Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor announces the 2022 inductees
The Michigan Transportation Hall of Honor announced four honorees were inducted on Oct. 26.
The four honorees for 2022 are Kirk T. Steudle of South Lyon, Gregory C. Johnson of Wixom, Sam A. Crowl of Troy, and the late Sharmyn Elliott of Detroit, according to a press release.
The Michigan Transportation
Hall of Honor is a permanent display in the Van Wagoner Transportation Building in Lansing.
Steudle served as director of MDOT from 2006 until 2018. He served several years on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials board of directors, including a term as president in 2011-2012. He also served on the ITS America Board of Directors. Steudle graduated with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering degree from Lawrence Technological University.
Johnson served in a number of leadership roles at MDOT, including as chief operations officer from 2011 to 2015. Before that, he served as MDOT Metro Region engineer, shepherding some of the state’s largest freeway projects, including rebuilding M-10 (Lodge Freeway), I-96 west of Detroit, the I-94/US-24 (Telegraph Road) interchange, and completion of the Gateway project to improve the flow of traffic between Michigan and Canada.
Crowl was known as “Safety Sam” for his energy and dedication to railroad safety spanning more than five decades and a career with four railroad companies. In 2009, Crowl was appointed state coordinator of the nonprofit Michigan Operation Lifesaver, where he served for more than 10 years.
Elliott had a 45-plus year career in infrastructure engineering and demonstrated a commitment to improve transportation systems for the public and advocated for opportunities for minorities and women. Elliott started as a construction field engineering technician and worked in leadership positions with various firms, lastly as vice president of Somat Engineering, Inc. and CEO of Somat Engineering of Ohio, Inc.