2003 National Transportation Week Poster Contest Winners

The winner of the 2003 National Transportation Week (NTW) Poster Contest was announced by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta at the Transportation and Travel Conference and Exposition held in celebration of National Transportation Week. The conference was sponsored by U.S. DOT and the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA). Secretary Mineta was joined by the NTW 2003 co-chairs, David L. Winstead, Esq. and Jeffrey N. Shane, DOT Undersecretary for Policy, in honoring Robert Rodriguez, a 5th grade student who attends PS/IS 187 in New York City. During the ceremony, Yellow Corporation unveiled a 12’ x 12’ copy of the poster on the side of one of its truck trailers. Robert was joined in the ceremony by his very proud parents, Emma Moncayo and Dionicio Rodrigues.

Secretary Mineta was the keynote speaker at the 1st annual DOT-NDTA NTW Transportation and Travel Conference and Exposition, launching NTW 2003. The conference was held at the new Washington, DC Convention Center. FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey, FHWA Administrator Mary E. Peters, DOT Chief of Staff John Flaherty, Mr. Shane and other industry leaders representing all modes of transportation participated in the 2-day conference.

First Place
Robert Rodriguez
PS/IS 187
New York, NY

Second Place
Zachary D. Guerrero
Gibson Elementary School
Corpus Christi, TX

Third Place
Heriberto Bajo
San Simon Elementary School
San Simon, AZ

Click here to see the winners and their entries from the 2002 contest.

Click here to see the winners and their entries from the 2001 contest.

The 2003 Poster Contest Winners!

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1st Place - Robert Rodriguez, New York, NY

2nd Place - Zachary D. Guerrero, Corpus Christi, TX

3rd Place - Heriberto Bajo, San Simon, AZ

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