Announcing the 2019 Instructors of Excellence

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INSTRUCTOR NEWS | JANUARY 2020

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INSTRUCTORS OF EXCELLENCE 2019 ANNOUNCED

The National Highway Institute (NHI) is thrilled to congratulate the 98 instructors that received the Instructor of Excellence award for Fiscal Year 2019.

As you know, for the last 50 years NHI has been responsible for training the nation’s transportation workforce. We could not do this without you: our team of talented and knowledgeable instructors.

With more than 400 instructors from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and NHI’s contractor partners, we work together to deliver superior subject matter expertise and top-notch technical training to the entire transportation industry. Instructors like you, that bring real-world experience and technical expertise, are the backbone of NHI’s training program and our most valuable resource. We value your ongoing commitment to training adult-learners across the transportation workforce.

That’s why we are exceptionally proud to honor our 98 top-performing instructors for going above and beyond in delivering high-quality training. With more than 400 active instructors at NHI, receiving the Instructor of Excellence award is no small achievement - the instructors that earned this award were ranked at least 4.7/5.0 on their evaluations, taught at least two courses within the fiscal year, successfully completed the NHI Instructor Development Course, achieved NHI’s Instructor Certification, and were endorsed by an NHI Training Program Manager.

This award was first introduced in 2007, with just three qualifying instructors. Since then, the continued dedication to excellence, professionalism, and learner-centered training from NHI’s instructors can be seen in the growing number of awardees each successive year. NHI’s Director, Michael Davies, is proud to reinstate this award for fiscal year 2019 to recognize the efforts and drive of our top instructors.

But don’t just take our word for it: the participants’ evaluations of each session are the true gauges of instructor success. Here’s what some of them had to say about courses they took with NHI’s Instructors of Excellence for 2019:

"...did an excellent job. Very knowledgeable in the subject matter. Very good communicators. Kept the class engaged. Very positive experience."
"Best NHI instructor I've experienced in 15 years. Great job."
"... made review of known materials interesting and did an excellent job of relating the subject matter to real world applications directly related to participant job descriptions."

On behalf of NHI, congratulations again to our FY 2019 Instructors of Excellence:

