2025 David P. Brand Safety Award Nomination Form

NACE, along with all our members and partner organization, continue to keep local road safety in the forefront of our mission.

The first ever David P. Brand Safety Award to Dave at the NACE Annual Conference in 2017.

The award recognizes an individual who has followed in Dave's footsteps, having a positive influence on improving safety on the local, regional, state and national levels. The award is considered a life-time achievement award, recognizing an individual's efforts to join forces with other organizations to build partnerships with the goal of improving safety performance and eliminating fatalities and serious injuries.

General Guideline Awards:

1. Discussion of the nominee’s application or involvement in safety programs, policies, practices or infrastructure that improve the safety of our highway and local road system.

2. Highway safety partners know that their individual efforts are effective when they collaborate with each other, join forces to attack a particular problem or problem spot from multiple directions, and take advantage of each other’s experiences and knowledge. Discuss the nominee’s efforts to build local, regional, state or national partnerships to improve safety performance while striving to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on our highways and local road systems.

3. Discussion of the nominee’s dedication to raise awareness of safety initiatives and how they will benefit the public.

4. Leadership or service on local, state or national road safety committees or organizations.

Award submissions are due no later than 6pm PST on Friday, January 23, 2026.

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Nominee/Candidate Information

Nominator information

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David P. Brand Award Criteria

Discuss the nominee's application or involvement in safety programs, policies, practices or infrastructure that improve the safety of our highway and local road systems. 

Highway safety partners know that their individual efforts are effective when they collaborate with each other, join forces to attack a particular problem or problem spot from multiple directions, and take advantage of each other's experiences and knowledge. Discuss the nominee's efforts to build local, regional, state or national partnerships to improve safety performance while striving to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on our highways and local road systems. 

Discuss the nominee's dedication to raise awareness of safety initiatives and how they will benefit the public.

Leadership or service on local, state, or national road safety committees or organizations.

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