Distinguished Service

ITS Wisconsin 2023 Distinguished Services Award

Dean Beekman (Wisconsin DOT)

Having graduated from UW-Milwaukee and starting his career at the Wisconsin DOT working for SE Region PDS, Dean later transferred into the role of Statewide ITS Engineer at the Bureau of Traffic Operations (BTO). During his career, he’s most notably worked on ITS designs throughout the state many devices and the state fiber network. He’s also been responsible for ITS policies, product selections/evaluations, procurement contracts, and electrical service installations. More recently, he’s had the opportunity to be part of the team that implemented the Madison Flex Lane. Over the years, he has also been involved with the TIME program, ITS planning, ITS maintenance, and various freeway operations projects. Dean served on the ITS Wisconsin board and was president in 2012.

Dean credits his knowledge from the dedicated people he’s worked with in the ITS world for the past 20 years. He’s very grateful for the numerous partners we have in our ITS community and looking to pass on this collective knowledge to the people he continues to work with every day.

ITS Wisconsin 2022 Distinguished Services Award

The ITS Wisconsin Distinguished Services Award was given to Ahmet Demirbilek, Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Traffic Operations. Ahmet received the award from Elizabeth Schneider, ITS WI Chapter President, during the 2022 ITS Transportation Conference.

ITS Wisconsin 2021 Distinguished Services Award

The ITS Wisconsin Distinguished Services Award was given to Emily Silverson, TranSmart Technologies, Inc. Emily received the award from David Karnes, ITS WI Chapter President, during the 2021 Virtual ITS Transportation Conference.

ITS Wisconsin 2020 Distinguished Services Award

The ITS Wisconsin Distinguished Services Award was given to Anne Reshadi, Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Anne received the award from Kyle Hemp, ITS WI Chapter President, during the 2020 Virtual ITS Transportation Conference.

ITS Wisconsin 2018 Distinguished Services Award

The ITS Wisconsin Distinguished Services Award was given to Kelly Langer, Lakeside Engineers. Kelly received the award from Ahmet Demirbilek, ITS WI Chapter President, at the 2018 ITS Transportation Conference at the Monona Terrace.

  • 2009 – John Corbin
  • 2010 – Todd Szymkowski
  • 2011 – Steve Cyra
  • 2012 – John Kugel
  • 2013 – Peter Rafferty
  • 2014 – Ron Sonntag
  • 2015 – Alexander Drakopulos
  • 2016 – Ken Voight
  • 2017 – Brian Scharles
  • 2018 – Kelly Langer
  • 2019 – Don Schell
  • 2020 – Anne Reshadi
  • 2021 – Emily Silverson
  • 2022 – Ahmet Demirbilek
  • 2023 – Dean Beekman