Pennsylvania State FOP - Awards Program

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Award Program Archive

Pennsylvania State FOP Awards
Past Award Recipients

February 2008

Pennsylvania State Troopers Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Trooper Scott R. Ball, Troop H Carlisle (Posthumously).

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - HEROISM: Trooper First Class David Diehl, Troop N Swiftwater and Trooper Jamison Sgarlat, Troop N Fern Ridge.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Police Officer Walter T. Barclay, Jr. (Posthumously).

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Police Officer Charles Cassidy (Posthumously).

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth, Police Officer Thomas Bartol, and Police Officer James Martin.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - HEROISM: Police Officer Clint Thomas and K-9 Frodo.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - MERIT: Detective Daniel Sullivan, Detective Francis Rende, and Detective Alphonso Sloan.

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - HEROISM: Sergeant Jeff Parr, Reading City Police Department.

September 2007

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - HEROISM: Trooper William Gross and Trooper Robert Rogers, Troop P Tunkhannock.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Police Officer Charnette Harris, Police Officer Lawrence Leissner, and Police Officer Christine Valentine.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: FOP Lodge 1 President James J. Malloy.

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - HEROISM: Officer Andrew Beky, Allentown Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Officer Trent Bushman, York Area Regional Police Department.

INDEPENDENT LODGE Award - HEROISM: Officer Kenneth Pooler and Officer Nicholas Jasionis, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Police Department.

February 2007

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - HEROISM: Troop J Lancaster.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Lieutenant George Kappe, Officer Ronald Dubose, and Officer Andrew Harvey.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Detective Paul Dugan and Sergeant Paul McComb.

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Officer Scott Wertz, Reading City Police Department (Posthumously).

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: K-9 Officer Lawrence Minnick, Lebanon City Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Officer Matt Gorman and Officer Ted Loebell, Delaware River Port Authority Police Department.

INDEPENDENT LODGE Award - HEROISM: Officer Brian Schwenger and Officer Jaja Hall, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Police Department

SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD: Victim Advocate Specialist Wayne Hower, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

August 2006

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Trooper Joseph Pokorny (Posthumously).

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - HEROISM: Trooper Joseph Carcaci.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Officer Gary Skerski (Posthumously).

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Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Officer William Alexander

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Detective Howard Peterman and Detective Gregory Pinto.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - HEROISM: Officer Gary Bankston and Officer Thomas Andrzejczak.

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Corporal Theodore Pokoy, Chester City Police Department (Posthumously).

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Chief Gary Derr, Duncannon Borough Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Sergeant Edward Hinchey, Forest Hills Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Officer Matthew Livingstone, Forest Hills Police Department.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Past National & State President Leo Marchetti and Past State President Francis Bascelli.

February 2006

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - HEROISM: Trooper William Tucker.

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - BRAVERY: Corporal Joseph Christaldi

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Third Class City Award - HEROISM: Detective Thomas Kiss, Lancaster City Bureau of Police.

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Trooper Daniel R. Lightner, Jr. (Posthumously).

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Sergeant Michael Mitchell, #433.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - HEROISM: Officer Michael Godlewski, #4753, and Officer John Terry, #2275.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - BRAVERY: Officer Juan Terry and Officer Timothy Morse.

THIRD CLASS CITIES AWARD - HEROISM: Officer Dion Wagner, New Kensington Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Sergeant Michael Ruggieri, Officer Dennis Killian, and Officer Robert Jones, Aston Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Sergeant Michael Regan, Cheltenham Township Police Department, and Officer Roger Gillispie, Abington Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Officer Brian Steven Gregg, (Posthumously), Newtown Borough Police Department.

September 2005

Pennsylvania State TROOPERS Award - VALOR: Trooper James H. Boyd.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Officer Jason Reid, Officer Janeen Jones, Officer Thomas Schaffling,
and Officer Lisa Heil.

PHILADELPHIA - FIRST CLASS CITY AWARD - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Officer Genaro Pellegrini, Jr. (Posthumously).

PHILADELPHIA - FIRST CLASS CITY AWARD - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Officer Paris Wiliams (Posthumously).

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - VALOR: Officer Scott Lukitsch, Officer Phillip Lerza, and Officer Shaw Dady.

