Each year nominations are received and voted on by board members and an advisory team. This yearly event is to recognize the many dedicated, brave and heroic officers working the frontline, acknowledge those making a difference in our community and highlight the positive contributions that the private security industry makes in protecting life and property.
2008 – 2009
MEDAL OF VALOR
Kevin Brown
Bobby Wienman
Steven Pruitt
Thomas Connors
Eric Surbito
Vic Rioux
Dan Boylan
LIFESAVER AWARD
Pat Rein
Cary Bowen
Bryce Lyner
MERIT AWARD
James Bower
Garry Fuller
Lydia Stearns
OFFICER OF THE MONTH
Jeff Ahring
Barry Cahn
Clyde Johnson
Peter Sands
Michelle Roberts
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Jeff Ahring
Ray Pacheco
Chandrea Harden
Ken Wheeler
John Slaughter
Dave Fowler
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Jon Walson
PURPLE HEART MEDAL
John Ruiz
PURPLE HEART MEDAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lt. John Sturp
Matthew Prindle
2010
MEDAL OF VALOR
Mike Jones
Rueben Torres
Joe Marchese
Chad Butterfild
Robyn Salmon
Joe Jacovino
Alan Copeland
James Tello
Hector Lara
Alfonso Roberts
Agatha Westbury
Troy Campbell
Phillip Hastings
Samuel Robertson
LIFESAVER AWARD
Sgt. Herbert Hall
Richard Johnson
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Raymond Mendez
Gregory Cook
Tracy Barnes
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Danny Martinez
Michael Hollingsworth
Frank Holmes
Maxwell Bass
Donato Sinsi
OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Mike Jones
DIRECTOR'S AWARD
Alan Marion Jr
Lonnie Muhammad
Richard Craighead
2011 – 2012
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Julio Garcia
Keith Seagrave
Frank Turvey
Gary Catillo
Robert Dale
Verna Littlejohn
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Jimmy Rogers Jr
Jerome Inman
Sgt. William Pingley
Capt. Mark Petty
Eric Gordon
Leonard Gadbois
Mike Thornhill
Curt M. Davis Jr
Don Williams
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Jeff Karpovich
Gheorge Mihai
Lawrence Coates
Franklin Wright
Beatrice Moore
Aimee Roberts
Michael C Bly
MEDAL OF VALOR
Salim (Kain) Altaie
Jerome Inman
Eric Gordon
Gabriel Grohol
David Morrison
David Felman
LIFESAVER AWARD
Carl T Dougherty Jr
Charles Franks
Kendra IWilliams
Michael P Rolfes
Mark Warren
Brandon Skalak
Omar Salgado
DIRECTOR'S AWARD
Kevin Cavanaugh
Lisa Goforth
Larry Price
Trena Rogers
FOUNDER'S AWARD
Ken Kingman
Michael Thornhill
OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Stanly Carpenter
William Holts
Brian Baker
Catherine Lane
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Dani Deere
J Buford Tune
Frank Turvey
Greg Lugn
2013
DIRECTOR'S AWARD
Keith Staywood
Joe Gray
Brice Lombardi
Michael Thornhill
Troy Atkins
Bob Chauncey
Leonard B Glasser
Paul Hemmert
Shannon Kennedy
Greg Jarmon Jr
Daniel S Newton
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Rodolfo Raul Dela Rosa
Fran Hutchinson
Diego Mendoza
Dan Kelliher
Alaaeldin M Ali
Ruben L Pardo
Daniel J Lewis
William Merrick
Matt Wilson
Jason Kiehl
Robert Hudson
Michael Tynan
Mary Kingman
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Donald Thompson
Steven Wood
Kevin Bowers
Brian Becton
Troy Walden
Kyle Vidlock
Daniel S Newton
MEDAL OF VALOR
Phil Canstoni
Jeffrey Mays
David Longworth
Kurt Owens Jr
Richard Faulkner
William Copperson
James Gorman
LIFESAVER AWARD
Stanley Roberts
Kevin Ware
Michael P Rolfes
Ross Weittenhiller
Myisha Pullman
Samuel Duncan
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
Mary Kingman
Larry Cutter
FOUNDER'S AWARD
Michael Thornhill
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
William C Whitmmore
2014
LIFESAVER AWARDS
Scott Peterson
William Byrnes
Brian Crist
Heath Galliardt
Jason Macdonald
Alec West
Brian Scott
Doug Pierrelee
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
John T Hudson
Mary Beth Moore
Tracy Orr
James Demumbra
Capt. Reginald Thompson
Capt. Tasha Plaza
Lt Felix Rivera
Capt James Robinson
Lt Andrew Kelly
Jeffrey Rupright
MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Samuel Brooks
Colin Starr
Chaplain Francis Hall
Chaplain Peter Tilbe
Chaplain Bob Chauncey
Shyla Johnson
Chief Andrew Harper
Lt. James Curry Jr
MEDAL OF VALOR
James C Witherspoon
Chief Greg J Jarmon
