41st National Meeting & Training Preliminary Program Now Available!
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Harold B. Williams - A True Game Changer
COMTO
Family,
It
is with heartfelt sadness that I inform you of the passing of Mr. Harold
Williams, co-founder of the Conference Of Minority Transportation
Officials. Mr. Williams passed after a lengthy illness on Friday, May 11,
2012 at approximately 3:00 am.
Memorial
services will take place in Michigan this summer and Washington, DC in
September. Condolences
can be sent to his wife Mrs. Eula Williams & Family at, 2526 Woodland Lake Drive, Bitely, MI 49309.
Today,
we often hear people being referred as "Game Changers.” If ever
there was such a person in the transportation industry, Mr. Williams was
it. While serving at the U.S. Department of Transportation, he helped to develop and implement
game changing legislation including what we know today as Title Vl which
provides equal access to service, regulations on employment, and opportunities
for small, minority and female owned businesses on all Federally funded or
assisted transportation projects.
Mr.
Williams had a long and distinguished career at the US DOT. He retired as
Associate
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration and also served as the long
term Director of Civil Rights for FTA’s predecessor, the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration.
Mr.
Williams collaborated with others – including Rev. Jerry Moore, to found the
Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials in 1971. We all know his
passion for COMTO. He was voted by the COMTO Board of Directors in 2002
to serve as Honorary Historiographer. He worked with the National Board
of Directors and staff to ensure the complete documentation of COMTO’s rich
history. He never tired of documenting and cataloging COMTO history.
Mr.
Williams’ life epitomized civil rights leadership from his days as a youth
engaged in community organizing against racial discrimination to his
death. I spoke with Mrs. Eula Williams this morning. She and I
reflected on her husband’s great intellectualism and she assured me that even
during his illness he used every opportunity to teach and advocate for civil rights.
Please
lift up prayers for the Williams family: Mrs. Williams, sons Marvin and Harold
and the host of grandchildren.
Mr. Williams you
are loved and so very missed already.
But your legacy
with COMTO and
our nation’s transportation industry will live forever.
The COMTO Family
We
have developed a blog where members can post their tribute to Mr.
Williams.
Julie
Cunningham
President/CEO
Conference
Of Minority Transportation Officials
Board of Directors Elections - Nominations Open!
The nominations for the Board of Directors elections is officially open. If you would like to submit a nomination, please click here for the election guidelines and nomination form. Please keep in mind that you must be a current COMTO member to nominate or be nominated. All nominations are due by June 11, 2012.
Industry Awards
The Conference Of Minority
Transportation Officials Awards and Recognition Program was established in 1985
to recognize organizations, members, industry leaders and minority
professionals for outstanding contributions to the industry. The awards and
recognition program provides a means by which outstanding performance can be
revealed and shared. This year, we are pleased to present two new awards, the
Reverend Jerry Moore President’s Leadership Award and the Emerging Chapter of
the Year. Submission Deadline: May 21, 2012 For more information on the awards or for an
application, please click here.
41st National Meeting & Training Conference - Preliminary Program
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2012 Careers In Transportation for Youth (CITY) Summer Internship Program
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