RICHARD PEA AWARD

Richard Pea was the Director of School Traffic Safety for the Indiana Department of Education from 1974 until 1981.  He was the founder of the School Transportation Association of Indiana and organized the first state conference at Brown County, Indiana in 1974.  In his honor, the Richard Pea Award began in 1981.  Prior to that time, the award was given to an outstanding member of STAI.


The Past Winners are:

2023

Clifford Zehr

Kerlin Bus Sales

2022

Jim Scroggin

Lafayette School Corporation

2021

Mike LaRocco

State of Indiana

2020

No recipient

 

2019

Guy Gentry

Warrick County Community School Corporation

2018

Susie Childress

Northwestern Consolidated School District

2017

Eric Moore

Fayette County School Corporation

2016

Martha Allen

MSD Wayne Township

2015

No recipient

 

2014

Michael Mentzel

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

2013 

Lynn Hower

MSD Washington Township

2012

Dwayne Vandiver

Noblesville Schools

2011

No recipient

 

2010

Patti Waites

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

2009

Cheryl Wolf

Lafayette School Corporation

2008

David Harman

Portage Township Schools

2007

Pat Gregory

South Bend Community School Corporation

2006

Joyce West

MSD Wayne Township

2005

Mike Clark

Monroe County Community School Corporation

2004

Judith Dahlstrom

South Bend Community School Corporation

2003

No recipient

 

2002

Zane Cole

Valparaiso Community School Corporation

2001

Michael Fendley

Zionsville Community School Corporation

2000

Phil Mugg

Tippecanoe School Corporation

1999

Jim Ridley

Fort Wayne School Corporation

1997

Ken Pennington

MSD Pike Township

1996

Charles Johnson

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

1995

Dave Speakman

West Noble School Corporation

1994

Billy Abel

Warrick County School Corporation

1993

Mike Sands

Witco Community Schools

1992

Les McClintock

Fort Wayne Community Schools

1991

Floyd Place

East Allen County Schools

1990

Kathleen Bowling

Covington Community School Corporation

1989

Dale Bieberich

Adams Central Community Schools

1988

David Rowe

Penn-Harris-Madison Schools

1987

Anna Mae Hunt

Anderson Community Schools

1986

No recipient

 

1985

John Porter

MSD Warren Township

1984

No recipient

 

1983

Jenks Millikin

Marion Community Schools

1982

Cletus Wilson

Indianapolis Public Schools

1981

Don Gerig

East Allen County Schools

1980

Don Inskeep

MSD Lawrence Township

1979

Jim Hunter

MSD Washington Township

1978

Dean Snider

Portage Township School Corporation