Trey Stow Shop Foreman, North Transportation Department Fulton County Schools Alpharetta, Georgia
Trey Stow joined Fulton County Schools in March 1999 as a mechanics helper, then worked his way up the ranks to the district’s top mechanic level, reported Sam Ham, executive director of transportation. Stow earned ASE certification for school buses, was promoted to assistant shop foreman, and finally shop foreman. Over the past three years, Stow has worked with industry specialist Marshall Casey, the Fulton County Schools Transportation Department and the Georgia Association for Pupil Transportation to develop a certified inspector/program manager program for the state. Ham said Stow was one of the first to take and pass this course as well as become an instructor. “He is part of a team that is committed to bringing a new level of school bus maintenance to our state,” Ham says. “Trey is a leader who is dedicated to ensuring mechanically sound and safe buses transport our students daily.”
Belinda (“Billie”) Waugh Mechanic Student Transportation of America of Colorado Mesa County School District Grand Junction, Colorado
Billie Waugh moved from Massachusetts to the western slopes of the Colorado Rocky Mountains more than 15 years ago. She began as a bus driver in Grand Junction and quickly worked
her way into a lot lead position as
a safety leader, recalled her Operations Manager Shane Anderson, “With the recommendations of her peers, encouragement from her local support staff and regional fleet director, she was offered the opportunity to become the western region’s first female mechanic,” he said, adding that Waugh is a go-to support person in the terminal. “I wish I had five more just like her.” There are many snow days, so “you can always find Billie as ‘First In,’ removing snow and ice from the grounds, sanding and icing the walkways for our drivers/monitors, and preparing their vehicles each morning by removing ice and snow from their buses,” Anderson added. Selfless practices like that won her the annual Employee of the Year award in Grand Junction. “There is no shortage of appreciation and respect for her drivers and what they do—and the feeling is mutual,” Anderson said. In addition, Waugh is a member of the STI Wall of Fame and was honored for evacuating students during an active shooter incident.
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Lonnie Young Maintenance Manager National Express / Durham School Services Everett, Washington
Lonnie Young
has always been first to tackle new processes and procedures, his colleagues report. “He mentors new employees, sends techs to assist other locations, and has a relationship with operations and drivers that is second to none,” said Lance Sloan, regional maintenance manager for Durham School Services. Young is also very active in develop- ing his staff. Sloan said he was first in the company and in Washington state to receive the ASE blue seal for school bus maintenance. Customers have praised Young and his team- mates with letters of recognition for their efforts and continued education. Sloan said that, “Lonnie works very hard to keep a safe, clean, stress-free environment for his staff, so that they don’t choose to leave for higher pay- ing jobs in the area. I wish I had many more like him, but with his continued help, we are creating them.”
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