Background
Deen, Thomas Blackburn was born on April 4, 1928 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Encil and Utha Leola (Blackburn) Deen.
transportation research executive
Deen, Thomas Blackburn was born on April 4, 1928 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Encil and Utha Leola (Blackburn) Deen.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Kentucky, 1951. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1952. Transportation certified, Yale University, 1956.
Assistant city traffic engineer, Nashville, 1956-1957;
director, Nashville Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, 1957-1959;
applied science representative, International Business Machines Corporation, Nashville, 1959-1960;
director planning, National Capital Transportation Agency, Washington, 1960-1964;
senior vice president, Alan M. Voorhees & Associates, McLean, Virginia, 1964-1978;
chairman, president, Provider Reimbursement Consultants Voorhees, McLean, 1978-1980;
executive director, Transportation Research Board, National Academy Sciences, Washington, 1980-1994. Vice Chairman of the Board PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE INTERNATIONAL, Inc., Washington, since 1973. Member of advisory board Civil Engineering Research Foundation, Washington, HITECH Executive Committee ex-offico, 1993-1994.
Member сivil engineering department visiting committee University Texas, Austin, 1993-1995.
Member transportation advisory committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983-1994. Advisory board Rice University, Houston, 1983-1989. Vice chairman board directors Family Savings and Loan Association, 1982-1985.
Board consultant ENO Foundation for Highway Traffic, Saugatuck, Connecticut, 1981-1983, 90-93. Trustee Matson Memorial Fund, Washington, 1977-1980, American Public Works Research Foundation, 1986-1989. Chairman board Voorhees and Partners, Melbourne, Australia, 1975-1978.
Member executive committee Strategic Highway Research Program, 1989-1993. Board directors National Center for Asphalt Technology, 1991-1996, International Road Federation, Washington, 1992-1994. Member board regents ENO Center for Transportation Education, 1991-1995.
Advisory board National Transit Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1992-1994. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1955. Member Institute transactions Engineers (Matson Memorial award 1995), National Academy Engineering, Intelligent Transportation Society of America (chair strategic committee 1991-1992, chair planning committee 1991-1996), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Bettie Marie Taylor, November 28, 1954. Children— Robin Elaine, Tomi Clair, Rebecca Lea, Samuel Encil.