60 Years of ADTSEA Presented By Allen Robinson

60 Years of ADTSEA Presented By: Allen Robinson CEO ADTSEA

Driver Education in the 1930’s • • cars were Pontiacs standard shift without any power controls no turn signals no warning lights no seat belts safety equipment well below our present standards.

Driver Education in the 1930’s • Professor Amos E. Neyhart started his experimental Driver Training classes in the State College High School from 1933 -1936. • Driver education teacher salary $112/mo. • Taught without credit and after school. • In 1936, Neyhart taught the first college course offered in the US for teachers of Driver Education. Dr. Amos Neyhart

Driver Education in the 1940’s • In 1947, Pennsylvania Act 475 enabled schools to start Driver Education and to purchase insurance. • In 1948 standards for teacher certification were adopted. • Teachers in driver education were given emergency certificates to teach.

ADTSEA in the 1950’s • ADTSEA was founded in 1957 by Dr. Norman Key. • The first ADTSEA conference was held in 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. • The first ADTSEA President was Robert Marshall from Missouri. • There were 140 attendees at the conference. Robert Marshall

Board of Directors - 1956 Standing: • Mitchell Menacof • Norman Key • David Sadler • Mark Knoll • Warren Dolbeer • Joseph Nelson • Joseph Intorre • Lawton Smith Seated: • Florence Burch • Velta Hunley • Robert Marshall

Driver Education in the 1960’s • In 1969, the National Commission on Safety Education created standards for driver education. • Dr. Norman Key was the Executive Director from 1967 -1971. • He was the focal point of pulling driver education together and creating standards for driver education and teacher preparation. • He later won a Kaywood Award.

Richard Kaywood • Professor of driver and traffic safety education in 1950 -1960’s. • Early member of ADTSEA who served the Association and traffic safety education for many years. • Assisted with the development of ADTSEA’s official journal “The Journal of Traffic Safety Education. ” • In 1984 Richard Kaywood passed away. • In 1985 and each year after an award is presented in memory of Richard Kaywood.

Kaywood Award Recipients Joe Intorre Gary Bloomfield Dick Tyson Bob Gustafson

Kaywood Award Recipients

ADTSEA in the 1970’s and 80’s • Executive Director: Bill Cushman (1972 -1987) • In 1970 began managing the National Student Safety Program (NSSP). • 1985 Bill Cushman won the first Kaywood Award. • 1986 Dr. Norman Key won the second Bill Cushman Kaywood Award. • Jefferson Keith became Executive Director from 1988 – 1993.

ADTSEA in the 1990’s • In 1994, Allen Robinson, professor, became CEO of ADTSEA. • The Indiana University of Pennsylvania contracted with ADTSEA to provide management services. • The ADTSEA Curriculum 1. 0 was developed. Allen Robinson

ADTSEA Executive Director’s • • • 1967 – 1971 – Norman Key 2 days – Walt Lunsford 1972 – 1987 – Bill Cushman 1988 – 1993 – Jefferson Keith 1994 – present – Allen Robinson

Teacher Excellence Award (TEA) • Beginning in 1999, the ADTSEA TEA in honor of Dr. Francis Kenel is awarded. • 1999 Robin Bordner won the first TEA award. Followed by Duane Mettler in 2000, Chuck Fillippini in 2001, Lindsay Townsend in 2002 and Debbie Cottonware in 2003. Frank Kenel

ADTSEA Today 48 TEA recipients 31 Kaywood Award recipients 57 ADTSEA presidents Grants with NHTSA The ADTSEA 3. 0 Curriculum was released in 2012 • ADTSEA online program was released in 2010 • Grant with Michelin to encourage tire safety • • •