The IACP Highway Safety Committee (HSC) was blessed for more than a quarter of a century with a remarkable leader at the helm—one who served as its guiding light in so many ways. Neither longevity nor hard work assures success. However, those qualities, coupled with a keen understanding of the issues of the day and the ability to build consensus around the essence of those issues, allowed Earl M. Sweeney, assistant commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Safety, to increase exponentially the respect in which the HSC is held today and to elevate the stature and value of traffic law enforcement in professional policing.