2017 Annual Awards & Fundraising Banquet

Please join us for our 2017 Annual Awards and Fundraising Banquet at the Casino Royale on Friday evening, April 28! This year our popular annual event includes industry honors, scholarship awards, sit-down dinner, cocktail hour networking, silent and live auctions, multiple raffles and casino games will be available for everyone to stay, play, and network. This year’s emcee is NBC 5 Today Anchor, Deborah Ferguson.

Emcee
  
Deborah Ferguson, NBC 5 Today Anchor

Proceeds from this banquet support women pursuing careers in transportation fields through scholarships funds and chapter professional development programs. The networking reception begins at 6:00 p.m. and the banquet kicks off at 7:00 p.m.

We are currently accepting items such as sporting event tickets, gift baskets, gift cards, jewelry, hand bags, hotel stays, airline tickets, wine for our silent auction. Please contact Caren Chambers at cchambers@mbakerintl.com or 469-801-8522 if you’re interested in donating or for more information. 

Awards Recipients

Member of the Year
Ayumi Anderson, Archer Western

Woman of the Year
Lacey Rodgers, PE, Texas Department of Transportation

Employer of the Year 
HNTB

Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award
The Dallas District of the Texas Department of Transportation

Innovation Transportation Solutions Award
MHMR Tarrant County

Honorable Ray LaHood Award
George Cisneros, PE, CFM, HNTB 

Scholarship Winners

Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship ($2,500)
Sheida Khademi

Monique Pegues Graduate Leadership Scholarship ($2,500)
Beatriz Beeza Pinal

DFW Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,500)
Mattie Abbott

DFW Undergraduate Leadership Scholarship ($2,500)
Jordan Wilmot

Transportation YOU Scholarship ($2,500)
Hannah Dennis

Gorrondona & Associates Scholarship ($2,500 each)
Cindy Salas
Celinda Lopez
Eofrosina Puebla
Lizbeth Zamora
Elaina Koesters

Heads or Tails?
Winner of the heads or tails game will get a $400 SW Airlines gift card!
Heads or tails tickets can be purchased at the registration table for $20 each. 

Hotel Information

WTS has blocked a limited number of rooms  at The Westin Galleris Dallas. To book a hotel room, please book here.

Parking Information

All self-parking in the surface lots or Galleria garages is complimentary. Valet parking rates are listed below.

Valet Parking Rates:                                
0-2 Hours $10 Plus Tax                              
2-4 Hours $16 plus tax                          
4-8 hours $20 plus tax                  
8+  hours $28 plus tax

 

Register Now!