Live stream available of White House awards ceremony honoring Dagher

The White House will provide a live stream of the 2015 Champions of Change awards ceremony starting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event will focus on “Innovators in Transportation for the Future,” and will recognize Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Dagher is among 11 of the nation’s top transportation innovators that will be honored for their exemplary leadership in advancing transportation and leading change that benefits the nation’s transportation system. Dagher is expected to take part in the panel discussion, “Innovators Moving America Forward,” from 2:25 to 2:50 p.m. following the award ceremony.