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Stories of success, leadership and achievement
On behalf of the 2010 APTA Awards Committee and the more than 1,500 APTA members, I congratulate the 2010 APTA Award recipients.

2010 APTA Awards
The prestigious APTA Awards are given to those individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the public transportation industry in North America. Winning this award means that you are the “best of the best” and you are a stellar example of excellence in the public transit industry. Each winner has a story of significant achievements that have made a great difference in our industry. These stories not only serve to educate us, but also inspire us, as we all work toward expanding and improving public transportation on this continent. Finally, as the Chair of the 2010 APTA Awards Committee, I want to thank Committee Members for their dedication and hard work over the last year. Gary McNeil Chair, 2010 APTA Awards Committee and Managing Director, GO Transit and Executive VP, Metrolinx

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Outstanding Public Transportation Manager
An APTA public transportation manager who has made outstanding contributions to the public transportation industry.

Hugh A. Mose
General Manager, Centre Area Transportation Authority State College, PA
Hugh is the consummate small transit system manager. He was hired right out of graduate school by Iowa City, IA, to manage its very small transit system. After five years he headed west to Fresno, CA, to the position of assistant transit director, and after four years there moved on to Intercity Transit in Olympia, WA. In 1995 Hugh accepted the position of general manager at the Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) in State College, PA, and he’s been there ever since. With a supportive board of directors, a terrific staff, and an exceptionally transitfriendly community, Hugh was able to build on an already excellent transit system. In 1999, CATA assumed the operation of Penn State’s campus bus routes, integrating them into one comprehensive town/gown transit program. As an alternative to universal access, CATA developed the nation’s largest program of pre-sold transit service to off-campus student housing complexes. As a result, State College has become the nation’s most transit-intensive small urban area, with more than 7 million passengers carried annually in a community with fewer than 100,000 residents. Following the construction of a fueling facility and five successive bus procurements, in 2005 CATA became the first transit system on the East Coast to have all of its buses powered by compressed natural gas. Under Hugh’s leadership, CATA has become a recognized model in the local land development process. CATA rivals transit systems many times its size in its ability to secure construction of the amenities necessary for transit to be a viable alternative to the automobile. CATA has also pioneered the Mobility Manager concept in Pennsylvania, first offering carpool matching and guaranteed ride home services, and in 2007 becoming the first transit system in the state to operate vanpools. Hugh’s real forte, however, has been his involvement in APTA. With a board of directors supportive of transit industry involvement, and State College being only a four-hour drive from Washington, CATA was the perfect place for a small system transit manager to become fully engaged. Hugh took advantage of the opportunity, rising through the ranks of APTA’s Small Operations leadership, and serving for the past three years as APTA’s vice chair for small operations. Over the years, Hugh has been involved in virtually everything that APTA’s Small Operations Committee has accomplished– the creation of the biennial Transportation and University Communities Conference, the development of the Small Transit Intensive Cities funding tier, and the emergence of small operations as a significant component in the association. Most recently he participated in the development of APTA’s new governance and committee structure, where he was not reluctant to speak up on behalf of smaller transit systems. Hugh Mose truly exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding public transportation manager—knowledgeable, dedicated, and passionate. And he’s also a nice guy.

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am honored to accept this award on behalf of my board of directors, my co-workers at the Centre Area Transportation Authority, and—most importantly—my APTA small transit system colleagues. I could never have achieved this recognition without the efforts of those small transit system leaders who paved the way for me, and the support of those with whom I have the privilege of working today.

— Hugh a. Mose

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The proven quality of Hugh’s vision, leadership, and administrative initiative in serving both the Centre Area Transportation Authority and the transit industry makes him a role model for the performance of a chief executive officer of any transit system, small, medium, or large. — John C. Spychalski Chairman Centre area Transportation authority

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