Each year, one student is chosen from the ranks of the club to be the sole driver and primary caretaker of the Ramblin’ Reck. He is the only person with keys to the car, and the only person allowed to drive or transport the Reck. He knows the ins and outs of the car better than the back of his hand and spends countless hours every week not only making sure that the car is running in tip-top shape, but also scheduling appearances, meeting with alumni and administration, and working on other projects in the best interest of the Reck. Despite the hard work, the job is perhaps the most meaningful and fulfilling on campus, and an unforgettable experience for every driver.

The History of Drivers

2012      Stephen Webber
2011      Mike Macmillan
2010      Austin Berry
2009      Winfield Tufts
2008      Brandon Kearse
2007      John Bird
2006      Bryan Popka
2005      Ryan McFerrin
2004      Dustin Bergman
2003      Justin Barnes
2002      Brian T. Waits
2001      Andy McNeil
2000      Joseph Nilsestuen
2000      Patrick Edwards
1999      Joseph Nilsestuen
1998      Michael M. Eckert
1997      Patrick Edwards
1996      Patrick Edwards
1995      Brad Sand
1994      Philip H. Burrus, 4th
1993      Thomas Penny
1992      Thomas Priest
1991      Jeffrey Waller
1990      Phillip Kelley
1989      Phillip Kelley
1988      Steven Powell
1988      Evelyn Dale Morgan
1987      Richard Coblens
1986      Barry Whitton
1985      Todd Wheeler
1984      Lisa Volmar
1984      Bruce Wheeler
1983      Darryl Dykes
1982      Christopher “Kit” Baker
1981      John Hodges
1980      Wesley Combs
1979      Bruce Wittschiebe
1978      L. Michael Lopez
1977      W. Thomas Smith, Jr.
1976      Kenneth Box
1975      Kenneth Box
1974      W. Scott Innes
1973      Russ Smith
1972      Thomas Robertson
1971      Steve Clark
1970      Patrick Hurley
1969      William Cherry
1968      William Cherry
1967      Thomas Saylor
1966      Fred Schuller*
1966      Bruce Cook*
1965      James B. Adams, Jr.*
1964      William Selby*
1963      Jack Painter**
1963      Phil Gingery**
1963      Fred Hirons*
1962      Henry Sawyer**
1961      Dekle Rountree**
1961      Donald Gentry*

*Reck Club President, no official driver
**Reck Committee Chairman, no official driver

If you have any information concerning the history of the Ramblin’ Reck or its drivers, please contact the current driver by filling out the form below: