OHIO SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
SAFETY ROAD-E-O

PAST WINNERS

State Winners

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2024 - Kevin Ball - Olentangy Local Schools

2023 - Chuck SantaMaria - Orange City Schools

2022 - Kevin Ball - Olentangy Local Schools 

2021 - No ROAD-E-O held due to pandemic 

2020 - No ROAD-E-O held due to pandemic 

2019-20 - Bruce Abbott - North Royalton City Schools (Tie)

2019-20 - Lori Fanger - Parma City Schools (Tie)

2018-19 - Lori Fanger - Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools

2018 - Karlene Anderson - Graham Local Schools

2017 - Ross Hamre - Petermann/Madeira City Schools

2016 – Debbie Burns – Orange City Schools

2015 – Deborah Hill – Findlay City Schools

2014 – Lori Robertson – Petermann/Lakota Local School District

2013 – Lowell Weber – Norton City Schools

2012 – Nick Darnell – Indian Hill Local School District

2011 – Chuck SantaMaria – Orange City Schools

2010 – Chuck SantaMaria – Orange City Schools

2009 – Chuck SantaMaria – Orange City Schools

2008 – David Johnson - Vermilion Local Schools

2007 – Brian Powell – Ridgewood Local Schools

2006 – Wayne Fisher – Celina City Schools

2005 – Gary Mullins

2004 – Tim Warren

2003 – Jack Bleyl, Jr

2002 – Tim Warren

2001 – David Shaffer

2000* – Ken Stevenson

2000* – Thomas Wright

1999* – Steven Dougan

1999* – Carla Tindle

1998* – Bill Long

1998* – Ken Stevenson

1997* – David Shaffer

1997* – James Reier

1996* – Richard Mutchler

1996* – Sanny VanAsdale

1995* – Rodney McCoy

1995* – James Reier

1994* – Marie Lozier

1994* – Bill Long

1993* – Nick Darnell***

1993* – Kay Densmore

1992* – Shawn Hayes

1992* – Gay Rogowski**

1991 – Jean Brand

1990 – Connie Lau

1989 – Clarice Kreig

1988 – William Reinke

1987 – Dottie Crumley

1986 – Mike Workman

1985 – Ross Leatherow

1984 – Leonard Kizer

1983 – Ross Leatherow

1982 – Leonard Kizer

1981 – Wilma Layman

1980 – Wilma Layman

1979 – Nelson Benedict

1978 – J. Burton Haerr III

1977 – J. Burton Haerr III

1976 – J. Burton Haerr III

1975 – J. Burton Haerr III

1974 – Nelson Benedict

1973 – Edgar Steele

1972 – Nelson Benedict

1971 – Nelson Benedict

1970 – Kenneth Laffin

1969 – Richard L. Fox

1968 – Robert Hutchinson

1967 – Dean Becker

1966 – Nelson Benedict

1965 – Milton Hermann

1964 – Gerald Hostetler

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* During these years, there were first places awarded to the top drivers of both transit buses and conventional buses

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** Finished with a PERFECT SCORE!

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***Was an alternate that showed up to judge, never practiced and ended up driving AND winning!