BILL KLOOS SCHOLARSHIP ​

This scholarship is offered by the Oregon ITE and the Bill Kloos Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance to students pursuing degrees in transportation engineering or other related fields. It is named after William C. Kloos, who was the Signals and Street Light Manager at the City of Portland for 25 years. Bill was a talented leader, innovative problem solver and mentor to many throughout his career. One of Bill’s unique talents was public speaking and presenting technical information to a wide range of audiences. This scholarship was developed in order to promote the innovative thinking and communication skills of the future transportation professionals.

Candidates will be evaluated based on a scholarship “Application” in the form of an essay, presentation/poster, Powerpoint presentation, or video that focuses on transportation/traffic engineering. Format of Application shall be at the discretion of candidate. The intent of the scholarship application is to encourage students to think outside the box and showcase their communications skills. Therefore, the format and content of the “Application” is up to the applicant.

Please see Link for application form 

PREVIOUS AWARDS:

(2017-2018) Jadon Clifton (Portland State University)
(2016-2017) Zach Barlow  (Oregon State University) and Joseph Totten (Portland State University) 
​Zach Barlow ​
(2015-2016) Kamila Buker (Oregon State University)
(2014-2015) Masoud Ghodrat Abadi
​(Oregon State University)
(2013-2014) Jennifer Warner (Oregon State University)
(2012-2013) Pat Marnell (Oregon State University) Honorable Mention
(2011-2012) Carl Olson (Portland State University)