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.
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.
Previous Awards
Year |
Student |
Submission |
(2012-2013) |
Carl Olson (Portland State University) Honorable Mention: Pat Marnell (Oregon State University) |
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(2013-2014) |
Jennifer Warner (Oregon State University) |
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(2015-2016) |
Kamila Buker (Oregon State University) |
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(2016-2017) |
Zach Barlow (Oregon State University) Honorable Mention: Joseph Totten (Portland State University) |
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(2017-2018) |
Jadon Clifton (Portland State University) Honorable Mention: Dylan Horne (Oregon State University) |
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(2018-2019) |
Alireza Mostafizi (Oregon State University) with "Congestion vs. Connected & Autonomous Vehicles" Honorable Mention: Katherine Keeling (Portland State University) with "If the MUTCD Made a Dating App" |
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(2019-2020) |
Cadell Chand (Oregon State University) with "LTS (Level of Traffic Stress): Introduction |
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(2020-2021) |
Elsa Moreno Rangel (Oregon State University) with "Tactile Paving - Accessible Transportation" |
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(2022-2023) |
Isabel Swain (Portland State University) |