ITE Canada Distinguished Service Award

ITE Canada Distinguished Service Award in honour of H. Robert Burton

ITE Canada District’s most prestigious award, the Distinguished Service Award in honour of H. Robert Burton, recognizes a member who dedicated much of his life to the transportation profession. Bob Burton spent his entire career practicing and promoting traffic engineering. A founder of the original Canadian Section in 1951, he was still attending CITE (now ITE Canada) and Toronto Section meetings right up to his death at the age of 101 years. He was selected the first Canadian ITE Honorary Member in September 1974—the highest honour bestowed by ITE International.

Each year, ITE Canada recognizes an individual member who has shown these same qualities that Bob Burton practiced. Nominees will have demonstrated a notable career in the field and record of service with ITE Canada District. The Distinguished Service Award is presented at the Annual Conference awards luncheon.

Recommendations may be made throughout the year by email to the ITE Canada Past President stating the name of the individual and a brief description of why the member should be considered for the award. Award recipients are selected by the ITE Canada District Executive Committee.

Past Recipients:

• 2025 – Geni Bahar, Toronto Section
• 2024 – Jen Malzer, Southern Alberta Section
• 2023 – Russell Brownlee, Toronto Section
• 2022 – Gene Chartier, Toronto Section
• 2021 – Bruce Belmore, Saskatchewan Section
• 2020 – Not awarded
• 2019 – Jeannette Montufar, Manitoba Section
• 2018 – Joanna Kervin, Toronto Section
• 2017 – Jim Gough, Toronto Section
• 2016 – Jan Voss, Greater Vancouver Section
• 2015 – Michael Skene, Vancouver Island Section
• 2014 – Dan Havercroft, Hamilton Section
• 2013 – Dr. John Morrall, Southern Alberta Section
• 2012 – Alf Guebert, Southern Alberta Section
• 2011 – Ralph Hessian, Atlantic Provinces Section
• 2010 – John McGill, Toronto Section
• 2009 – Don Henderson, Greater Vancouver Section
• 2008 – Alan Clayton, Manitoba Section
• 2007 – Doug Allingham, Toronto Section
• 2006 – Dave Richardson, Toronto Section
• 2005 – Ed Levy, Toronto Section
• 2004 – Harry Burns, Manitoba Section
• 2003 – Mavis Johnson, Greater Vancouver Section
• 2002 – Leo Laviolette, Hamilton Section
• 2001 – Albert J. Popoff, Saskatchewan Section
• 2000 – Paul Hill, Toronto Section
• 1999 – Andy Vandertol, Southern Alberta Section
• 1998 – Grant Bacchus, Toronto Section
• 1997 – Stan Teply, Northern Alberta Section
• 1996 – Art Lomax, Hamilton Section
• 1995 – J. Andrew Sharpe, Manitoba/Hamilton Sections
• 1994 – Sam Cass, Toronto Section
• 1993 – H. Allen Swanson, Southern Alberta Section
• 1992 – H. Robert Burton, Toronto Section