2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS

(For more information on awards given, please see the event program above)

POLICE CROSS

Police Officer Darron Lee Burks #12543             END OF WATCH: August 29, 2024

MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDS

The Medal of Honor is awarded to an officer who voluntarily distinguishes himself/herself conspicuously by gallantry and extraordinary heroism.  The act must be in excess of normal demands and of such a nature that the officer was fully aware of the imminent threat to his or her personal safety and acted above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of his or her life.

The following officers received the Medal of Honor Award:

Senior Corporal Karissa Groman #11578
Senior Corporal Jamie Farmer #11602

TOP DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Joe T. McCarthy Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal David Massy #8381

James C. Taylor Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Administrative Specialist II Paola Romero Vazquez

Chief’s Award – Professional Staff
Police Dispatch Analyst Owen Larsen

Chief’s Award – Officer of the Year Award
Senior Corporal Karissa Groman #11578

Chief’s Award – DPD Unit
Honor Guard & Wellness Unit

Johnny Sides Rookie of the Year
Police Officer Ryan Nunns #12361

Joe C. Jones Reserve Officer of the Year
Michael Freeman #R153

Telecommunicator of the Year
911 Call Analyst II Carlos Sierra

Field Training Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Joseph Dillard #10273

James R. Leavelle Detective of the Year
Senior Corporal Olivia Zambrano #10783

Marvin R. Bullard Sworn Supervisor of the Year
Sergeant Kelvin Pope #7354

Marvin R. Bullard Professional Staff Supervisor of the Year
Supervisor Tanisha Harris

OFFICER OF THE YEAR BUREAU AWARDS

Office of Chief of Police Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal David Massey #8381

Administrative Officer of the Year
Police Officer Corey Parker #7741

Community Engagement & Operations Officer of the Year
Police Officer Julio Flores #10166

Northeast Patrol Division Officer of the Year
Police Officer Daniel Waller, Jr. #8425

Northwest Patrol Division Officer of the Year
Police Officer Alban Karanfili #11124

Southeast Patrol Division Officer of the Year
Senior Corporal Jacob Deloof #10492

South Central Patrol Division Officer of the Year
Police Officer Jennifer Atherton #7777

Southwest Patrol Division Officer of the Year
Police Officer Edward Resendez, Jr. #11056

PROFESSIONAL STAFF EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR BUREAU AWARDS

Office of the Chief of Police Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Administrative Specialist I Tiffany Young Jones

Administrative Bureau Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Administrative Specialist II Paola Romero Vazquez

Community Engagement & Operations Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Community Outreach Representative Dr. Chen Yuan

Investigations Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Crime Scene Analyst Jaime Mueller

Southeast Patrol Division Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Fleet Coordinator Juan Cruz

South Central Patrol Division Professional Staff Employee of the Year
Fleet Coordinator Jennifer Greer

POLICE SHIELD AWARDS

The Police Shield Award is given when serious injuries are received while performing duties as a police officer or other uniformed employees of the police department.

The following employees received the Police Shield Award:

Senior Corporal Raul Diaz #11264
Senior Corporal Joshua Gonzalez #10235
Police Officer Tyler Morris #11752
Senior Corporal Kevin James #7791
Senior Corporal Edgar Morales #9440
Retired Sergeant John Barton #7757

MERITORIOUS CONDUCT AWARDS

The Meritorious Conduct Award is given for a heroic deed involving exemplary courage, risk, and danger to personal safety; or for meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility where the Officer has performed in a distinguished manner.

The following employees received the Meritorious Conduct Award:

Police Officer Cory Adams #12176
Senior Corporal Justin Barger #10854
Police Officer Hannah Bruscia #12326
Police Officer Barry Felton #12327
Senior Corporal Jeremy Francis #9709
Police Officer Alban Karanfili #11124
Police Dispatch Analyst Owen Larsen
Police Officer Marisa Levine #11670
Senior Corporal Jared Maddox #10464
Senior Corporal Marshall Milligan #9454
Police Officer Muhammad Rizvi #12272

POLICE COMMENDATION AWARDS

The Police Commendation is awarded for performance involving great risk to an officer’s personal safety while performing duties; outstanding contributions to law enforcement through the success of difficult projects, programs or situations; or for receiving three or more Certificates of Merit.

The following employees received the Police Commendation Award:

LIFE SAVING AWARDS

The Life Saving Award is given when it is shown through documented evidence from witnesses, victims or medical authorities that an Officer was directly responsible for the saving of a human life.

The following employees received the Life Saving Award:

MERITORIOUS CONDUCT UNIT AWARDS

The Meritorious Conduct Unit Award is awarded to the entire unit that has performed outstanding work above and beyond their day-to-day duties. Seven units received Meritorious Conduct Awards from November 2023 to October 2024.

