Alabama Section
Institute of Transportation Engineers
(ALSITE)

MISSION

The mission of the Alabama Section Institute of Transportation Engineers is to provide a leadership role in providing a transportation system in Alabama that improves mobility and safety for the traveling public. Activities of the Section focus on advancing the transportation profession and developing our members through education and training.

OFFICERS

The 2008 ALSITE Board of Directors are:

HISTORY

Prior to 1972, the membership of the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) consisted primarily of City Traffic Engineering employees. There also were members in state agencies, consulting firms and industry concerns. As the ITE became the Institute of Transportation Engineers in 1976, the membership in Alabama also grew.

Before 1972, three city traffic engineers and the only ITE member in the Alabama Highway Department regularly attended the joint meeting of the Southern Safety Conference and the Southern Section of the ITE. Several southern states formed sections of the ITE in their own states as the profession of traffic engineering grew. Alabama was handicapped by having very few members of the ITE.

During the spring meeting of the Southern Section in 1972, held in Memphis, Tennessee, several Alabama members met to discuss this issue. Lewis Bradford, Jack Chambliss, Ben Robinson and Charles Alexander met informally and discussed the possibility of creating an ITE Division in Alabama. The next step was to call together all of the ITE members in Alabama for further discussions.

A meeting was held in Montgomery on June 29, 1972 at the Sahara Restaurant after all members were notified and their attendance requested. It was imperative that all members be present and/or be voting to request a charter as a Division of the Southern Section of the ITE. At the time there were 11 members of the ITE living in Alabama. Eight of the 11 were in attendance and the remaining three submitted proxy votes.

In attendance were Charles E Alexander, Lewis P Bradford, Jack W Chambliss, John A Garrett, Darrell B Skipper, Richard A Wall, Jr, Robert L Wolfe and James L Zimmerman, Jr. Submitting proxy votes were David T Dabney, David B Martin and Ben F Robinson. The meeting was also attended by Harold Raynor, President of the Southern Section.

The meeting resulted in the adoption of the Alabama Division ITE Bylaws, as required by the Southern Section. In addition, the following officers were elected:

The charter officially recognizing the Alabama Division ITE was issued by the Institute of Traffic Engineers on January 1, 1973.

As time passed the ITE became the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Southern Section became the Southern District. Similar changes took place in Alabama and the charter for the Alabama Section of the ITE was issued on January 1, 1989. At that time the Alabama Section changed the terms of its officers to a calendar year. The transition required David Griffin to serve as President for eighteen months.

The membership of the Alabama Section has also grown with time. From its inception with 11 members, the section has grown to 214 members.

The Past-Presidents of the Alabama Division and Alabama Section ITE are:

MEMBERSHIP

There are four levels of membership in the ALSITE. The levels are Member, Affiliate Class I, Affiliate Class II, and Retired Members.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

MEMBER:

Any member (except an Institute Affiliate or Student Member) of District 5 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is eligible for admission to the Alabama Section in the grade of MEMBER.

AFFILIATE: CLASS I (TECHNICAL):

A) Any Institute Affiliate or Student Member of District 5 ITE eligible for admission to the Alabama Section in the grade of Technical Affiliate may become a Technical Affiliate by filing an application for Technical Affiliate membership and paying current dues.

B) Individuals who do not otherwise meet the requirements for International ITE Member may apply for admission to the Alabama Section ITE in the grade of Technical Affiliate. All such applicants shall meet at least one of the following qualifications:
1) An engineer in the transportation engineering profession who lacks sufficient experience for membership in the ITE or who is in the process of applying for membership.
2) An individual who is engaged in subprofessional transportation engineering work. Subprofessional transportation engineering work includes activities that require neither a professional degree nor equivalent experience. Examples: Supervising sign shop activities, inventorying signs, drafting transportation engineering projects, collecting transportation data, drawing collision diagrams and performing simple transportation or traffic surveys or studies.
3) A student who is enrolled in an engineering curriculum at an accredited school of engineering.
4) A professional or official in a related field who, by virtue of his or her position, can contribute to the transportation profession.
5) A person engaged in commerce or industry who comes into frequent contact with transportation engineers and has an interest in the profession and is in a position to work with and assist transportation engineers.

CLASS II:

Those who qualify for but are not members of International ITE (minimum requirements for International Membership) are: graduation in engineering or a related field from a school of recognized standing and active in transportation or traffic engineering work; or if not a graduate, have five years of professional experience and be active in transportation or traffic engineering work.

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This site was last modified on June 12, 2007.