Third Class City Award - BRAVERY: Officer John Bruno, PA Capitol Police.

THIRD CLASS CITY AWARD - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Officer Jesse Sollman (Posthumously), City of Easton Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - MERIT: Lieutenant Charles McGuigan, Sergeant Sean Cosgrove, Sergeant Robert Mills, Officer Kyle Miller, Officer Anthony DeSilva, Officer Michael Sharp, and Officer Edmond O'Brien, Bristol Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Deputy Edward Schroeder, (Posthumously), York County Sheriff's Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Chief Douglas A. Shertzer, Sr., (Posthumously), Lititz Borough Police Department.

SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD: John Ward, Montgomery County Lodge #14 and PA State FOP Legislative Committee Chairman.

SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD: U.S. Marine Corp Reserve Center, Toys for Tots Program.

February 2005

Pennsylvania State Police Award - VALOR: Trooper Bernard Walasavage Jr.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Carlos Ramos, Police Officer Daniel Szatkowski,
Police Officer Edward Nelson, Police Officer Chris Lai.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - VALOR: Officer Richard Ford, Officer Mark Leonard, Officer Donald Reola.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - MERIT: Detective Dave Jellison, Detective John Mihalcin, Detective Mike Pilyih, &
Detective Greg Schanck.

Third Class City Award - MERIT: Sergeant John Lovett, Officer Robert Lewis, K-9 Officer Kudro, Saint Marys City Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Sergeant Thomas Weaver Jr. Cecil Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Chief Sheridan Caton (Posthumously) Elk Lick Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - VALOR: Police Officer Edward Limbacher Forest Hills Borough Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award - ACHIEVEMENT: Sergeant James Stewart President Penn-Jersey Lodge #30.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Gary Lightman, Esq.

August 2004

Pennsylvania State Police Award - HEROISM: Trooper David M. Leonard, #8567.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Robert Krol, #4824, Police Officer Beth Swenson, #3326
Police Officer Cynthia Perrone, #4654, Police Officer Dartan Waters, #4454.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - ACHIEVEMENT: Lieutenant Scott Schubert, #3264.

Third Class City Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Police Officer Michael H. Wise, II., #626 (Posthumously) City of Reading Police
Department.

Third Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Joseph Riedy, #216 City Of Bethlehem Police Department.

BOroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Sergeant James R. Miller, #40 (Posthumously)
Upper Dublin Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Deputy Sheriff Christopher Burgert (Posthumously)
Deputy Sheriff Michael Van Kuren (Posthumously) Bradford County Sheriff's Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - VALOR: Police Officer Joseph Goody, #8 Police Officer Jose Ortiz, #7 Mount Joy Borough
Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award- MERIT: Agent Terry Bowman, #305 Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigation.

Independent Lodge Award - VALOR: Agent Michael DeLuca, #543, Agent Michael Eibel, #365, Agent Joseph Gillespie, #213, Agent Karl
Sayers, #327 Pennsylvania State Parole.

February 2004

Pennsylvania State Police Award - MERIT: Trooper David R. Lock, #8390 and Trooper Gregory J. Miller, #5387

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Michael Keenan, #7532 and Police Officer Harry Wenger, #6472

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - MERIT: Detective Robert White, #2878

Third Class City Award - BRAVERY: Police Officer Marcia LaPorte, #26, City of Arnold Police Department

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE (Posthumously): Police Officer Richard V. Lawn, #4506, Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - VALOR: Sergeant John Freas, Sergeant Edward Clemens, Deputy James Boyd, and Deputy Joseph Smida, Chester County Sheriff's Department.

