of America (CTAA). Her willingness to work towards making a safer and more skilled world of transit is evident.  I believe with her impending retirement, it is essential that we at WYTRANS extend to her this last increment of honor. She has earned it and it gives me great pleasure to nominate her. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Nominee: Renae Jording
Agency: Cheyenne Transit Program (CTP)
Nomination by Joe Dougherty, Director of Transit

     Renae Jording has been Cheyenne Transit Program’s (CTP) trainer for as long as we have had training! In fact, Renae graduated from the first PASS instructor training class held in 1996. Time alone does not necessarily distinguish Renae, but her commitment and true belief in training make her one of the best in the business. This is evidenced by the fact she has received this award twice previously, but it is also evidenced by the fact that our drivers enjoy training with Renae and walk away knowing the material.
     Renae selflessly gives up her weekends to provide needed training for certification to CTP’s 28-plus drivers. Renae easily recognizes when her students are getting the information and when they need a little remedial training. She doesn’t think twice about going to the extra effort of riding on the bus with her class to help them empathize with passengers.
     Renae throws these duties on top of her already full schedule as Cheyenne Transit’s Assistant Director.

     Weston County Senior Services, formerly known as the Michaels Weston County Senior Center, has been living in a whirlwind this past year. The City of Newcastle gave us the previous grade school and we moved in June of 2003. We began construction on a new five-stall garage in August 2003 and just completed it in March of this year.
     Our transportation services have multiplied far beyond our dreams. In the last ten years, we have watched our numbers jump from an average of 1 to 2 passengers a day in an old 18-passenger bus, to the current average of 23 to 25 passengers a day, using four vans and a 15-passenger bus. We gave over 6,000 rides last year. Pat Gray, head of the Transportation Department, three other drivers, and a host of volunteers care very much for their passengers.
     We also furnish transportation in Upton, which is 30 miles northwest of Newcastle. We have a driver and a van stationed there. We are so thankful and proud to have our handicapped transportation available to people in Weston County. Our wheels are always in motion.

     Please allow me to nominate Faye Nash for Trainer of the Year. Her list of accomplishments is extensive and she always works very diligently for both CATC and WYTRANS.
     Faye was one of the original Wyoming PASS trainers and she is a nationally certified PASS Master Trainer for the Community Transportation Association