. This article discusses the duties of TRB representatives and presents excerpts from their responses when asked to comment on how they view their responsibilities.

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• Authors:
  • Spicher, R E
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 19-21
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 149
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Strategic planning; Volunteers
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Research Board
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibilities
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497301
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM