2020 (30th year/event)
CellGuardians by MI Technical Solutions – Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism
VDOT Hampton Roads District – Fire/Emergency Medical Services
Coastal Ride – Impaired Driving Prevention (Group Award)
Norfolk Police Department – Impaired Driving Prevention (Group Award)
Kim Baylor (Granby High School) - Youth Traffic Safety
Chesapeake Public Works Traffic Engineering Division - Messaging/Media
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2019 (29th year/event)
Richard Hutt (Chesapeake WCTV Channel 48) - Messaging and Media (Individual Award)
Woodside High School - Teens in Driving Seat Belt Club (Susan Ragan-Pimblett, Sponsor) - Occupant Protection
Officer Jonathan Curtin (Virginia Beach Police Department) - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Officer Kenneth A. Byrd (Chesapeake Police Department) - Impaired Driving Prevention
Virginia Beach Communications Office/Creative Services and the Virginia Beach Fire Department Multimedia Unit
- Messaging and Media (Group Award)
Virginia Beach Police Department Community Engagement Unit - Youth Traffic Safety
Patricia Davidson - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2018 (28th year/event)
**Virginia Department of Transportation (Hampton Roads District) - Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism
Boost 'em in the Back Seat (Dr. Kelli England) - Occupant Protection
MPO Eriald Kera (Virginia Beach Police Department) - Law Enforcement Initiatives – Individual Award
Chesapeake Police Department - Traffic Enforcement Section - Law Enforcement Initiatives – Group Award
Amy Stinnette (Chesapeake Commonwealth Attorney’s Office) - Legal
DRIVE SMART Virginia - Impaired Driving Prevention
**Heritage High School Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club (Jamie Plecker, Sponsor) - Pupil Transportation Safety
GEICO - Youth Traffic Safety
**City of Virginia Beach - Traffic Engineering Division - Roadway Innovations
John Fentress - Lifetime Achievement
**Special Note: Gov. Award - Commercial/Fleet Transportation Safety – Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Unit (Sgt. Larry Montgomery, DSHR President 2019-2020)
2017 (27th year/event)
**Columbia Gas of Virginia - Employer Safety
**Tanya Deckard - Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism
Travis Aicher - Impaired Driving Prevention
Suffolk Police Department - Law Enforcement Initiatives (Rt 58 study)
Capital Concrete, Inc. - Occupant Protection
Hampton Police Department and Yellow Cab of Hampton - Public Transportation Safety
Norfolk Public Schools Transportation Department - Pupil Transportation Safety
Poquoson High School’s Arrive Alive Club (Gloria Insley, Club Sponsor) - Youth Traffic Safety
Karen Pyle – Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2016 (26th year/event)
Courtney Dziagwa (Norfolk Public Schools) - Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism
York County School Division Transportation Department - Employer Safety
Master Deputy J. Charville (York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office) - Occupant Protection
Virginia Beach Police Department Traffic Safety Unit - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Shelita Hill (Norfolk Public Schools) - Pupil Transportation Safety
City of Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering - Roadway Innovations
Lt. Brian M. Eckstein (York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office) - Impaired Driving Prevention
Joann Mancuso (Beacon House / Eggleston) - Youth Traffic Safety
**Thomas Clifford (Retired LEO, AAA Tidewater) - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2015 (25th year/event)
Hampton University Police Department -Impaired Driving Prevention
**Ginger Rothermel (Norfolk Public Schools) - Pupil Transportation Safety
Nathaniel Worthing (Virginia Beach Police Department) - Law Enforcement
Initiatives
Kim Barnes (Norfolk Public Schools) - Occupant Protection
Paula Powell (Norfolk Public Schools) - Youth Traffic Safety
Daniel Banister (Nissan of Chesapeake) -Martin H. Schlosser Award for
Traffic Safety Activism
