HIGHWAY DISTRICT 12 – Dec. 4, 2019 – Thirty-three men from Highway District 12 recently earned one or both credentials as Roads Scholars and Road Masters. They were recognized at a luncheon held Tuesday, Dec. 3, at May Lodge, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. The district includes seven counties in Eastern Kentucky: Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Martin, and Pike.
Chief District Engineer Mary Westfall-Holbrook congratulated each man in attendance as Martha Horseman, Manager, Technology Transfer Program, UK College of Engineering Transportation Center, called their names. They were also congratulated by Cathy Dye, D12 Maintenance Training Coordinator, who documents their successful completion of each training class. In addition, State Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty, State Senator Phillip Wheeler, and State Rep. Kathy Hinkle were on hand to recognize their accomplishments and present them with citations from the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate.
Classes, homework, study, exams — earning Roads Scholar and Road Masters certifications from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is a challenge that takes commitment and time.
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 our citizens.”
DISTRICT 12 DECEMBER 2019 GRADUATES and YEARS OF SERVICE
FLOYD COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Brandon Conn (5 years)
Nicholas Mullins (6 years)
Jacob Prater (6 years)
FLOYD COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Joshua Compton (4 years)
Brandon Hall (4 years)
Justis Hensley (2.5 years)
Cory Mullins (4 years)
Jordon Pratt (4 years)
JOHNSON COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Paul Hall (4.25 years)
KNOTT COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Timothy Fields (4.5 years)
Daniel Hunter (5 years)
KNOTT COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Jeremy Brown (3 years)
Scott Wallen (4.5 years)
LAWRENCE COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Robert Chaffin (4 years)
Steven Dunn (5.25 years)
LETCHER COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Heath Holbrook (7.5 years)
David Maggard (10 years)
Bobby Stines (6 years)
Travis Yonts (6 years)
MARTIN COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Steven Casdorph (10 years)
PIKE COUNTY – ROAD MASTERS
Jeremy Chapman (6 years)
Robert Conway (6 years)
Justin Eads (6 years)
Clyde Newsome (7.25 years)
Larry Norman (5.5 years)
Jeffrey Robinette (6 years)
Joshua Tackett (6 years)
PIKE COUNTY – ROADS SCHOLARS & ROAD MASTERS
Craig Anderson (4 years)
Jayme Fleming (22 years)
Steven Hensley (3 years)
Thomas Mullins (4.5 years)
