For more than three decades John B. Catoe, Jr. has contributed greatly to the delivery and enhancement of public transportation offerings throught the U.S. Under his leadership, improvements to trans¬portation infrastructures have been realized, transit services now reach more areas and serve greater numbers of passen¬gers, and fiscal responsibility has been restored. Throughout his career, John has championed inclusion, empowered diverse workforces to become our leaders of tomorrow, and aggressively encouraged participation in APTA.