Denise Williamson

The Board honored CTA bus operator Denise Williamson for helping the Chicago Police Department locate a 3-year-old toddler who had been missing for three days; and rail operator Albert Mitchell and customer assistant Frederick Stinson for working together to safely evacuate customers from a smoking Green Line train.
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For her part, Williamson, a full-time bus operator on the #9 Ashland CTA bus route, had driven the bus to the end of the line at Southport and Clark on February 18 when she noticed the toddler with an adult customer on her bus.

She recognized the child from news reports and asked a customer to exit the bus and flag down a nearby Chicago police officer.Her quick thinking helped police locate the missing toddler and ultimately led to the toddler's safe return to her family.Williamson has been a bus operator since joining the CTA in 1997.She also serves as a line instructor training new bus operators.