THE ARLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE POLICE FOUNDATION-ARLINGTON, TEXAS
PROUDLY PRESENT
THE 2007 JOHN V. & JERI MCMILLAN MEMORIAL
ARLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL AWARDS
Thursday, February 28, 2008
2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Fielder Road Baptist Church
METROCENTER
1501 West Pioneer Parkway
CITIZEN COMMUNITY AWARD
The Citizen Community Award is presented to a community member or
reserve officer who has supported the department by exemplary
contributions and/or performance to better the department and
community.
Nominees:
Jim Bass
Fitzgerald Community Watch & Citizens on Patrol
Walid Joulani
Joanne Stewart
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD
The Business Partnership award is presented to a business or organization
that has exemplified the concept of partnering with the community and
Police Department.
Nominees:
East Abram Street Business Coalition
Safe City Commission Crime Stoppers
Target Retail Corporation
ROOKIE OFFICER OF THE YEAR
The Rookie Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with 24
months or less of service who has demonstrated excellence in performance
of duties.
Nominees:
Kyrus Branch
Brian Evans
Jennifer Garcia
Matt Johnson
Matt Simmons
DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR
The Detective of the Year award is presented to an officer with at least 24
months of service who has contributed to the police profession in an
outstanding and exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Daisey Blanco
Kyle Dishko
Hayden Perdue
Paul Rodriguez
OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
The Operations Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with at
least 24 months of service who has contributed to the police profession in
an outstanding and exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Dean Dameron
David Kruckemeyer
Doug Ligon
Matt Mitchell
ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE OF THE
YEAR
The Professional Employee of the Year (administrative) award is presented
to any “A” level employee with at least one year of service for exemplary
performance of duties.
Nominees:
Melissa Guthrie
Amy Gutierrez
Dana Jons
Melissa Juarez
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
The Professional Employee of the Year (Technical/Exempt) award is
presented to any “T” level or exempt employee with at least one year of
service for exemplary performance of duties.
Nominees:
Greg Fues
Shelby Hopson
Heather Leyva
Matthew Loughran
Jim Roach
Stephen Schmidt
Jacqueline Zee
NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER OF THE
YEAR
The North District Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with
at least 24 months of service who has contributed to the police profession
in an outstanding and exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Christopher Cook
Stephanie Gillespie
Chris Janssen
Patrick Knight
Carrie Moore
Jared Ross
Adam Smith
SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
The Supervisor of the Year award is presented to a sworn supervisor whose
actions exemplify excellence in leadership for contribution to the
department and personnel relations in an exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Mike Hollier
Brian Johnson
David Killinger
Terry Martin
Shane McCarter
Don Pilcher
Scott Vickers
LaTesha Watson
Mike Yantis
EAST DISTRICT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
The East District Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with at
least 24 months of service who has contributed to the police profession in
an outstanding and exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Timothy Dillon
Gary Jones
Rene Sandoval
Jeff Taylor
Hugh Trinh
Duane Utt
WEST DISTRICT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
The West District Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with at
least 24 months of service who has contributed to the police profession in
an outstanding and exemplary manner.
Nominees:
Jeff Acklen
Greg Dickerman
Brian Dunn
Bill Krivit
Billy Smith
Frank Smith
Michael Stewart
Emma Trevino
OFFICER OF THE YEAR
The overall Officer of the Year award is presented to an officer with at least
24 months of service who has contributed to the police profession in an
outstanding and exemplary manner.
The winner is selected from all award nominees.
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS IN 2007
Distinguished Service Award
Tracie Baker, Heather Leyva, Matthew Loughran, and Shane
McCarter
Good Samaritan Award
Raymond Jacobo
Life Saving Award
Matt Johnson and Matthew Simmons
Medal of Merit
Jerry Hataway, Mike Hollier, Ray Stafford, and Emma Trevino
Medal of Valor
Ryan Eastlick
Police Officer’s Award
Cleat Bell, Matt Pedersen, and Adam Smith
Purple Heart
Scott Burnett and Brad Hardman
ACADEMY CLASSES OF 2007
Class #33 - Eric Ball, Jessie Burns, Sean Dugan, Sherry Earnest,
Jared Hawthorne, Tyler Klunder, Jeremy Long, Justin Mason,
Frederick Owens, Dana Richerson, Jess Rodriguez,
Guadalupe Silva, and Clay Taylor
Class #34 - Nathan Brown, Brian Carter, Leonor Cerda, Andrew Cornwell,
David Cortez, Jesse Davis, Nathan Deary, Mary Favia, Lincoln Foster,
Richard Garcia, Charles Hanks, Jason Houston, Josh Jefferson, Travis
Kuhn,
Roger Lee, James Mitchell, Niki Newton, J.W. Scott, Theresa Taylor,
Rolando Trevino, Frank Vacante, Varandas Washington, and Greg
Williams
Class #35 - Cody Adams, Craig Allen, Adrian Armendariz, Brent Baird,
Jason Baird, Casey Brashear, Karen Bryant, Damion Davis, Brandon Evans,
Ryan Garman, Juliane Halverson, Tim Hayden, Jose Hernandez,
Lynette Hoerig, Melinda Honigsberg, Richard Jackson, Tamisha Johnson,
Justin Leathers, Lance Loza, Kim Luong, Timothy Martinez, Jose Mejia,
Luciana Middlebrooks, Sheree Montanye, Jesse Parrish, Dane Peterson,
Kendrick Smith, Lance Smith, Jonathan Sosa, Kristi Turley, Corey Valsin,
Blake Van Hooser, Julia Vecchioni, Robert Walsh, Alan Webb, John
Welch, Gretchen Weller, and Markeith West
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COMMAND STAFF LED BY - POLICE CHIEF THERON BOWMAN, PH.D.
Assistant Chiefs – Steve Chaney and Michael Ikner
Management Services Director - Steve Evans
Deputy Chiefs – Carolyn Allen, Jaime Ayala, Del Fisher, James Hawthorne, Barry Hines, Will Johnson, and Kim Lemaux
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD
Chair: Lt. Blake Miller, Sgt. Al Boulom, Diane Brown, Debbie Eudy, Sgt. Os Flores, Sgt. Susan Hataway, Steve Jaeger,
Carol Kolanko, Sgt. Craig Leondike, Sgt. Randy Reed, Sgt. Bill Stallsworth, Elaine Victoria, and Sgt. Steve Winchester
Secretary: Mitchiko Jackson; Administration Representative: Anita Tye
AWARDS CEREMONY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chair: Lt. Blake Miller, P.J. Brock, Kris Ebel, Harold Elliott, Debbie Eudy, Christy Gilfour, Mitchiko Jackson, Sharon Jones,
Melissa Juarez, Joyce Manship, Amanda Moss, Julie Spann, Beth Troy, Anita Tye, Elaine Victoria, and Betty Williams