Awards

2023 Nevada Traffic Safety Awards

The Nevada Traffic Safety Awards Program

The Nevada Traffic Safety Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions over the past year to transportation safety in Nevada. The program recognizes accomplishments in the public and private sector by individuals, state and local governments, federal agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations that promote traffic safety. This program is sponsored by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), and other traffic safety partners that are dedicated to reducing death and injury on Nevada’s roadways.

The Nevada Traffic Safety Awards are presented annually at the Nevada Traffic Safety Summit. As the summit location rotates between Northern and Southern Nevada each year, the Traffic Safety Awards are granted to individuals or organizations from that region. The 2023 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit is in Southern Nevada. Awards will be presented to recipients south of Tonopah during the Awards Breakfast Ceremony on Thursday, September 14.

Criteria for Selection

There are eight award categories. Those eligible for nomination have made an outstanding effort to eliminate serious injury and fatal crashes on Nevada roadways by furthering traffic safety initiatives through engineering, enforcement, education, emergency management, and/or advocacy. The awardees will be selected by the Awards Committee.

2023 Nevada Traffic Safety Award Recipients

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	Enforcement Officer of the Year Travis Perkins, Nevada Highway Patrol
	Education and Behavioral Implementer of the Year Keith Habig, Clark County School District Police Department
	Traffic Records Implementer of the Year Laura Gryder, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	Humanitarian of the Year Erin Breen, Transportation Research Center Road Equity Alliance Project
	Program of the Year Las Vegas Vision Zero
	Project of the Year Wadsworth Walking Trail, NDOT and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
	Transportation Professional of the Year Shashi Nambisan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
	Impact Award Mike Thiele, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
	Legacy Award Paul McCullough, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
	Leadership Award David Ranson, Storey County Sheriff’s Office