2026 Highway Safety & Traffic Awards
Every two years, in conjunction with the Annual Highway Safety & Traffic Conference, the Missouri Department of Transportation recognizes individuals and organizations throughout the state for achievements in the field of roadway safety through its Highway Safety and Traffic Awards.
Congratulations to this year's winners! Click here to view photos from the conference and awards ceremony.
Thank you to all of the nominees and winners for helping Missourians move toward zero serious injuries and fatalities on our roadways.
Statewide Award Winners
Regional Award Winners
Special Recognition
In addition to those who were selected for awards, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety would like to recognize and congratulate ALL individuals and organizations who were nominated for a regional award and/or statewide award. The common denominator that links all nominees is an unwavering commitment to safety.
2026 Highway Safety and Traffic Awards Judges
Along with those who are being recognized with awards, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety would like to extend gratitude to the judges for their efforts in recognizing Missouri's highway safety heroes.
Allyn Workman
Allyn Workman has been actively involved in education for 49 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator. For 25 years, he taught driver education for the Rockwood School District and the Parkway-Rockwood Community Education program located in the western suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri. Allyn has been actively involved in the Missouri Driver and Safety Education Association (MODSEA) since 2005. He served as its President from 2009-11, is currently serving on the MODSEA Executive Board, and was recognized as the MODSEA Teacher of the Year in 2009.
Allyn has been an active member of the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) since 2009. He has served on the ADTSEA Executive Committee, served as the Secondary Division Chairperson for the ADTSEA national conferences from 2013 – 2023, was recognized with the Teacher Excellence Award in 2017, has served on the ADTSEA Executive Board for the Central region, and is currently serving as the President of ADTSEA.
In 2014 he started serving as a driver education consultant developing and delivering the Missouri parent/teen program called First Impact – Keeping Your Teen Driver Safe. The first parent/teen programs were delivered in 2016. Since 2022, Allyn has been serving as a co-First Impact Program Specialist for Missouri’s First Impact – Keeping Your Teen Driver Safe program. Supporting him through the years has been his wife, Karen. They have four children, three grandsons, and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first granddaughter in August.
Becky Allmeroth
Becky Allmeroth, P.E., was appointed Chief Safety and Operations Officer in January 2019, after serving as the state maintenance engineer for five years. She has enjoyed a 28-year career at MoDOT in a variety of positions, including design, planning, federal aid, traffic, highway safety and maintenance at both the district and central office management levels. Prior to serving as the state maintenance engineer, she served in the St. Louis district for 20 years, most recently as the district maintenance engineer.
Allmeroth is a 1995 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T). She and her husband, Anthony, have three sons, Drew, Porter and Jack.
Emily Price
As Chief Strategy Officer with Bucket Agency, Emily ensures Bucket stays on top of industry trends and follows best marketing practices for every client. She has brought her depth of knowledge and passion to the agency for 20 years. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Emily’s expertise and commitment have been instrumental in the success and growth of Bucket Agency and their clients. Emily enjoys building relationships with and crafting strategic plans for her clients over a vast range of industries including various Public Safety initiatives with MoDOT.
Eric Brown
Cpt. Eric Brown joined the Missouri State Highway Patrol on January 18, 2004. Upon graduating from the Patrol Academy, he was assigned to Troop C, Zone 1, North St. Louis County. He transferred to Troop B in 2007. While in Troop B, he was assigned to Macon and Shelby counties, Adair and Schuyler counties, and Chariton and Linn counties. In February of 2017, he was assigned as the Troop B Public Information Officer. In December of 2020, he was promoted to Lieutenant and designated the assistant director of the Patrol’s Public Information and Education Division, assigned to General Headquarters in Jefferson City.
During his tenure in the Patrol, he has been a Type 2 permit holder, been certified to instruct numerous classes, a crisis negotiator, and a drug recognition expert. Cpt. Brown served for seven years at the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office prior to joining the Patrol.
John Miller
John serves as the Safety and Operations Specialist for the Missouri Division of FHWA (since February 2018) and also serves as a Transportation Engineer for the Kansas City MoDOT District. John is also involved in the I-70 rebuild project. Prior to joining FHWA, John served as a traffic and safety engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. John was heavily involved in the implementation of median guard cable, rumble strips, and has initiated numerous systemic-safety initiatives across the state.
John is a safety leader serving both the state and national levels. John serves on the Safety Discipline Working Group, the Office of Safety’s Motorcycle Safety Program team, the Office of Operation's EDC 8 Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety Implementation team, and recently served on the HSIP Steering Committee. John also serves as a mentor for the Operations Discipline. John was inducted into the Missouri University - Civil Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni in September 2022.