The Kentucky Transportation Hall of Fame was established by the Center in 1990 to recognize those professionals who have dedicated their time, knowledge, and creativity to provide an efficient and safe transportation system within the Commonwealth.

Each year a Selection Committee composed of five Kentucky transportation executives, officials, and college professors requests nominations from across the state and chooses a recipient(s) from those nominations. The Hall of Fame inducted its first recipient, Henry T. Ward, at the 27th Annual Kentucky Transportation Forum held on November 1-2, 1990, at the University of Kentucky.

Criteria for Nominations

The person(s) is chosen by the following criteria:

"Kentucky Transportation Hall of Fame inductees shall be persons who by their foresight, dedication, leadership, perseverance, and integrity have significantly enhanced transportation systems in the Commonwealth. They shall be or shall have been residents of the Commonwealth."

Hall of Fame Selection Committee

John Carr
Joe Crabtree
Paul Gravely
Frank Hamilton

Henry Hinkle
Marcie Mathews
Harold Mays

   

Hall of Fame Inductees

Inductees into the Kentucky Transportation Hall of Fame include the following:

2011 Patsy Anderson
2011 A. Russell Romine
2011 Roland Leon Walden
2010 James H. Havens
2010 Robert A. "Wally" Walsburger
2008 Wendell H. Ford
2007 James M. Yowell
2007 James M. Carigan
2006 James C. Codell III
2006 O.B. Arnold
2005 Hal Rogers
2004 Jack Fish
2004 Gov. Louie B. Nunn (posthumously)
2003 Bert T. Combs (posthumously)
2003 R.C. Durr
2003 Buddy Smith
2002 David K. Blythe
2002 Joe Kearnes
2002 Pete Worthington (posthumously)
2001 Richard D. Crist
2001 Arthur E. Walker (posthumously)
2000 Leonard Lawson
2000 Paul A. Faulkner (posthumously)
1999 E. B. "Bas" Gaither
1998 Harold C. Watts
1997 Calvin G. Grayson
1995 Otto Ingram
1994 C. M. "Hank" Hancock
1993 Dwight H. Bray
1992 Cyrus S. Layson
1991 Buckner Hinkle Sr.
1990 Henry T. Ward

Want to Nominate Someone?

When nominating a person(s) for the Kentucky Transportation Hall of Fame, please be as specific as possible and attach any supporting documents, resumes, etc. Persons who have been nominated in the past but not selected will be reconsidered during the selection process. Using the criteria as stated above to choose a person, send your nominations to the following:

Hall of Fame Selection Committee
c/o Kentucky Transportation Center
176 Raymond Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0281

 

 

University of Kentucky