Keith Acosta - Lifetime Achievement - In Transportation Safety
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2014 (24th year/event)
Virginia Beach Police Department (Traffic Safety Unit) - Traffic Safety Activism
Chesapeake Police Department – Impaired Driving Prevention
Suffolk Police Department - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Commonwealth Attorney Colin Stolle (Virginia Beach) – Legal Initiatives
Richard Babb (WFOS Radio) – Media Awareness
**Eileen Gerling (CHKD) - Occupant Protection
**Chesapeake Transportation Safety Commission - Public Transportation Safety
Ada Chavis - Pupil Transportation Safety
Commonwealth's Attorney Nancy Parr (Chesapeake) - Youth Traffic Safety
MPO Jim McElligott (Virginia Beach Police Dept.) - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2013 (23rd year/event)
Trooper Sanders T. Schoolar “Lee” (Virginia State Police) – Impaired Driving Prevention
Courtney Nishnick (student at Deep Creek High School, Chesapeake) - Traffic Safety Activism
Kirk Baldwin (VP @ Hoffman Beverage) – Occupant Protection
MPO Rick Davis (Newport News Police Department) - Law Enforcement Initiatives
**Soldiers and Airmen Against Drunk Driving – Employer Safety
**Yellow Cab of Newport News - Public Transportation Safety
Georjeane Blumling, Ph.D. (AAA Tidewater Virginia) - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2012 (22nd year/event)
Officer Frank Chappell (Chesapeake) - Impaired Driving Prevention
**Suffolk Police Dept. Motor Carrier Unit - Law Enforcement Initiatives
**Norfolk Checker Taxi - Public Transportation Safety
James City County Police Dept. - Youth Traffic Safety
**Joe Flanagan (WVEC) – Media
Lt. Johnny Day (Chesapeake) - Traffic Safety Activism
**Frank Kowaleski - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2011 (21st year/event)
Bob and Kaye Walsh - The Martin H. Schlosser Award for Traffic Safety Activism
Capital Concrete, Inc. - Employer Safety
Lt. T.M. Foster of the Chesapeake Police Department - Impaired Driving Prevention
Hampton Police Division Motor Carrier Unit - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Christopher Baker - Legal Category
Make it Click: A Car Safety Program for Tweens - Occupant Protection
**Newport News Public School Pupil Transportation Summer Bus Camp - Pupil Transportation Safety
Black and White Cabs of Norfolk - Public Transportation Safety
Catherine Wilson - Youth Traffic Safety
**E. Wallace Timmons - Lifetime Achievement
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2010 (20th year/event)
**E.V. Williams, Inc. - Employer Safety
Yellow Cab of Hampton - Impaired Driving Prevention
Sondra Woodward - Media Awareness
Sue Dixon - Pupil Transportation Safety
Officer Delores L. Millington - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Volunteers – Victim Impact Panels - Legal Initiatives
James City County Police Department - Occupant Protection
MetroScoot, LLC - Public Transportation Safety
MPO Robyn Watson - Youth Traffic Safety
Military/Civilian Transportation Safety Workshop Executive Planning Committee - Traffic Safety Activism
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2009 (19th year/event)
Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering - Traffic Safety Activism
Mary Ann Rayment - Traffic Safety Activism
USFF ADCOs & VBPD – Traffic Safety Unit - Impaired Driving Prevention
VBPD – Traffic Safety Unit & USFF ADCOs - Impaired Driving Prevention
NNPD – Stop! School Bus Safety Program - Pupil Transportation Safety
Officer Scott A. Mounger - Law Enforcement Initiatives
NNPD Motor Carrier Unit - Law Enforcement Initiatives
Deputy Sheriff John Henry - Occupant Protection
Eugene D. Gibson - Public Transportation Safety
LaMonica Samuel - Youth Traffic Safety
Master Trooper Robert C. Powell - Lifetime Achievement
2008 (18th year/event)
MPO Colin Elliot - Impaired Driving Prevention
Officer Justin D. Tindall - Law Enforcement Initiatives
MPO Jim McElligott - Traffic Safety Activism
Deputy Chief Edmund Elliott / Chesapeake Fire Department - Employer Safety
Lindsey Roberts - Media Awareness
Bryan Porter, Ph.D. - Occupant Protection
