1. 60 Years of ADTSEA Presented By: Allen Robinson CEO ADTSEA

10. 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.

11. Driver Education in the 1930’s
Professor Amos E. Neyhart started his experimental Driver Training classes in the State College High School from
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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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
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.

17. Richard Kaywood
Professor of driver and traffic safety education in ’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.

18. Kaywood Award Recipients
Joe Intorre
Bob Gustafson
Gary Bloomfield
Dick Tyson

19. Kaywood Award Recipients

20. ADTSEA in the 1970’s and 80’s
Executive Director: Bill Cushman ( )
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 Kaywood Award.
Jefferson Keith became Executive Director from 1988 – 1993.
Bill Cushman

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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