2006 NAPT Award Winners
NAPT Distinguished Service Award
Peter Grandolfo (posthumous)
Bob Rubin, Easy Way Products
NAPT Hall of Fame
Don Carnahan, Zonar Systems
Carroll Pitts, executive director of transportation, Cobb County (Ga.) Schools
Paula Hanna (posthumous)
NAPT Speech Contest Winner
1st Place: Rachel Wolfe
2nd Place: Diamond Breland
Blue Bird Heroism Award
Zita Ferebee, bus driver, Perquimas County (N.C.) Schools
IC Corporation Driver Training/Safety Award
Harford County (Md.) Public Schools
SCHOOL BUS FLEET Magazine Administrator of the Year Award
Derek Graham, state pupil transportation director, North Carolina
Sure-Lok Special-Needs Award
Roseann Schwaderer, president, Edupro Group
Thomas Built Buses Continuing Education Award
Derrick Berlin, director of special services, Valley View Public School District, Romeoville, Ill.
Zonar Systems/Bus Parts Warehouse “America’s Best” Awards
Best Inspector: Joey Ballentine, South Carolina
Best Technician: Brad Barker, Park City (Utah) School District