Virginia Beach Police Department / Motor Carrier Safety Unit - Public Transportation Safety
Virginia Beach Police Department / “Every 15 Minutes Program” - Youth Traffic Safety
Martin Schlosser - Lifetime Achievement
2007 (17th year/event)
United States Fleet Forces Alcohol & Drug Control Officers - Impaired Driving Prevention
Traffic Enforcement Section, Chesapeake Police Department - Law Enforcement Initiatives
City of Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering - Traffic Safety Activism
RJR Elite Trucking - Employer Safety
F. Dean Godwin - Lifetime Achievement
2006 (16th year/event)
Cindi Norris, M. Price Distributing Co. - Education And Prevention
Wilma Modlin - Education And Prevention
Nathan Collins - Traffic Safety Activism
Lisa Godley - Media Awareness
Lt. Johnny Day - Enforcement Initiatives
Virginia Beach Police Department, F.A.C.T. / Selective Enforcement Team - Enforcement Initiatives
2005 (15th year/event)
Dr. Kelli England and Ms. Cynthia Shier / EVMS - Education and Prevention
City of Virginia Beach’s Traffic Engineering Department - Traffic Engineering
**GEICO - Traffic Safety Activism
Sgt. Keith Hartman and Officer Jeff Westrick (Newport News Police) - Enforcement Initiatives
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2004 (14th year/event)
John R. Wise - Education And Prevention
City Of Norfolk / Division Of Transportation And Police Department - Traffic Engineering
Andy Fox - Media Awareness
Leigh Dennis - Traffic Safety Activism
Chesapeake Bay ASAP - Traffic Safety Activism
MPO Ryan Arnold / Sgt Mark Summerell (Virginia Beach Police - Photo Safe) - Enforcement Initiatives
2003 (13th year/event)
Suffolk Fire Department - Education And Prevention
Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering Department – Traffic Engineering
Janet King, Metro Traffic Control - Media Awareness
Steven And Matthew Hinson - Traffic Safety Activism
The Honorable Randall M. Blow, Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District
Court – Enforcement Initiatives
The Honorable Rufus A. Banks, Jr., Chief Judge, Chesapeake Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court - Enforcement Initiatives
Maury B. Brickhouse - Director Of Court Services, 1st District Court Services Unit - Enforcement Initiatives
2002 (12th year/event)
Barbara Freund, Ph. D., Evms - Education and Prevention
**E.V. Williams, Inc., Escort Driver Certification Training Program - Education and Prevention
Lisa Jones, WVEC-TV Producer Of Silver Driver - Media Awareness
Trooper Matthew W. Cotton, Virginia State Police - Enforcement Initiatives
Portsmouth Sheriff's Office - Enforcement Initiatives
Joy Sullivan, Drivesmart Hampton Roads - Traffic Safety Activism
Note: **Lillian DeVenny was awarded the 2002 Lifetime Achievement Governor’s Award
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2001 (11th year/event)
Dr. Dana D. Burnett, ODU - Education and Prevention
**Specialized Transportation Safety Coalition - Education and Prevention
Lynne Johnston, Riddle Honda - Traffic Safety Activism
MPO F. Dean Godwin, Virginia Beach Police Department - Traffic Safety Activism
Trooper Joseph D. Mercurio, Virginia State Police - Enforcement Initiatives
Chesapeake Police Department - Traffic Enforcement Section - Enforcement Initiatives
Dave Schleck "Road Guy" - Daily Press Newspaper - Media Awareness
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
2000 (10th year/event)
**MPO Scott Wichtendahl, Virginia Beach Police Department - Education and Prevention
Hampton Police Adult School - Education and Prevention
Crossing Guard Program - Education and Prevention
Smithfield Police Department - Traffic Safety Activism
Sgt. Chuck Flowers - Enforcement Initiatives
Virginia Beach Police Special Operations - Enforcement Initiatives
Daily Press Newspaper - Media Awareness
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
1999 (9th year/event)
“Every 15 Minutes” Program by Virginia Beach Police Department - Education and Prevention
Spratley Middle School Bicycle Club, Hampton Virginia - Education and Prevention
Senior Trooper Charles Elliott - Traffic Safety Activism
Trooper W. S. Towles - Enforcement Initiatives
