STN Leadership Award Winners


2006 – Denny Coughlin, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Minneapolis Public Schools


2007 – Peter Lawrence, Director of Transportation, Fairport (N.Y.) Central School District


2008 – Kanoe Cockett, Director of Transportation, Cherry Creek (Colo.) School District


2009 – Brian Weisinger, Director of Transportation, Spring (Texas) Independent School District


2010 – Don Carnahan, Vice President of Business Development, Zonar Systems


From left: John Benish, Sr., remains the CEO of Cook-Illinois Corporation but entrusted his namesake with running the largest family business in the industry, which today numbers about 20 subsidiary companies and more than 2,200 school buses.


2011 – Pete Meslin, Director of Transportation, Newport- Mesa Unified School District, Costa Mesa, Calif.


2012 – Charley Kennington, Director, Innovative Transportation Solutions, Houston


2013 – John Benish, Jr., President/COO, Cook-Illinois Corp., Oak Brook, Ill.


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