INSTRUCTORS OF EXCELLENCE FOR FY 2019

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR	COMPANY/ORGANIZATION
K. Craig Allred B.S.	Federal Highway Administration
Doug Atkin P.E.
Victoria Brinkly B.S., P.E.
Eric Brown, Ph.D.
Theodore Burch, P.E.
Justin Clarke, AICP
Gilberto DeLeon, P.E.
Mark Doctor, P.E.
Thomas Elliott, M.ED.
Daniel Fodera, CQM
Laura Girard, P.E.
Scott Hogan, M.S., P.E.
Hillary Isebrands, P.E., Ph.D.
Sonny Jadun, P.E., M.S.
David Kopacz, P.E.
Mark Leonard, P.E.
Elliott Moore, P.E.
Michele Palicka
Eric Purkiss
Thomas Saad, P.E.
Jeffery Shaw, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Keith Sinclair, EIT
Derek Soden, P.E.
Derek Torrey
Ronald Vaughn, PMP
Marshall Wainwright
Sandy Zimmer
Mr. Salvador Mercado, P.E., CVS	Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Mr. Brad Allen	Applied Pavement Technology
Mr. Gregory Duncan, P.E.	Applied Pavement Technology
Mr. Darrell Burnett, P.E.	Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Mr. Barry Christopher, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. W. Curtis Monk, P.E., M.S.C.E.
Mr. Anthony Alvarado	Ayres Associates, Inc.
Mr. James Bakken, P.E., B.S.
Mr. William DeRosset, P.E., B.S.
Mr. David Frick, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. John Hunt, P.E., M.S.
Mr. Peter Lagasse, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. Arthur Miller, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. Thomas Moreland
Mr. William Rahmeyer, Ph.D., P.E., FASCE
Mr. Dustin Robinson, P.E.
Mr. James Schall, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. Todd Wood, M.S., B.S.
Mr. Scott Zey, P.E.
Mr. Alan Zundel, Ph.D.
Mr. Jonathan Bartsch	CDR Associates
Mr. Roy Forsyth, P.E.	Collins Engineering, Inc.
Mr. Andrew Fickett, P.E.	Fickett Structural Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Finn Hubbard, P.E.
Mr. Guy Lang, P.E.
Mr. Bryan Schmidt, P.E., CWI
Mr. Dennis Baughman, P.E., L.S.	Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Mr. Samuel Beachy, P.E.
Mr. Collin Cook, P.E.
Mr. David Cornish
Mr. Todd Demski, P.E., CWI
Mr. William Doughty, P.E.
Mr. Phillip Fish, CBI, CWI
Mr. William (Ron) Gardner, P.E.
Mr. Willy Grimmke, P.E., M.S.
Mr. Jonathan Herman, P.E.
Mr. David Hoyne, P.E.
Mr. Randall Leonard
Mr. Cailein MacDougall, P.E.
Mr. Mark Nyerges, P.E.
Mr. Jeffrey O’Connor, P.E.
Mr. Ralph Phillips, Jr., P.E.
Mr. Harold Rogers, P.E.
Mr. John Schroettner, P.E.
Mr. Brett Sposito, P.E.
Mr. John Watters, P.E.
Mr. Peter Weykamp, P.E., W.P.A.
Mr. Eric Trippi	GHD
Mr. William Fitzgerald, P.E.	G. P. Strategies
Mr. Daniel Purvine, CPA	G. P. Strategies
Mr. Bradley Oswalt, CPCM	Harpers Enterprise, Inc.
Mr. Brian Leshko, P.E.	HDR
Ms. Brenda Huber	Ideation, Inc.
Mr. Steve McMaster, CFM
Ms. Bri Rodriguez
Ms. JoAnna Wagsdahl
Ms. Vanessa Almony	ITS Agile
Mr. Brian Dietrich, P.E.	CONSOR Engineers
Mr. Gregg Hostetler, P.E.
Mr. Jeffery Rowe, P.E.
Mr. A. Tamim Atayee	Kilgore Consulting and Management
Mr. Roger Kilgore, P.E.	Kilgore Consulting and Management
Mr. Daniel Baxter, P.E., S.E.	Michael Baker International
Mr. Michael Grubb, P.E.
Mr. Francesco (Frank) Russo, Ph.D., P.E.
Mr. Thomas Ryan, P.E.
Mr. John Wackerly, P.E.
Mr. Robert Kleinburd, B.S., CGRPA	O. R. Colan Associates/ICF
Mr. Charles O’Neill	O. R. Colan Associates/ICF
Mr. William Haydt, JD	Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.
Mr. Mark Nagata	Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.

For more information, visit the NHI Web site at www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov, or contact Carolyn Eberhard at (703) 235-0952 or carolyn.eberhard@dot.gov.

WHAT'S NEW: ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKLIST

NHI will be sending out a tool (checklist) to help Instructors manage the Administrative Package material prior to sending it back to NHI. The tool/checklist will be included in the Administrative Material sent to the Training Site for Participant Registration and Evaluation of Session. Please review the document, sign and submit with the Administrative Package coming back to NHI post training class. This document will be sent out beginning in mid-March.

If you have any questions, please contact the Instructor Liaison at (703) 235-0952.

UPCOMING INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE SESSIONS

Do you have a coworker interested in becoming an NHI instructor, or do you want to freshen up your skills? Both new and experienced instructors can benefit from the knowledge and skills developed in this multi-day instructor-led training. This course is intended for instructors who will be delivering interactive training to adult learners and will prepare students with essential adult learning principles.

Arlington, Virginia, January 28 - January 31, 2020
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 11 - February 15, 2020
Arlington, Virginia, February 25 - February 28, 2020
Arlington, Virginia, April 7 - April 10, 2020
Lansing, Michigan, April 21 - April 24, 2020
Arlington, Virginia, June 16 - June 19, 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, July 20 - July 23, 2020

Instructors who have successfully passed the 3.5- or 4.5-day IDC are encouraged to register for the new IDC for Web-conference Training (WCT) course. This WCT combines live digital sessions with self-paced modules in a blended-learning format. It teaches effective delivery of interactive online training using NHI's web-conference software and is now offered in a condensed, one-week schedule.

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