Jeannette Montufar has demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation in the areas of road and pedestrian safety, commercial vehicle operations, traffic engineering and education. She is past President of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers, past Chair of the US Transportation Research Board's Truck Size and Weight Committee, founder of the Team Canada Alliance for Transportation Teaching, and recipient of TAC's Educational Achievement Award in 2013. Her contributions have been recognized with various honours and awards, including a YMCA/YWCA Woman of Distinction Award and the first-ever Global Media Women in Leadership Award. She has authored more than 125 technical articles and 100 major reports, and has an extensive record of volunteering  in promoting educational opportunities for underprivileged women in science and engineering.