Road Master and/or Roads Scholar credentials earned by 82 men
LARGEST GROUP IN D12 HISTORY
HIGHWAY DISTRICT 12 – Monday June 17, 2019 – Classes, homework, study, exams — earning Roads Scholar and Road Masters certifications from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is a challenge and takes commitment and time. Eighty-two men from Highway District 12 earned one or both of these elite credentials this year. They were recognized during the annual Snow & Ice Roadeo on April 11 at Archer Park, Prestonsburg.
Chief District Engineer Mary Westfall-Holbrook and Assistant State Highway Engineer John Moore congratulated each man in attendance as Martha Horseman, Manager, Technology Transfer Program, UK College of Engineering Transportation Center, called their names.
Required courses for Road Scholar certification include Basic Work Zone and Flagger Qualifications; Drainage: The Key to Roads that Last; Low-Cost Roadways Safety Improvements; Risk Management/Tort Liability; Traffic Management through Signals, Signs, and Markings; and Understanding Differences in People. In addition, each graduate must successfully complete at least three of the following: Asphalt Paving Best Practices, Communications I, Construction of Concrete, Customer Service, Handling Harassment and Violence in the Workplace, Handling Leadership Responsibilities, Time Management and Conflict Resolution, Using Motivation and Discipline to Manage Successfully, and Working and Communicating as a Team.
To earn the Road Master designation, each candidate must complete the following coursework:
Communications II, Developing Leadership Skills, Environmental Awareness, and Snow and Ice Removal. In addition, each candidate must choose at least three of the following: Basic Plan Reading, Computer Familiarization, Courageous leaders and Courageous Followers, Erosion and Sediment Control, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Leading Challenging People with Emotional Intelligence, and Roadside/Vegetation Management.
Chief Westfall-Holbrook praised the employees, pointing out that each one made a huge commitment of time and effort to successfully complete these professional development programs. “These men are truly experts, through experience and education, about how to maintain safe roads in our state’s most challenging conditions. The Roads Scholars and Road Masters graduates are an elite group of KYTC employees. We are proud of each of them and grateful for their service to the citizens of District 12.”
DISTRICT 12 2019 ROADS SCHOLARS and ROAD MASTERS
FLOYD COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Brandon Conn (Allen)
Timothy Hicks (Allen)
Nicholas Mullins (Minnie)
Jacob Prater (Allen)
FLOYD COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Grady Allen (Minnie
Todd Crisp (Minnie)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (Allen)
Carl Howard (Allen)
Robert Hurd (Allen)
Mark Jervis (Allen)
David Kilburn (Minnie)
Jonathan Lay (Allen)
JOHNSON COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Paul Hall
Donald Music
JOHNSON COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Nick Fairchild
Adrian Howard
Jeremy Mollette
Jerry Ross
KNOTT COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Timothy Fields
Daniel Hunter
KNOTT COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Kenneth Everage
Justin Gayheart
Ricky Halcomb
Matthew Helton
William Terry
Clinton Triplett
LAWRENCE COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
John Adams
Robert Chaffin
Steven Dunn
LAWRENCE COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
James Copley
Brent Pack
Greg Rice
Rick Staniford
Quentin Thompson
Joshua Trout
Gary Wells
LETCHER COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Daniel Caudill
Heath Holbrook
David Maggard
Bobby Stines
Travis Yonts
LETCHER COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Phillip Bentley
Jason Boling
Larry Easterling
Michael Lewis
Matthew Maggard
Sid Tolen
Brian Whitaker
MARTIN COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Steven Casdorph
MARTIN COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Shawn Chapman
Calvin Howard
PIKE COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS
Jimmy Chaney (Shelby)
Jeremy Chapman (Canada)
Robert Conway (Shelby)
Justin Eads (Canada)
Cody Hall (Canada)
Clyde Newsome (Shelby)
Larry Norman (Phelps)
Jeffrey Robinette (Canada)
Joshua Tackett (Shelby)
PIKE COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Joshua Blackburn (Shelby)
Ronnie Blankenship (Phelps)
Ritchie Burchett (Shelby)
Brian Chapman (Phelps)
Lee Coleman (Canada)
Chris Delph (Shelby)
Jeff Dotson (Canada)
Dustin Hamilton (Sign Crew)
Phil Justice (Canada)
Chris Kendrick (Shelby)
Chris Kender (Phelps)
Kyle Kessler (Canada)
Jason Little (Shelby)
Adam Newsome (Shelby)
Stanley Pinion (Phelps)
James Quinn (Shelby)
Chris Reynolds (Phelps)
Wayne Scarberry (Sign Crew)
David Slone (Phelps)
Rodney Smith (Phelps)
Benny Stump (Canada)
Nicky Wright (Sign Crew)
