National Awards

2012 National School Safety Awards

Ms. Justine Pond, District School Safety Specialist
Marion Community Schools (Indiana)

East High School, Erie, Pennsylvania

Memphis City Schools, Memphis, Tennessee

Tustin High School, Tustin, California

Fort Payne Police Department – School Resource Officer Unit, Fort Payne, Alabama

Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado

Starkville Schools, Starkville, Mississippi

Gloucester Township Police Department, Camden County, New Jersey

2012 National Bullying Awards

National Exemplary Bullying Program and Individual Awards

Hilldale Middle School
Muskogee OK

North High School
Eau Claire, WI

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind
St. Augustine, FL

Kearsarge Regional Middle School
New Hampshire

Wilton Manors Elementary School
Broward County, FL

Buckhorn Middle School
New Market, Alabama

Canyon Vista Middle School
Austin, Texas

Craddock Elementary School
Aurora, Ohio

Keith Valley Middle School
Harsham, PA

Rock Lake Leaders Program
Seminole County Public Schools, FL

2011 NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS - PHOENIX, AZ

Irvine Police Department
Irvine, CA

Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department
Chief David Valentin
California

Alhambra Unified School District
California

Alabama Department of Education &
Alabama Department of Homeland Security
State of Alabama

Memphis City Schools
Memphis, TN

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
SRO Program
Tampa, FL

INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS - 2011

Mr. Tom Mayfield
Excelsior Springs School District 40 (MO)

Ms. Glenda Beam
Northwest Independent School District (TX)

Officer Travis Brown
St. George Police Department (UT)

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth McGee
Orange County Sheriff’s Office (FL)

Officer Tomas M. Salviejo
Yuma Police Department (AZ)

Officer Mark Dakoski
Largo Police Department (FL)

Mr. Richard Guerry
Institute for Responsible Online & Cell-phone Communication

Sgt. Chuck Duerre
Lebanon Police Department (OH)

Presidential Citation
Officer David Kamleiter
Scottsdale Police Department (AZ)

2010 NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS

2010 School Safety Professional of the Year
Dr. David Benke
Jefferson County School Teacher, Colorado is recognized for his bravery while on duty tackling an active shooter at Deercreek Middle School saving coutless young lives.

NATIONAL EXEMPLARY SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM HONOREES

• Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (TN)
• Harris County Dept. of Education / Center for Safe & Secure Schools (TX)
• Citrus County Sheriff's Office (FL)
• St. Tammany Parish School Board (LA)
• Anne Arundel County Police (MD)
• Cherokee County School Police (GA)
• Northwest Independent School District (TX)
• Institute for Responsible Online & Cell-Phone Communication (NJ)
• New Providence Police / New Providence Schools (NJ)

INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARD HONOREES

• Mr. Charles Mamallapalli, University Christian School (FL)
• Chief Jerry Chandlee, Florida School for the Deaf & Blind (FL)
• Corporal Michael Rudinski, Hyattsville City Police (MD)
• Mr. Benjamin Moss, Sutter County Schools (CA)
• Lt. Mike McHenry, Orange County Sheriff's Office (CA)
• SRO Tony Mills, Anne Arundel County Police (MD)

2009 NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS

• Sgt. Harold Sicks, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (FL) - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Chief Thomas Gavin, Pinellas County School District Police (FL) - Lifetime Achievement Award
• Wayne Township Schools (IN)
• Fort Lee Police Department (NJ)
• Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (FL)
• Miami-Dade School Police (FL)
• Ready-or-Not, Inc. (NJ) (National School Safety Technology Award)
• Mr. Calvin Hodnett, United States Department of Justice (COPS Office)
• Dr. Dawn LeBlanc, North Montco Technical Career Center (PA) - Presidential Citation
• Detective Michael Paul, Towamencin Police Dept (PA) - Presidential Citation

2009 EXEMPLARY SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS

• Pinellas County School District Police Department (FL)
• Loganville Police Department / Walton County Schools (GA)
• New Haven Police Department (CT)
• Hall County Sheriff’s Office (GA)
• Moore County Schools Special Police (NC)
• Katy Independent School District (TX)
• New Jersey State Police (NJ)
• New Jersey Association of School Resource Officers
• 2009 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS
• SRO Micael Murray, Merrimack Police Department (NH)
• Mr. Benjamin Frederick, Eau Claire Police Deaprtment (WI)
• Deputy Eric Harnish, Miami County Sheriff's Office (OH)
• Mr. George McLatchey, St. John's County School District (FL)
• Cpl. Troy Williams, Portage Police Department (IN)
• Officer Issacc Easley, Tolleson Police Department (AZ)

2006-2008 NATIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY AWARDS

• Orange County Sheriff's Office (CA)
• Wayne Township Schools (IN)
• Fort Lee Police Department (NJ)
• Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (FL)
• Miami-Dade School Police (FL)
• Broward County Sheriff's Office (FL)
• Coral Springs Police Department (FL)
• Raptor Technologies (National Safe School Technology Award)
• National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (West)
• Chief Hector Garcia, Clark County School District Police
• Deputy Jeff Wood, Park County Sheriff's Office (CO)
• Sgt. Hervina Santos, Maui County Police Department (HI)
• Drunk Busters of America
• Kenneth Trump, National School Safety And Security Services
• Mr. John Shanks, Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence