The Executive Board of IFTI is composed of leaders in industry, government and academia. On Thursday, February 23rd, the IFTI Executive Board conducted their semi-annual meeting on the University of Memphis campus in the newly renovated Herff College of Engineering Executive Training Center. During the meeting, the Board received updates from Dr. Martin Lipinksi, IFTI director and staff about the Institute's exciting work, discussed the Univeristy's role in IFTI with Dean Warder, Herff College of Engineering and Andy Meyers, UofM Vice-Provost for Research. The Board provided excellent feedback and suggestions related to potential center activities, including the need to emphasize issues in work force development. Click these links to review the Board meeting minutes and PowerPoint presentation.

The members of the Executive Board members are:

Mike Bronzini, Dewberry Chair and Research Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, George Mason University (Chair of Research Committee)

Sandra Hoff, Transportation Research, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Steve Liberto, Vice President, Global Trade Services, Federal Express

Cliff Lynch, Principal, C.F. Lynch and Associates

Gipson (Sunny) Morris, Liaison For Special Projects, Mid-South Community College (Chair of Education Committee)

Dexter Muller, Senior Vice-President, Community Development, Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce (Chair, Technology Transfer Committee)

Senator Mark Norris, Tennessee Senator for District 32

Craig Phillip, President and CEO, Ingram Barge Company

Keith Reardon, Vice-President and Managing Director, Canadian National Worldwide North America Railway

Marty Lipinski, Director Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, University of Memphis

James Dobbins (Ex-Officio), Associate Director, Policy
Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research, Vanderbilt University

Andy Meyers (Ex-Officio), Vice-Provost for Research, University of Memphis

Richard C. Warder (Ex-Officio), Dean Herff College of Engineering, University of Memphis