Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: April 26, 2006

Contact: Joanne Mahnken, Marketing Officer

Phone: (304) 296-3680

Mountain Line Transit Authority Award Recipients

Morgantown, WV- Mountain Line Transit Authority honored exceptional efforts by its employees at a banquet held at the Pines Country Club on March 26, 2006. Darryl White, Mary Rogers, Robert Lee, Raymond St. Clair, William Smith, Thomas Jones, and Donald Cummings were commended for being accident free drivers in 2005. William Smith was also honored as the record holder for the Driver with the longest record of being Accident Free. Kim Wears received the Spirit of Mountain Line Award. Other awards in customer relations, safety, route knowledge and precision were presented.

The Authority also recognizes Mary Rogers, Thomas Jones, Donald Cummings and Terry Lewis for outstanding performance in 2005. All of these employees are being recognized for their demonstrated driving skills, safety, public relations, assistance to fellow drivers and maintaining route schedules in the course of their daily performance.

Robert Lee won Mountain Line’s 2005 Driver of the Year award. Joanne Mahnken, Marketing Officer for Mountain Line Transit, was awarded the 2005 Employee of the Year. Both Robert Lee and Joanne Mahnken will be nominated to the state level awards presented by the West Virginia Department of Public Transit.

For more information about the Mountain Line Transit Authority, call 291-RIDE (291-7433) or visit our web page at WWW.BUSRIDE.ORG.

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