Scholarship
Edward J. Cox Memorial Scholarship
Background:
The Edward J. Cox Memorial Transportation Scholarship Award is presented annually by the Indiana Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The main purpose of the award is to encourage students to consider Transportation Engineering/Planning in their studies and career aspirations, and to provide partial financial support for tuition and fees to students who have demonstrated an interest and are likely to work in the transportation field. The Scholarship consists of a minimum of one annual award of at least $5,000.
The Scholarship Award was formerly known as the ITE Indiana Section Transportation Scholarship Award, but the name was changed in 1999 to honor the late Edward J. Cox. Ed was an active member of the ITE Indiana Section, serving on both the Section Executive Board and the Education-Scholarship Committee at the time of his sudden passing in December of 1998. Starting in 2024, the top scorer among the scholarship applicants is given the Jim Loew Award, in memory of James Loew, the longtime ITE Indiana Section Scholarship Committee Chair, who passed away in April of 2023.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the Scholarship, the applicant must be either a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at an Indiana college or university, with career goal emphasis on Transportation Engineering/Planning/Construction Management.
Selection Criteria:
Each prospective applicant is required to fill out an official application, which includes current educational information (coursework, GPA, etc.), employment history, extracurricular activities, and a letter of recommendation from one or more faculty members.
The scholarship bylaws are available here.
Application:
Recipients:
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Year |
Recipient |
School |
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1997 - 1998 |
Jay Wasson |
Purdue University |
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1998 - 1999 |
Raktim Pal |
Purdue University |
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Ryan Weaver |
Purdue University |
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1999 - 2000 |
Sara Leitner |
Purdue University |
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Jonathan Walls |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
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2000-2001 |
Andrew Parker |
Purdue University |
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Steven Pautsch |
Valparaiso University |
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2001-2002 |
Andrew Nichols |
Purdue University |
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Jeffery Andrews |
Valparaiso University |
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Ashad Hamideh |
Purdue University |
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2002-2003 |
Matthew Whitaker |
Valparaiso University |
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Jennifer Bain |
Purdue University |
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Sravanthi Konduri |
Purdue University |
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2003-2004 |
Timothy Gustafson |
Ball State University |
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Jessica LeRoy |
Purdue University |
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Stacey Hodge |
Purdue University |
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2004-2005 |
Siew Hwee Kong |
Purdue University |
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Euridice Oware |
Purdue University |
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Mark Frederick |
Purdue University |
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2005-2006 |
Konstantina Gkritza |
Purdue University |
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Benjamin Sperry |
University of Evansville |
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Rachel Husfeld |
Valparaiso University |
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2006-2007 |
Ramzi Awwad |
Purdue University |
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Natalie Villwock |
Purdue University |
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Jason Bednarko |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
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2007-2008 |
Alan Holderread |
Valparaiso University |
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Joshua Zvolanek |
Purdue University |
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Anuj Sharma |
Purdue University |
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Andrew Kwasniak |
Purdue University |
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2008-2009 |
Abhishek Bhargava |
Purdue University |
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Ronald Davis |
Purdue University |
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Daniel Ackmann |
Purdue University |
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2009-2010 |
Brian Richter |
Purdue University |
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Parag Rastogi |
Purdue University |
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Maria Martchouk |
Purdue University |
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2010-2011 |
Alison Tanaka |
Purdue University |
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Katlyn Pero |
Trine University | |
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Phillip Cherry |
Purdue University |
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| Mike Barbier |
Purdue University |
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2011-2012 |
Gurcharan Sahi |
Purdue University |
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Maris Fry |
Purdue University |
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Michelle Dojutrek |
Purdue University | |
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Katlyn Pero |
Trine University |
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2012-2013
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Bismark Agbelie |
Purdue University |
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Harkrishan Sahi |
Purdue University |
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Eleni Bardaka |
Purdue University |
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2013-2014
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Todd Justus |
Purdue University |
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Steven Lavrenz |
Purdue University |
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Patrick Toth |
Purdue University |
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2014-2015
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Matthew Volovski |
Purdue University |
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Patrick Toth |
Purdue University |
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Andrea Bailey |
Purdue University |
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2015-2016
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Thomas Hall |
Purdue University |
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Donald Shaw |
University of Southern Indiana |
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Charlie Tamayo |
Purdue University |
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2016-2017
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Emily Johnson |
Rose Hulman University |
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Rick Perry |
Trine University |
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Margaret McNamara |
Purdue University |
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2017-2018
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Christianos Burlotos |
Notre Dame |
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Jijo Mathew |
Purdue University |
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Steven Zehr |
Purdue University |
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2018-2019
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Cassandra McKee |
Purdue University |
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Trevor Moore |
Purdue University |
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Lisa Lorena Losada Rojas |
Purdue University |
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2019-2020
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Alex Duran |
Trine University |
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SeyedAli Ghahari |
Purdue University |
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Margaret Hunter |
Purdue University |
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2020-2021
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Quinten Prieur |
Trine University |
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Madison Lindsay |
Ball State University |
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Sarah Adsit |
Purdue University |
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Justin Mahlberg |
Purdue University |
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2021-2022
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Quinten Prieur |
Trine University |
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Madelyn Sturgeon |
University of Southern Indiana |
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Bortiorkor Alabi |
Purdue University |
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Jairaj Desai |
Purdue University |
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Steven Rogers |
Purdue University |
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2022-2023
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Corrie Grubb |
University of Southern Indiana |
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Jacob Barkey |
Trine University |
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Jack Bell |
Purdue University |
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Rahul Sakhare |
Purdue University |
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2023-2024 |
Jose Capa Salinas |
Purdue University |
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Noah Anema |
Valparaiso University |
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Haydn Malackowski |
Purdue University |
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Jessica Blackney |
Purdue University |
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Grayson Cates |
Ball State University |
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2024-2025 |
Ryan Gienger (Jim Loew Award) |
Trine University |
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David Kopp |
Purdue University |
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Baylee Essert |
University of Evansville |
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Greg Brinster |
Purdue University |
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Kelsey Ellis |
University of Southern Indiana |
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Omar Hamim |
Purdue University |
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2025-2026 |
Carmen Caserio (Jim Loew Award) |
Purdue University |
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Nathan Stepp |
Purdue University |
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Rishika Tumula |
Purdue University |
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Kelsey Ellis |
University of Southern Indiana |
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Shagun Mittal |
Purdue University |
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Bohdan Yarovyi |
University of Southern Indiana |
