SMC Leadership
Pathfinder Recipients
The Pathfinder Award was created to honor those members of the SMC who have provided dedicated service, leadership and participation within the state council for 30 years or more. Since 1985, this award has been presented on decade anniversary years to selected members approved by the executive committee of the council.
2005
Don Alexander
2005
Alex Ayala
1985
Bill Barton
1985
E.B. Beasley
1985
C.H. Cheshire
1985
Pete Collinsworth
2015
Joyce Coologhan
1995
Jack Corb
1985
Belton Duckett
1985
Harold Dudley
2015
George Gaston
2015
Ronnie Gillaspie
2015
David Hedgpeth
2005
Glen Honeycutt
2005
Joe Jenkins
1985
Johnny Johnson
1985
Henry B. Lewis
2015
B.L. Manry
2015
Ray Martin
1985
Charles Norton
2005
Gilbert Ray
2005
Jerry Riley
1985
Tommy Smith
2005
Gary D. Thomas
2005
Chuck Wheeler
SMC ChairmEn
*Indicates Two Consecutive Terms Served
1953–54
Harold Dudley
Southern Plaza Express
1954–55
Leon Wilson
Sunset Motor Lines
1955–56
E.G. Niblo
Merchants Fast Motor Lines
1956–57
Henry B. Lewis
Central Freight Lines
1957–58
Robert Jones
TxDPS
1958–59
Charles Norton
Merchants Fast Motor Lines
1959–60
Belton Duckett
Tyler Pipe Industries
1960–61
Johnny Johnson
Red Ball Express
1961–62
A.C. Blevins
(Flatbed Carrier)
1962–63
Perry Dawson
Brown Express
1963–64
Kenneth Cole
Strickland Transportation
1964–65
John Barr
Southern Plaza Express
1965–66
D.P. Henley
Carolina Casualty
1966–67
Jack Lowry
Consolidated Freightways
1967–68
Joe Perry
TxDPS
1968–69
Tommy Smith
Pacific Motor Transport
1969–70
Allen Hume
Roadway Express
1970–71
Bobby Krause
Hunsaker Truck Lease
1971–72
Mark Harris
Central Freight Lines
1972–73
Pete Collinsworth
Beasley Tire Service
1973–74
Murray Chapman
Chemical Express
1974–75
Willard Hale
TxDPS
1975–76
Chuck Wheeler
USDOT
1976–77
Joe Jenkins
J. Weingarten
1977–78
Ralph Henderson
Ryder Truck Rental
1978–79
Leroy Mallory
Tyler Pipe Industries
1979–80
Jim Cox
Texas Oklahoma Express
1980–81
Carl Bohls
Zero Motor Freight
1981–82
Gilbert Ray
Gilbert Ray and Associates
1982–83
Will Cox
Ryder Truck Rental
1983–85
Gary D. Thomas*
Central Freight Lines
1985–86
Jack Corb
Industrial Safety Association
1986–87
Glen Honeycutt
Aggregate Haulers
1987–88
Kirby Pugh
Merchants Fast Motor Lines
1988–89
Dub Long
Texas Safety Consultants
1989–90
James Turner
Associated Milk Producers
1990–91
Ted Chappell
Western Commercial
1991–92
Roger Leathers
TxDPS
1992–93
Rob Lehnherr
Mission Petroleum
1993–94
George Gaston
Grocers Supply
1994–95
Jerry Riley
Specialized Motor Transport
1995–96
B.L. Manry
Palletized Trucking
1996–97
David Hedgpeth
Frozen Food Express
1997–98
Ronnie Gillaspie
Ray Bellew and Sons
1998–99
Alex Ayala
H.E.B. Grocers
1999–2000
Joyce Coologhan
Riverstone Enterprises
2000–01
Don Alexander
Plains Marketing
2001–02
Richard Miyauchi
Walmart
2002–03
Mike McConnell
Transport Industries
2003–04
Ray Martin
Fruehauf Trailers
2004–05
Elaine Briles
Dart Transit
2005–06
Dwight Jennings
Empire Truck Lines
2006–07
Darrell Woody
Redifuel
2007–08
Mike Meredith
Texas Disposal Systems
2008–09
Scott Sullins
Great West Casualty Co.
2009–10
David Powell
Texas Disposal Systems
2010–12
Mike Honeycutt*
Transafe Inc.
2012–13
Lonnie Bennett
Conway Freight, Inc.
2013–14
Judy D’Agostino
FedEx
2014–15
Larry Miller
Great West Casualty Co.
2015–16
Tom Hartman
Commercial Fleet Data Systems
2016–17
Mike Vix
Sun Coast Resources
2017–18
Barry Detlefsen
Coastal Transport
2018–19
Bubba Fiveash
Great West Casualty Co.
2019–21
Ed Brady*
ENR Consulting LLC
2021–22
Gene Davis
Alamo Transit Company
2022–23
Angela Lam
Cheetah Transportation