Major Torrence Benjamen
Clarice Pointer
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Dominick Arigo
Denny Stewart
DIRECTOR'S AWARD
Hal S Gindrow
Scotty Prescott
Timothy O’leary
FOUNDER'S AWARD
Dan Sinisi
Alan Shaw
CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR
Michael Thornhill
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
Michael Thornhill
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Peter Crowley
Becky Foster
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Robert Cochran
2015 – 2016
LIFESAVER AWARDS
Jeremy Haas
Kenneth Franks
Jonathan Hurley
Brad Pinkerton
Richard Cochran
Lon Higley
James Macabee
Deputy Darlene Crawford
Matthew Woodley
Deputy Albin Boyse
Joe Reed
Ana Hernandez
Angela Wilson-Markas
Michelle Perez
Keith Donahoo
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Betsy Bratner Smith
Dave Smith
Paul Durgen
Frederick J Mccann
Michael Thornhill
Charles Kelly
FOUNDER'S AWARD
Richard Rodriguez
MEDAL OF VALOR
Earnest Johnson
Kevin Hankerson
Jourael Apostolides
Robert Bennett
Tyler Bibbins
Matt Dolin
Jason Rowley
MERITORIOUS AWARD
Chris Bennett
Paul Hardgraves
Bennie Wright
Frank Calhoun
Hollie Rogers
Nathan Brookes
Hal Fullerton
Oscar Garcia
Phi Nguyen
EXCELLENCE IN MOTION
Bruce Stafford
Michael T Jones
Ethan Collins
Beth Hunter
Amy Rhinehart
Jimmy Stonehall
John Paco Thomas Hudson
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Marcum Pullman
2017
LIFESAVER AWARDS
Marcus Lee Roberts
Tony Franks
Troy Melendez
MERITORIOUS
Brian O’Brien
Kevin Lemmerson
MEDAL OF VALOR
Edward J Mumford
Stacy Potts
Jonathan Aguilar
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
Frank Griffin
Larry Falterwell
REGIONAL OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Buford Forester
Stephanie McCormick
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Stephen Fontaine
Manny Lopez
PRESIDENT’S EDUCATION AWARD
Marcus Bronson
Michael Joyfield
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Debra Brown
Debra Jones
Nate Foster
Francine Carter
Leonard Glasser
Robert Grubb
CHAPLAINS APPRECIATION AWARD
Troy Fuller
Casey Long
Anthony Boyum
FOUNDER’S AWARD
Hiram Libby
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Thornhill
Peter Crowe
2018
LIFESAVER AWARDS
Officer Paul Robertson
Officer Susan Woodard
Officer Jacob Fredenberg
Police Corporal Garrett Bennett
Major Sequoia Williams
Officer William Demantis
Special Law Enforcement Officer III Roger Caron
Officer Luis Dominguez
Corporal Tre Harper
Officer Tj Albergo
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Everett E Stein
Capt. Carron Elder
Joann Johnson
Allan Davis
Chief William Drechsel
Dr. Robert Grubb
Donnie Cantwell
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Dr. Phillip Moore
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Off. Marcus Johnson
Sgt. Julie Forley
Officer Rodney Cummings
Officer Lee Guiliani
PURPLE HEART
Chief Stephen P Cruz
Officer Martin Robertson
Kristian Hanks
Un-Named Security Officer
Franklin Prescott III
MEDAL OF VALOR
Captain Steven Stedamyer
Officer Bruce Ferguson
Police Lt. William Underwood
Capt. Craig Worthington
MERITORIOUS AWARDS
Dep. Chief William Sterling Johnson
Off. Theodore Burns
Ranger Christopher Kesterson
Sgt. Eric Fine
Officer Andy Mueske
Officer Jeremy Schulz
Off. Leo Gukeisen
Off. Ladonna Vaughn
Kenneth A. Stoinski
Marcus C Brown
CHAPLAIN SERVICE AWARD
Rev. Bryce C Howard
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Barry Randolph
Stanley White
Lou Krupkin
Pedro Ortiz
Leonard Washington
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Capt. Craig Worthington
2019
MEDAL OF VALOR
Skyler B Nickelson
Brandy Waters
Jeff Ellis
Tyler Tate
Jeremy Hanson
Laura Starbuckle
LIFESAVING
Officer Andrew Dixon
Selina Martin
Richard B Stranger
Glen Peterson
Gregory Honeycutt
Sharon Walters
Sgt Karen Lemay
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
Mark D Waters
Paul James
Elijah Thompson
Joshua Presley
Peter Croan
Misty Stevenson
Michael Falco
Kyle Parrott
Andreas Mackey
Gregory Jarmon
Ian Penrose
MERITORIOUS AWARD
Captain Howard Pittenger
Deputy Chief Larry Stanford
Sgt. Heather Ragan
Sgt. Ruz Gorzeman
Daniel Brown
Marylou Wakefield
Robert Carlton
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dan Sinisi
Paul Morrell
Dan Meadows
John Driskell
Lenny Whestel
Troy Newburgh
Douglas Riggins
PURPLE HEART
Jerome “JJ” Jackson
CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR
Thomas B Patterson
SECURITY COMPANY OWNER OF THE YEAR
Hiram Libby
SCHOOL SECURITY CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Michael Thornhill
LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Sgt. Becky Mangum
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
David Romero
2020
LIFESAVING AWARDS
Frieda Williamson
Shelley Burns
Kelly Burns
Paul Short
George St. Paul
MERITORIOUS AWARDS
Major Terry Applebee
Chief William Drechsel
Police Officer Marlon Champagne
Police Officer Curtis Dupont
Police Officer Curtis Northly
Captain David Nunley
VALOR AWARDS
Kevin G Brooks
Martin Fuller
Tracy Moore
David Cohen
PURPLE HEART
Kevin J DeVine
Paul Shrewsbury
David Patrick Underwood (September 2020, awarded posthumously)
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Iona Gindrow
Gwen Summerdale
Glen Martinez
Samuel Sanderson
Calvin Rowe
William Gindrow
Charlie Onsetter
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Paul S Williams
Debra Moore
Lincoln Thornburg
SECURITY COMPANY OWNER OF THE YEAR
Billy Howell
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Paul S William
CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Preston Scott
CAMPUS POLICE CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Michael Martinez
PRIVATE POLICE CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Major Albert Gorman
COVID 19 FRONTLINE PROTECTOR AWARDS
Antony M Lavergio
Timothy Garnett
Ellen Treadway
Charles Bolton
Frank Whitfield
Michael Griffin
Deputy Christopher Reyes
Chief Arthur Benoit
William Gaither
Charles Franks
Vanessa Greene
D. Weeks
Joseph Farmer
Sgt. D Busby
Sgt. David Branigan
Sgt. Damon Terrell
Adrian Pickiney
Patrick Story
Glenn Howell
William Bruce
Robert Guerrero
George Hall
M Simmons
Daniel Marshall
Michael Howard
Thomas Shallenberger
Kimberly Hannibal
Michael Ruffin
Angela Williamson
Tiffaney McLee
Troy Hardin III
Michael Rufflin
Michael Bartholomew
Troy S Rollings
Vera Ford
Raymond Gibson
Carl Olson
Mark Taylor
Shannon Cooper
Brian Newberry
2021
PURPLE HEART
Jorge L Rodriguez
Border Patrol Agent Rodriguez was assigned last year to the task force and was serving a fugitive warrant with his team when they came under fire.
While defending themselves, another agent was shot in the neck and Rodriguez immediately returned fire while covering the injured agent and bringing him to safety. Rodriguez was also injured but stayed in the fight until the suspect surrendered.
Mr. McCann presented the Purple Heart Medal to Agent Rodriguez during a ceremony as well as awarding him with a Lifetime Private Officer International membership.
2023
LIFESAVING
Paul S. Pixx
Marcus Johnson
Margaret Delaney
Niko Nesbeth
Joey Madrigal
Sarah Atkins
Nurse Judy Marcus
Deputy Mike Reed
Shawn Hamilton
Tyler Nagel
MERITORIUS
Ranger Lorenza Savage
Deputy Roger Moore
Lt. Tracy Fontaine
Christopher Carr
Andre Vauthier
Lonnie J. Muhammad
Kevin Fox
Valerie Baxter
Debra Grumbling
Peter Delaney
Franklin Wright
Deputy Lucy Perez
VALOR
Kevin Carrington
Chief Russell Rains
Capt. Sarah Bernhardt
Gavin Grismer
Michael DeGregorio
PURPLE HEART
Tia Patterson
Scott Robertson
George Thurston
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION
Glenda Charles
David Long
Keith Morehead
Roy O’Brien
Kevin G Brooks
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
William F Becton
Roger Reniker
Dwight W Franklin
COVID 19 FRONTLINE PROTECTOR AWARDS
Robert Shaw
Maryanne Butterworth
Sgt. Maggie Frost
Willian B Williams
Major Troy Cash
Ralph Moyer Curtis McCloud
2024
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
William Dreschel
James Carino
Thomas Bruan
Thomas J. Thompson
MERITORIUS
Kimberly Reagan
Jason Reagan
Latosha E. Cunningham
Francine Goode
Debra Franklin
SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Kadarius D. McCall
Donald McKracken
PURPLE HEART
Bobby Smallwood
(Posthumously Awarded)
James Bowen
(Posthumously Awarded)
T.J. Franks
LIFESAVING
Kristian Kozlinski
Richard K Roberts
Nicholas Kain
Bernard Cook Jr.
Kevin Carr
Franco Rameriz
EXCELENCE IN ACTION
Mary Mayberry
Thomas Redding
Calvin Johnson