Wendy Juren, WVEC TV - Media Awareness
Kristopher Kahla, WVEC TV, Media Awareness
WAFX 106.9 The Fox Radio - Media Awareness
1998 (8th year/event)
Chesapeake PRIDE Team - Education and Prevention
AARP 55 Alive Mature Driving - Education and Prevention
Trooper David R. Copley, VSP - Traffic Safety Activism
Tom Cobin, WAVY Channel 10 News - Media Awareness
Dr. Bryan Porter, Old Dominion University - Traffic Safety Activism
Sergeant William T. Sturgis, Newport News Police Department - Enforcement Initiatives
City of Portsmouth Safety Town - Education and Prevention
1997 (7th year/event)
Judge Lawrence C. Lawless, Norfolk General District Court - Traffic Safety Activism
Detective Amber Whitaker, Portsmouth Police Department - Education and Prevention
Gerald Owens - Media Awareness
Virginia State Police, Division V Public Relations - Media Awareness
Officer Dan Sartorius, Virginia Beach Police Department - Enforcement Initiatives
Officer Scott Williams, Newport News Police Department - Engineering
Hampton Police Division Boat Patrol Unit - Education and Prevention
1996 (6th year/event)
Trooper Russell L. Eley, III - Education and Prevention
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission - Engineering
MPO Mark Summerell - Enforcement
Hampton Police Division Day Shift - Wythe - Enforcement
Terry Zahn, WVEC TV 13 - Media
Virginia Beach Cable T.V. - Media
Paula Whalen - Traffic Safety Activism
1995 (5th year/event)
**Howard E. “Butch” Fawley, Virginia State Police
Terry A. McLaughlin, Virginia State Police
**SSGT William B. Jennings, 1st Security Police Squadron, Langley Air Force Base
**York County Safety Town
Andy Fox, WAVY TV “Road Rebels”
WVEC News Department
Beach Ford and the Virginia Beach Fire Department
Larry Rilee, Newport News Police Department
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
1994 (4th year/event)
(**CCATS won two Governor’s Awards- Multi-Jurisdictional and Occupant Protection)
York County Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire and Rescue - Education and Prevention
Ted Fitzgerald, Peninsula ASAP - Education and Prevention
Norfolk Police Department Traffic Safety Division - Enforcement Initiatives
MPO Clyde H. Fannin, Newport News Police Department - Enforcement Initiatives
The Virginian Pilot/Ledger Start Auto Weekly - Media Awareness
**Mary Scully, Reporter, Auto Weekly - Media Awareness
City of Virginia Beach Traffic Engineering Bureau - Engineering
Chesapeake Police Department - Traffic Safety Activism
Trooper William S. Towles, VSP - Traffic Safety Activism
** Governor’s Safety Award Winners (known)
1993 (3rd year/event)
Frank Starr- Traffic Safety Activism
Hoffman Beverage - Traffic Safety Activism
Helen Sewell - Education and Prevention
MR/DD Program, Virginia Beach Community Services Board - Education and Prevention
Trooper Karl E. Campbell - Enforcement Initiatives
Hampton Police Division - Enforcement Initiatives
Lori Denny - Media Awareness
City of Norfolk - Engineering
1992 (2nd year/event)
Brenda Caccarelli, President, Peninsula Chapter of MADD - Traffic Safety Activism
Kiwanis Club of Hampton - Traffic Safety Activism
Jeffrey Kendle, Safety and Legislation Chairman for the Tidewater Bicycle Association - Education and Prevention
City of Portsmouth Safety Town, Sgt. Gerald Boone accepting - Education and Prevention
MPO Dean Godwin, Virginia Beach Police Department - Enforcement Initiatives
Portsmouth Police Department - Enforcement Initiatives
1991 (1st year/event)
Tuesday, June 2, 11:30 am, Grate Steak Restaurant, 1170 N. Military Highway, Norfolk, VA,
presented by John T. Hanna
Marilyn Jackson, SADD Coordinator for the York County School System - Traffic Safety Activism by an Individual
Virginians Opposing Drunk Driving (VODD) - - Traffic Safety Activism by A Group
Officer H.E. Fawley, Virginia Beach Police Department's Special Patrol Operations and Tactics
Bureau - SPOT Bureau (Selective Enforcement Team) - Traffic Safety Enforcement by an Individual
Chesapeake Police Department - Traffic Safety Enforcement by a Group
Tidewater Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP) - Traffic Safety Education and Prevention