Russell McMurry (above at right), commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, received the ITS Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress in Atlanta this week. He was also elected to the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame.
[Above photo via ITS America]
McMurry – who currently serves on the ITS America Board of Directors and who also serves as the vice president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – is the first U.S. state department of transportation leader to be honored with the ITS Lifetime Achievement Award; bestowed jointly by ITS America, ITS Asia-Pacific, and ERTICO-ITS Europe.
Each year this award is given to an individual recognized as an outstanding leader; a thought leader in the ITS field; and a champion of the vision of ITS and its fulfillment within and beyond the ITS community.
“I’m very honored to receive this award and acknowledgement,” said McMurry in a statement.
“Georgia DOT has a long legacy and history of ITS deployment, and I am grateful and humbled by this recognition,” he added. “The real recognition for this award, however, goes to the extraordinary men and women of Georgia DOT and our talented team of engineers and practitioners who are making the promise of intelligent transportation systems come to life.”
McMurry – who has served as the commissioner of Georgia DOT since 2015 – is a long-time champion of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) and connected vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) technology. He’s been “instrumental,” noted ITS America, in guiding the deployment of cutting-edge ITS initiatives both in Georgia and nationally.
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