Daniel McGehee given 2015 Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award

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Daniel McGehee, director of the Transportation and Vehicle Safety Policy program, was the recipient of the 2015 Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award.  

McGehee has been obsessed with car crashes for over 20 years. He is interested in every aspect of them - from how, when and why they occur, to technologies for avoiding them altogether.   His driver performance, distraction, and technology development research has led to innovative, interdisciplinary collaborations involving engineering, medicine, and public health. Results from his research have helped policy makers to improve government safety standards, as well as state and federal laws. While the first generation of safety systems were designed to help protect occupants in cars, his research deals with preventing or reducing the severity of crashes. Such technologies will ultimately lead to higher levels of automation on our roads.

Established in 1993, the Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award was formed to provide a statewide forum to recognize staff members in conjunction with colleagues from the other Board of Regents institutions. Their accomplishments have significantly benefited the university, brought honor or recognition to the university, and had a significant positive impact on the State of Iowa.