Brad Humphreys, P.E., of Millville, Cache County, was announced as the co-recipient of the 2010 Dr. L. I. Hewes Award, July 12, at the annual conference of the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO) in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Named co-recipient with Humphreys was Jeani Borchert, Tribal Consultation Coordinator with the North Dakota Department of Transportation.

Humphreys was presented with a cash award and plaque in winning this award.  According to UDOT Region One Director Jason Davis, the award committee was impressed by many of Humphrey’s qualifications, but specifically found the mentoring of his employees, which has been evident in every aspect of his position, along with his own commitment to continuing education in his profession and personal life, as very noteworthy.  Humphreys was joined by his wife, Terry, in traveling to Bismarck to receive this award, Davis said.

The Dr. L. I. Hewes Award was created in 1951 by the Western Construction Magazine, a journal devoted to engineering and construction in the western states, and annually recognizes the recipient’s outstanding contribution to national highway development programs.  The award was initiated to honor Dr. Laurence Isley Hewes, former Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Roads, Western Region (predecessor of today’s Federal Highway Administration), who directed the Federal highway construction programs in the 11 western States and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and became one of the principle founders of WASHTO.