Independent Lodge Award: No submissions.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - Jessica Shoeman

September 2003

Pennsylvania State Police Award - VALOR: Trooper Joseph J. Sepp, #6672 (Posthumously)
and Trooper Brian N. Lampel, #7780

Pennsylvania State Police Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE (Posthumously): Trooper Brian A. Patterson, #7273

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE (Posthumously): Police Officer Anthony Johnson, #5684

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Charles Frager, #1973 and Police Officer Lawrence Leissner, #5898

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - HEROISM: Police Officer Charles E. Stemler, Jr., #3539

Third Class City Award - BRAVERY: Police Officer Todd S. Russel, #74, Detective David L. Weiser, Jr., #16, and Detective Nathan S. Nickel, #28, of the City Of Lancaster Police Department

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - BRAVERY: Police Officer Elena Anigati, #59, Police Officer Gerald Davis, #93, Police Officer Andrew Fidler, #75, and Police Officer Glenn Muntzer, #74 of the Upper Merion Township Police Department

Independent Lodge Award: No submissions.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - James Harrity, PA State Lodge Trustee

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - Montgomery County F.O.P. Lodge #14

February 2003

Pennsylvania State Police Award - BRAVERY: Trooper Eugene C. Jenkins

Philadelphia - First Class City AwardS - VALOR: Police Officer Shawn Simkins; and VALOR: Police Officer Nicholas Smith

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - Valor: Police Officers Patrick Knepp and Thomas Huerbin

Third Class City Award - MERIT: Police Officer Daniel R. Rossman, City of Erie Police Department

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - VALOR: Police Officer John Hanuska, West Manchester Township Police Department and Police Officer Justin Seibel, West York Borough Police Department

Independent Lodge Award - MERIT: Police Officers John Gerretz and Christopher Murphy, SEPTA Transit Police

SPECIAL AWARDS:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - Ralph M. Farmer, Bald Eagle Lodge #51, State College, PA

August 2002

Pennsylvania State Police Award - HEROISM: Trooper Michael J. Rugh

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Gregory Richardson

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - MERIT: Detectives Patrick Kinavey and Fred Woodard

Third Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officers Brian Lehman and Michael Davis, City of York Police Department

Boroughs, Towns and Townships AwardS - VALOR (Posthumously): Police Officer Joseph Hanusey, III., Plumstead Township Police Department; and VALOR (Posthumously): Police Officer Dennis McNamara, Upper Darby Police Department

Independent Lodge Award - MERIT: Police Officer John Dwyer and K-9 partner Sonja, SEPTA Transit Police

SPECIAL AWARDS:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD - George Listner of Philadelphia, PA

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Fraternal Order of Police Philadelphia Lodge #5

March 2002

Pennsylvania State Police Award - VALOR (Posthumously): Trooper Tod C. Kelly.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR (Posthumously): Police Officer Thomas M. Bray

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - BRAVERY: Retired Police Detective Daniel J. Cuneen

Third Class City Award - VALOR (Posthumously): Corporal Michael D. Beverly, City of Chester Police

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award - HEROISM: Police Officers Paul A. Colletta and James P. McMenamin of the Lower Merion Township Police Department

Independent Lodge Award - MERIT: Lieutenant James Metzger and Police Officer David Sclachta
of the SEPTA Transit Police

SPECIAL AWARDS:
BUSINESS AWARD - Richard Blyler, Owner, and Steve Yingst, Employee, of the ISP provider Lebanon MobileFone, Lebanon, PA.

September 2001

Pennsylvania State Police Award - MERIT: Corporal Paul McCommons (Retired).

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officers Louis Hardy and Yvette Clark.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - VALOR/MERIT: Police Officer Joseph P. Gannon (Valor), Police Officer Martin J. Link, Jr. (Merit), and Sergeant James R. Retsch (Merit).

Third Class City Award - HEROISM: Corporal Michael E. Wieliczko, and Police Officers Kevin Goode and Rodney J. Medeiros of the City of Corry Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award for VALOR (Posthumously): Officer James Naim of the Aliquippa Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award: No submissions.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
GOOD CITIZEN AWARD - Principal Norina Bentzel, Teachers Linda Collier and Stacey Bailey, of the North Hopewell Winterstown Elementary School, York County.

February 2001

Pennsylvania State Police Award - MERIT: Troopers Bryan D. Devlin and Jonathan A. Kline.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR (Posthumously): Police Officer Jose M. Ortiz.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officers Steven Matakovich and Phillip Mercurio.

