| NCUTCD Evolution |
| 1932 | The Joint Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (JC) met for the first time |
| 1948 | The Joint Committee was renamed the National Joint Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NJC) |
| 1972 | The National Advisory Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NAC) was established by the FHWA replacing the NJC |
| 1979 | The FHWA dissolved the National Advisory Committee |
| 1980 | The NCUTCD held its first meeting |
| National Committee Chairs |
| 1935 | E.W. James was elected Chair of the Joint Committee |
| 1944 | H.E. Hilts — Bureau of Public Roads |
| 1954 | E.H. Holms — Bureau of Public Roads |
| 1970 | Jim Wilson — California DOT |
| 1972 | Jim Wilson — California DOT was the first Chair of the NAC |
| 1974 | Al Pepper — Colorado DOT was elected Chair |
| 1979 | Richard Luettich — Maine DOT was elected Chair |
| 1980 | Richard Luettich — Maine DOT was elected first Chair of the NCUTCD |
| 1990 | Ken Kobetsky — West Virginia DOT |
| 2004 | Lee Billingsley — Broward County, FL |
| 2018 | Gene Hawkins — Texas A&M University |
| Vice Chair-Programs and Edit Committee Chair |
| 1980 | Woody Rankin —Highway Users Federation |
| 1984 | Archie Burnham —Georgia DOT |
| 1990 | Dave Kuemmel — Marquette University |
| 1998 | George Butzer — Raymond Professional Group |
| 2002 | Tom Hicks — Maryland State Highway Administration |
| 2012 | Gene Hawkins —Texas A&M University |
| 2018 | Bill Lambert — New Hampshire DOT |
| Vice Chair–Research and Research Committee Chair |
| 1980 | Sam Hochstein — New York City |
| 1984 | Paul Fowler — Automobile Club of Southern California |
| 1988 | James Pline — Pline Engineering |
| 1998 | Jonathan Upchurch — University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| 2004 | Dave McKee — ATSSA |
| 2006 | Jeff Bagdade — Opus International Consultants |
| 2008 | Ken Kobetsky — AASHTO |
| 2010 | Paul Carlson — Texas A&M University |
| 2018 | Bryan Katz — toXcel, LLC |
| Treasurer |
| 1985 | The office of Treasurer was added to the By‐Laws and Ken Kobetsky from the West Virginia DOT was elected as the first Treasurer. |
| 1988 | Scott Wainwright — Montgomery County, Maryland |
| 1998 | John Logan — JL & Associates |
| 2014 | Roger Wentz — ATSSA |
| 2020 | Kathy Falk — Kimley Horn |
| 2024 | Monica Suter — City of Santa Ana, CA |
| Executive Secretary |
| 1980 | Jonathan Upchurch of ITE became the NCUTCD secretary on a part-time basis |
| 1984 | Jonathan Upchurch became the first paid Secretary |
| 1985 | The title Secretary was changed to Executive Secretary |
| 1989 | Woody Rankin |
| 1995 | Harry Skinner |
| 1998 | Bob Garrett |
| 2020 | Richard Moeur |
HISTORY OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
| Signs Technical Committee |
| January 1948 | Harry Neal — Ohio Department of Highways |
| January 1961 | J.E.P. Darrel — Minnesota Highway Department |
| 1974 | Jim Gallagher — Washington DOT |
| January 1980 | George Moberly — Illinois DOT June |
| 1984 | George Dale — Wyoming DOT |
| 1992 | Signs Committee split into RW and GMI Committees |
| Regulatory and Warning Signs Technical Committee |
| June 1992 | Richard Luettich — RAL Associates |
| June 2002 | Bruce Ibarguen — Maine DOT |
| January 2010 | Bill Lambert — New Hampshire DOT |
| January 2018 | Tom Heydel — Wisconsin DOT |
| January 2025 | Erika Lindeberg — Jacobs |
| Guide and Motorists Information Signs Technical Committee |
| June 1992 | Bob Jones — Illinois DOT |
| June 1997 | Chuck Sterling — MA Dept of Public Works |
| January 1998 | Bob Seyfried — Northwestern University (acting) |
