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Hello, Another Harris-Stowe State University student has received recognition. Mackenzie Shelton was named Outstanding Student of the Year by Midwest Transportation Center (see more details below). Thanks. [cid:image002.jpg@01D13120.648D2060] HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT HONORED FOR RESEARCH IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY ST. LOUIS, MO (Dec. 8, 2015) - Harris-Stowe State University is proud to announce that student researcher, Mackenzie Shelton, was named "Outstanding Student of the Year" by Midwest Transportation Center (MTC), a consortium of six universities (Iowa State University, Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., Harris-Stowe State University, University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Missouri -St. Louis and Wichita State University in Wichita, Kan.). Shelton is a member of the Anheuser-Busch School of Business research team composed of three students (Shelton, Jasmine Bonner and Aaron Parnell) and four faculty/staff members (Dr. Fara Zakery, Dr. Joyce Eisel, Dr. Charles Sykes and Dr. Robert Kamkwalala) who are engaged in a research entitled "Economic Sustainability of Inner City Streets: A Collaborative Transportation and Safety Model." "Receiving this recognition is both humbling and encouraging because there are so many student researchers doing some amazing work in this field," Shelton said. "It's really rewarding to know that the models we use today could improve the social and economic conditions of people living in St. Louis City and the metropolitan region as a whole." This project focuses on safety in an urban area, which then will apply to social and economic variables within the community. Quantitative and qualitative research are used and several variables are being studied. These include experimental research methods regarding sidewalks, pedestrian control, bike paths, street lighting, cameras and utilities, as well as historical and current social and economic variables, including accidents and crime statistics and real estate values. In addition, this technology-driven model will assist in the construction of future financial models based on a need projection to dollars spent ratio per fiscal year. This model could be replicated in similar localities. The MTC is one of 10 regional University Transportation Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (USDOT/OST-R). It is funded by the 2012 federal transportation bill, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). # # # Pier Scott Director of Communications & Marketing Office of Institutional Advancement Harris-Stowe State University 3026 Laclede Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 340-3391 scottp@hssu.edu<mailto:scottp@hssu.edu> www.hssu.edu<http://www.hssu.edu/>