Overview
in 1985, and each year there after at the annual ADTSEA conference an award is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to traffic safety in memory of Dr. Richard Kaywood, who served the Associati
on and traffic safety education for many years. This award is sponsored cooperatively with Prentice Hall, which presents the recipient an honorarium of $500.00.
Dick had a long and productive career, beginning with his work in safety education as an assistant professor of health and physical education at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 1955, he became the multi-school chairman of driver education in the Anaheim Union High School District. In 1965, he became an associate professor of driver and traffic safety education at California State University at Long Beach. He went on to become a full professor and coordinator of safety and driver education. During his last three years, he also served as interim chairperson of the health science department.
He was a charter member of the California Driver Education Association, (later called the California Association for Safety Education), and an early member of ADTSEA. In 1959, Dick became editor of the California association’s publication called the CALDEA Calendar. In succeeding years, he developed it into a nationally recognized publication and in 1970 it became ADTSEA’s official journal called the Journal of Traffic Safety Education.
Throughout his life, Dick was a tireless worker and strong advocate for quality driver and traffic safety education programs. Dick Kaywood’s life exemplifies the spirit of the words inscribed on the Richard Kaywood Award medallion: Outstanding Contribution – Driver and Traffic Safety Education.
The selection from among nominees is made by the ADTSEA Executive Committee and is announced at the annual conference banquet.
To better assure that deserving individuals are given consideration, ADTSEA members are encouraged to submit names of persons they feel made substantial contributions to the field. Each submission must be accompanied by a summary of the candidate’s professional background and contributions to traffic safety education. Following is a list of criteria for determining eligibility.
The nominee must have:
Made a significant contribution to traffic safety education on the national and/or international level.
Must have served the traffic safety education profession for not less than 20 years.
Must have been an active member of ADTSEA for not less than 20 years.
The summary of the nominee’s contributions to the field of traffic safety education may include, but are not limited to the following:
Scholarship – Masters or Doctorate degree
Leadership – Served ADTSEA in an elected or appointed position
Author or contributing author of a textbook(s)
Speaker/Presenter/Panel member at state/national conferences
Regional/local workshop leader/presenter
Researcher
Teacher
Nominations must be submitted to ADTSEA prior to March 31st of any given calendar year, and addressed ADTSEA
| Past Recipients | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | Dr. William Cushman | 1986 | Dr. Norman Key | 1987 | Amos E. Neyhart | ||||||||
| 1988 | Dr. Robert Marshall | 1989 | Dr. Richard W. Bishop | 1990 | Warren S. Hastings | ||||||||
| 1991 | Dr. Francis C. Kenel | 1992 | Dr. James Aaron | 1993 | Arthur A. Opfer | ||||||||
| 1994 | Carl Wenzinger | 1995 | "Doc" Whitworth | 1996 | Joe Intorre | ||||||||
| 1997 | Warren Quensel | 1998 | Dr. John Palmer | 1999 | Dr. Gary Bloomfield | ||||||||
| 2000 | Dick Tyson | 2001 | Dr. Bob Gustafson | 2002 | Fred Mottola | ||||||||
| 2003 | Dr. Maury Dennis | 2004 | Dr. Terry Kline | 2005 | John Harvey | ||||||||
| 2006 | Owen Crabb | 2007 | Dr. Allen Robinson | 2008 | "Micky" Johnson | ||||||||
| 2009 | Barbara Brody | 2010 | Dr. Dale Ritzel | 2011 | Janice Meeker | ||||||||
