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APTA Honors Smerk at Indiana Association
Dr. George M. Smerk was honored Aug. 13 for his 51 years of service to the public transportation industry at the Indiana Transit Association’s 80th Annual Meeting in Bloomington, IN, where APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy presented him with the APTA Lifetime of Academic Distinction Award. In remarks at a luncheon attended by more than 100 people, Melaniphy spoke about the economic benefits of public transit and the continued need for federal investment.
Melaniphy called Smerk “one of the giants of the public transportation industry,” adding: “It is important to remember that our success today and our future successes are possible because of the foundation that was laid down earlier by individuals such as Dr. George Smerk.”
Smerk served on the faculty of Indiana University from 1966 until his retirement in 2003. He was founder and director of the university’s Institute for Urban Transportation. He is an author, a board member of several organizations, and a renowned educator of many public transit professionals.
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Recognizing the contributions of Dr. George M. Smerk, second from right, are, from left, Paul Hamilton, Capital Metro, Austin, TX; Betsy Kachmar, CityLink, Fort Wayne, IN; Joe Crnkovich, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, Michigan City, IN; Bill Fraser, Midwest Transit Equipment; Ian Patton, Bloomington Transit; Stephen Stark, MTA New York City Transit; John Grew, Indiana University; John Connell, Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation; Karl Gnadt, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Urbana, IL; Kent McDaniel, Indiana Transportation Association and Indiana University; Martin Sennett, Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation; and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy. Smerk mentored all of them.
Photo by Andrew “Mitch” Spicer |
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