The CIHT Institution Award is for excellence within the transportation profession, based on the following criteria:

The person should have been responsible for or have promoted a major piece of research leading to the extension of knowledge in the field of highways and transportation...

OR

The person should have made a significant contribution to policy formulation technology or management in the field of highways and transportation...
 
OR
 
The person should have played an outstanding role in the provision of infrastructure which could be either a specific project or a concept with general application.
 

It was first awarded in 1987.  No awards were made between 2000 and 2006.  Since 2006 winners have been announced at the CIHT's Awards Dinner


CIHT Institution Award - Previous Winners

1987 Lawrence John Cox and Tony Melville Ridley CBE
1988 Barbara Ethel Sabey ISO
1989 Maurice Milne CB
1990 Robin Lee Wilson CBE
1991 Sir William Francis CBE
1992 Sir Colin Buchanan CBE
1993 Ronald Jarman Bridle
1994 Sir Peter Baldwin KCB
1996 Norman David Haste OBE
1997 Professor RE Allsop OBE
1998 Prof PB Goodwin and Prof DI Robertson
1999 Tan Sri Wan Yaacob
2000 Sir Alastair Morton
2006 Peter Hendy
2007 Professor Stephen Glaister
2008 Ginny Clarke
2009 John Armitt