FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 30, 2003

Contact: Joan Freitag
(217) 747-9215
jfreitag@hanson-inc.com

Kirk Brown, former IDOT
secretary, joins Hanson

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Kirk Brown, former secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, has joined Hanson Professional Services Inc. He will be providing assistance in business development, project management and provide technical assistance for transportation and transit services. His focus will be to assist Hanson with transportation markets, including light rail and commuter rail, major municipal projects, federal agency projects and departments of transportation outside of Illinois.

Brown, who directed the state agency since 1991, spent nearly 35 years with IDOT before retiring at the end of 2002. He began his career in transportation in 1968, working on a broad range of projects, from airport and public transportation planning, as well as highway planning, design and construction. He is recognized nationally for his contributions to the transportation industry. Notable projects while at IDOT include:

Reconstruction of the Kennedy and Stevenson Expressways in Chicago
Securing the first multiyear contract with Amtrak in the nation to continue rail passenger service between downstate communities and Chicago through June 2000 at a reasonable cost to the state
Completion of the $130 million Hillside Strangler Interchange in northern Illinois in record time.
A licensed professional engineer, Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University.

On the national level, he received the Civil Government Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002. Brown also received the Amtrak President’s Award State Partner 2000 and the Engineering Management Award from the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. He was awarded honorary membership status in the Illinois Association of County Engineers and is a lifetime member in the Illinois Public Airport Association.

About Hanson
Hanson is a national employee-owned consulting firm providing a full range of architectural, engineering, scientific and program management services. Hanson has offices in Springfield, Rockford, Chicago and Peoria, Ill.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Sacramento, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; and Wayne, N.J. (New York metropolitan area).

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