School bus drivers are literally the driving force of education. They are the first employees who come in contact with students each school day, and the last at the end of the day.
Fayette County’s school bus drivers are professionally trained individuals who capably and safely transport students at the elementary, middle and high school levels. They teach students about bus safety rules and procedures, manage student behavior on the bus, and care for the physical and emotional well-being of each young person every day.
“School bus drivers play a vital role in Fayette’s educational system, and that is why each year schools are asked to select one of their deserving drivers as their building’s school bus driver of the year,” according to a district spokesperson.
Honorees include:
Robert Swafford, Bennett’s Mill Middle
Judy Killpack, Braelinn Elementary
Betty (Elizabeth) Agosto, Cleveland Elementary
Judy Staines, Crabapple Lane Elementary
Danette Corcoran, Fayette County High
Dawn Kouwenhoven, Fayetteville Elementary
Matt Armstrong, Flat Rock Middle
Kris Schmidt, Huddleston Elementary
Bill Hart, Inman Elementary
Gardner Jett, J.C. Booth Middle
David Wooddy, Kedron Elementary
Marie Large, North Fayette Elementary
Johnny Singleton, Oak Grove Elementary
Dianne Vaughan, Peachtree City Elementary
Don Graham, Peeples Elementary
Bob Sharp, Rising Starr Middle
Marysol Nevarez, Robert J. Burch Elementary
Danny Campbell, Sandy Creek High
Tina Barrett, Sara Harp Minter
Kiz Gresham, Spring Hill Elementary
Phil Cooper, Starr’s Mill High
Joyce Vandiver, Whitewater High
Don Graham, Whitewater Middle
In the above photo, Fayette County Public Schools longest serving school bus driver, Diane Vaughan with 40 years of service to the system, is presented the 2016 Bus Driver of the Year award for Peachtree City Elementary. Principal Kristin Berryman presented Vaughan with a bouquet of roses and a poem she had written in her honor.