| June 1998 | Sterling Davis — Utah DOT |
| January 2002 | Barry Warhoftig — West Virginia DOT |
| January 2008 | Bill Lambert — New Hampshire DOT |
| January 2010 | Margaret Moore — Texas DOT |
| January 2016 | Tom Honich — Missouri DOT |
| June 2024 | Jason Hyatt — Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| Markings Technical Committee |
| 1948 | Ross Harger — City of Detroit, MI |
| 1961 | G.M. Webb — California Division of Highways |
| January 1977 | Joseph Nadon — City of Galveston, TX |
| June 1979 | Al Pepper — CH2M Hill |
| June 1980 | Earl Williams — Tennessee Highway Department |
| June 1984 | Robert Doughty — Pennsylvania DOT |
| June 1991 | Johan Bemelen — Colorado DOT |
| January 1994 | Dan Centa — City of Pueblo, CO |
| June 2003 | Gene Hawkins — Texas A&M University |
| June 2012 | Dave Woodin — New York DOT |
| August 2018 | Zoubir Ouadah, San Diego County |
| February 2020 | Jody Colvin — Louisiana DOTD |
| June 2024 | Paul Carlson — Automated Roads |
| Signals Technical Committee |
| 1948 | Robert Mitchell — City of Philadelphia, PA |
| 1961 | George Howie — City of Cincinnati, OH |
| January 1965 | Marble Hensley — Hensley‐Schmidt, Inc |
| January 1972 | Wayne Volk — Wisconsin DOT |
| June 1977 | Dave Kuemmel — City of Milwaukee, WI |
| June 1985 | Nate Ficklin — City of Aurora, CO |
| January 1988 | Ken Kobetsky — West Virginia DOT |
| January 1990 | George Butzer — City of Columbus, OH |
| June 1998 | Scott Wainwright — Montgomery County, MD |
| January 2002 | Bruce Friedman — Kimley-Horn |
| January 2006 | Ronnie Bell — City of Austin, TX |
| June 2016 | John Fisher — City of Culver City, CA |
| January 2024 | John Hibbard — Georgia DOT |
| Construction and Maintenance Technical Committee |
| 1973 | Del Karmeier — Kansas City, MO |
| June 1976 | Tom Hicks — MD State Highway Administration |
| June 1990 | Lee Billingsley — Broward County, FL |
| Temporary Traffic Control Technical Committee |
| January 2001 | Lee Billingsley — Broward County, FL |
| June 2004 | Gene Putman — City of Thornton, CO |
| June 2016 | John Leonard — Utah DOT |
| June 2022 | Neil Boudreau — Massachusetts DOT |
| Railroad Highway Grade Crossing Technical Committee |
| June 1977 | Archie Burnham — Georgia DOT |
| June 1979 | Richard Mather — Oregon P. U. C. |
| June 1980 | Archie Burnham — Georgia DOT |
| June 1984 | Sam Hochstein — New York City |
| June 1985 | David Bulman — New York DOT |
| June 1990 | Harold Michael — Purdue University |
| January 2000 | Bill Watson — AMTRAK |
| January 2002 | Jerry Fowler — Salinas County, KS |
| January 2004 | Rick Bowden — BNSF Railroad |
| Railroad and Light Rail Transit Highway Grade Crossing Technical Committee |
| January 2006 | Richard Campbell — Alfred Benesch & Company |
| June 2024 | John Dinning — Alfred Benesch & Company |
| Bicycle Technical Committee |
| January 1997 | David Peach — Washington State DOT |
| January 1998 | Sue Newberry* — Nevada DMVPS |
| January 2000 | John LaPlante* — T.Y. Lin International |
| January 2001 | Pete Rusch — Wisconsin DOT |
| June 2002 | Richard Moeur — Arizona DOT |
| January 2018 | William DeSantis — VHB, Inc. |
HISTORY OF JOINT TASK FORCE CHAIRS
| Connected and Automated Vehicles Joint Task Force (CAV) |
| January 2024 | Paul Carlson — Automated Roads |
| June 2024 | Roxane Mukai — Maryland Transportation Authority |
| Pedestrian Joint Task Force (PED) |
| January 2024 | Randy McCourt |
| Roundabout Joint Task Force (RAB) |
| January 2024 | Brian Walsh — Burgess & Niple |
| Rules-of-the-Road Joint Task Force (ROR) |
| January 2024 | Ronnie Bell — City of Austin, Texas |
*interim chair
Revised 09/02/2024