Third Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officers Jay E. White, Paul L. McMahon, and Terry R. Dawley of the City of Erie Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award for VALOR: Corporal Joseph Nemic, Police Officers Michael Barrett and Jose Sousa of the Phoenixville Police Department, and Police Officer Mark McNelly of the Schuylkill Township Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award for MERIT: Agent Claude Thomas of the Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigation.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
ROBERT EDDIS, RECORDING SECRETARY AND SERENA TENANT, PENSION REPRESENTATIVE: Both from Philadelphia Lodge #5. Honored for their work in improving the pensions of retired Philadelphia Police Officers.

MARK KOCH, PA STATE LODGE TREASURER: Honored for his selfless dedication and devotion to the Fraternal Order of Police in Pennsylvania.

August 2000

Pennsylvania State Police Award - VALOR (Posthumously): Trooper Matthew R. Bond.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officers Curtis Younger and Jacob Williams, and Sergeant Melvin McKellar.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Christopher Wydra.

Third Class City Award - HEROISM: Police Officers Gary T. Baylor and Luke P. Long of the Lebanon City Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award for BRAVERY: Lieutenant Robert Tuite, Sergeant Michelle Krempasky, Sergeant Todd Ruggiero, and Police Officer Richard Schneeman of the Wilkinsburg Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award for BRAVERY: Police Officers Robert Mears and Michael Sylvester of the Philadelphia Transit Police.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE KENNEY - passed HB 2503 renaming Route 1 in Philadelphia to the "Officer Daniel Faulkner Memorial Highway and In Memory of Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty."

LARRY C. CACCIACARNE - removed over $130,000,000 of Reading pension funds from First Union Bank in protest of their support of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal.

JOSEPH ITZKO - over 50 years of Active Police Duty and Service to the FOP.

LIGHTMAN & WELBY LAW FIRM - for continuing dedicated and critical representation of the Police Officers of PA; protecting our rights so we can perform our jobs more effectively.

March 2000

Pennsylvania State Police Award - VALOR: Trooper Dean Kerklo and Corporal Christopher Karnes.

Philadelphia - First Class City Award - BRAVERY: Police Officers James Chabot and Timothy McNicholas.

Pittsburgh - Second Class City Award - MERIT: Police Officer Regis Lattner.

Third Class City Award - VALOR: Police Officer Russell Tschopp of the York City Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award for BRAVERY: Police Officers Nicholas Hine and Harold Wanner of the Camru Police Department.

Independent Lodge Award for BRAVERY: Police Officer Tom Jeffers of the Delaware River Port Authority Police.

September 1999

PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE AWARD - VALOR: Troopers Edward Kazlo and Mark Jenkinsen.

PHILADELPHIA FIRST CLASS CITY AWARD - VALOR: Police Officer Daniel Wilkins.

PITTSBURGH SECOND CLASS CITY AWARD - HEROISM: Police Officer James G. Goga.

THIRD CLASS CITY AWARD: Police Officer Milo Hooper of the Harrisburg City Police Department.

BOROUGHS, TOWN AND TOWNSHIPS AWARD: This award was given posthumously to representatives of Bucktail Lodge #96, who accepted the award on behalf of the Steven Jerman Family. On 2-19-99 Officer Steven Jerman of the Kane Borough Police Department was killed in the line of duty.

INDEPENDENT LODGE AWARD - BRAVERY: South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Transit Lodge #109 - Police Officers Thomas Ellingsworth and loquim Ramos.

SPECIAL AWARD - Ralph Farmer, Bald Eagle Lodge #51 Devotion and unselfish service to the Fraternal Order of Police for over 50 years.

February 1999

Pennsylvania State Police Award This award was given posthumously to the family of Trooper Art Hershey, who was killed in the line of duty.

Philadelphia First Class City Award - Valor Police Officer Sean Mellon.

Pittsburgh Second Class City Award - Valor Police Officer Patrick Harlan.

third Class City Award Police Officer Joseph L. Sparich and his K-9 partner "Kollin" of the Hazleton Police Department.

Boroughs, Towns and Townships Award: Chief Christopher T. Kelly.

Independent Lodge Award - HEROISM: Delaware River Port Authority Police (DRPA) Officers John Santry, Gino Giorgi, and John Raia.

Hats Off To - Special Agent Asbury Johnson of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Norristown Office. Won a $3,000.00 diamond bracelet at the Daniel Faulkner tribute and promptly donated the bracelet back into the "Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Fund."

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