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As the Chairman of the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Councilman Lopez strives to plan for the future transportation needs for the City of San Antonio and the surrounding areas.
The SAMCo Transportation Award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization for exceptional service, and is not awarded every year.
Past winners, and the year awarded by SAMCo, include:
John Kelley, Former Texas Department of Transportation San Antonio District Engineer - 2003
Tom Griebel, Founding President San Antonio Mobility Coalition, former Executive Director for the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority - 2004
Sam Dawson, Founding Chairman, San Antonio Mobility Coalition, 2005
The Honorable Nelson W. Wolff, Bexar County Judge, 2007
The Honorable Jeff Wentworth, former State Senator, District 25, 2012
Mr. Jim Reed, Past Chairman, San Antonio Mobility Coaliation, and Founding Chairman Transportation Advocates of Texas, 2013
Howard Hicks, transportation advocate, 2014