At the April 2006 Southern District ITE Annual Meeting in Jackson, MS, an award was established to recognize outstanding contributions to their community, to transportation engineering in the public sector and to the Southern District of ITE. The award was named in honor of John F. Exnicios, the longtime traffic engineer for the City of New Orleans.
2022 - Robert Lewis 2021 - Valerie Holmes 2020 - Terry Arellano 2019 - Steve Allen 2018 - William M. Seymour 2017 - Scott E. Zehngraff 2016 - Stanley F. Polanis 2015 - Calvin W. Leggett 2014 - Timothy A. Foster 2013 - James D. Foster 2012 - Cynthia M. Pionke 2011 - Howard R. Chapman 2010 - Todd I. Long 2009 - Steven C. Strength 2008 - Lynn E. Allsbrook 2007 - John Van Winkle 2006 - W. Martin Bretherton, Jr. 2021 - Valerie Holmes 2020 - Terry Arellano 2019 - Steve Allen 2018 - William M. Seymour 2017 - Scott E. Zehngraff 2016 - Stanley F. Polanis 2015 - Calvin W. Leggett 2014 - Timothy A. Foster 2013 - James D. Foster 2012 - Cynthia M. Pionke 2011 - Howard R. Chapman 2010 - Todd I. Long 2009 - Steven C. Strength 2008 - Lynn E. Allsbrook 2007 - John Van Winkle 2006 - W. Martin Bretherton, Jr.