The following DPD Units received the Meritorious Conduct Unit Award:

FUGITIVE UNIT

The Fugitive Unit officers include Major Gerald Smalley #6233, Lieutenant Alejandro Tovar #9260, Sergeants Marcell Ford #9417, John Nash #6386, Andrew Pagel #8284, Boz Rojas #10379 and
Kevin Simmons #7649, Senior Corporals Antonio Barrientos #10185, Brandon Byrd #9011,
Tobin Childers #8237, Joshua Gonzalez #10235, Aryn Hale #7910, Kimberly Howard #9115,
Brent Johnson #9638, Faiz Khan #10136, Victor Lucas #8408, Michael Martineau #8993,
Mark Meltabarger #7845, Kellyn Moncada #10347, Scott Neal #9065, Miles Sheerin #9139,
Tommie Thomas #5866, William Whitman #113234 and Steven Winters #11253, and Police Officers Joseph Canales #11468, Aaron Graham #9300, Kyle Gregory #10818, Anthony Hernandez #10602, Elliott Howell #10636, Cody Jones #11553, Cynthia Kovach #8938, Meredith Leftwich #10825,
David Nonnemacher #11307, Gabriel Orosco #11285, Jacob Rozenburg #11460, Jesus Saucedo #9629, Colin Shin #11719, Brandy Walling #10857 and Anya Witt #7829.

HONOR GUARD

Lieutenant James Stephens #9690, Sergeants Ronnie Anderson #6501, Erik Arriaga #10381, Willie Ford, Jr #7659, Philip Lawler #9098, Ryan Lowman #10352, Reginald Luster #8580, Juan Rangel #8433, William Rodriguez #9474, Samuel Varner #9860 and Duane Westerlund #7972, Senior Corporals
Don Alexander #7792, Bronda Davis #9557, Katie Davis #10524, Sugeny Genao #11178, Daniel Hinton #10193, Thomas Hoffman #11613, Michael Keller #9888, Zachary Knetzer #11096, Peter Lickwar #10722, Juan Saldana #10733, Robert Wheelock #10257 and William Whitman #11234, Police Officers Michael Bennett #11786, Nakisha Cardwell #11548, TJ Claiborne #11323, Carlos Cuellar #12165,
Juan Figueroa #11821, Christian Galaviz #11865, Carlos Galvan #11886, Cody Gifford #11783,
Melaina Granville #12373, Kenya Henderson #12646, Alexander LeClaire #11048, Durrell Liggins #12412, Caleb McCollum #11973, Jeanette Mendoza #11807, Joshua Morgan #12083, Elizama Munoz #11629, Gabriel Ortiz #9964, Michael Pierce #11361, Laurel Quinones #12512, Danny Vasquez #10489, Luis Vasquez #11677, Phillip Vu-Nguyen #12420 and Landon Wright #12104 and Reserve Officers
Chris Anderson #R751 and Andy Caceres #R542

NORTHWEST PROSTITUTION TASK FORCE

Sergeants Joseph Allen #7644, James Shivers #6598 and Ryan Walls #10310, and Police Officers Helen Bustamante #12259, Isaak Bustamante #12028, Kiala Brokins #11714, Luis Davila #12073, Jorge Garcia #11884, Brayan Garcia #12161, Caleb Martinez #12058, Austin McLaughlin #12164, Andrew Nero #12074, Marco Perez #11641, Nancy Rodriguez #12158, Oscar Rodriguez #12108, Eric Urquiza #11845, Gloria Valencia #11459 and David Whitaker #12263

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION TACTICAL TRAINING GROUP

Sergeant Mark Bacon #9148 and Senior Corporals Michael Conway #7881, Ian Greene #10639, Steve Martin #9460, Edgar Perez #7277 and Andrea Watson #7567

SPECIAL RESPONSE GROUP

Lieutenants James Stephens #9690, Michael Trometer #10222 and Maria Webb #7425, Sergeants Andrew Clennell #9317, Ryan Cordova #10482, Mauricio Garcia #10620, Ivan Gunter #6801,
Laura Moncada #10424, Cynthia Parker #10220, James Peeler #10731, Christopher Todd #8947,
Silverio Valencia #7492 and Haley Valencia #10369, Senior Corporals Patrick Bearden-Hicks #11288, Joseph Dillard #10273, Kevin James #7791, Terry Montgomery #11005, Robert Reeder #10750,
Nicholas Shupryt #11525, Christopher Slone #10561 and Philip Sterle #10756, and Police Officers
Javier Alvarez #12397, Rito Andrade #12011, Jonathan Arellano #11314, Zach Baranowski #12364, Lynell Batemon #9408, David Bay #12234, Madison Cann #12031, Michael Conn #12194, Edwin Dejesus #12078, Vanessa Dominguez #12119, Ryan Durrant #12246, Thomas Foster #11272, Thomas Fury #11710, Cullen Gordon #12365, Kage Hendrix #12207, Jeremiah Hight #12127, Christian Howard #12214, Jacob Hughes #11160, Garrett Kruger #11972, Michael Marston #12230, Isaac McDaniel #11896, Dylan Nelson #11280, Nathan Newman #11064, Eliana Ortegon #12197, Austin Perry #12330, David Pettingell #12261, Sharon Ramirez #12372, Thomas Ranshaw #12089, Austin Riddle #12352, Kassandra Ronk #11683, Kenneth Ross #11315, Guillermo Serrano-Lopez #12475, David Sherwood #12034, Travis Simich #11746, Otilio Valdez-Sanchez #11965 and Edgar Virgen #12350

WELLNESS UNIT

The Wellness Unit members are Lieutenant Lisette Rivera #7947, Sergeant Omar Figueroa #9614, Senior Corporals DeMarquis Black #7574, Sasha Kim #10989 and David Massey #8381 and Police Officers Nacole Glass #10204 and Joe King #7482