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2012 Sheriff's Awards Ceremony

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Department: Sheriff
Release Date: Oct 30, 2012

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Larimer County Sheriff's Office
John Schulz, Public Information Officer


Sgt. Tim Sullivan

 Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office staff  honored those employees, volunteers and others who had exceptional performance this past year at their annual awards ceremony last night. Awards for actions taken during the High Park Fire highlighted the evening as numerous people were recognized for their contributions including the awarding of two Medals of Valor for exceptional bravery above and beyond the call of duty at serious risk of life or serious bodily injury to Sergeant Tim Sullivan and Emergency Services Specialist Justin Whitesell. 

Sheriff Smith said, "I am honored to recognize the outstanding professionalism and sacrifice made by so many during what has been a challenging year, and am proud to award those whose actions during the High Park Fire made such a difference in our community. These men and women are true heroes who risked life and limb during that fire and I am proud beyond belief to serve with them."
 
The following awards were presented:
 
Medal of Valor: Awarded for exceptional bravery, above and beyond the call of duty, at serious risk of life or serious bodily injury.
 
Sergeant Tim Sullivan
ES Specialist Justin Whitesell
 
Distinguished Service Award: Awarded to an employee for sustained superior performance, over and above their normal duties, that was extremely beneficial to the community and reflected positively on the agency.
 
Corporal Ryan Berg
Corporal Jackie Knudsen
PIO John Schulz
 
Meritorious Service Award: Awarded for a specific incident or accomplishment which an employee performed in an outstanding manner, resulting in positive recognition for the employee and the agency.
 
Lieutenant Steven Bebell
Investigator Rita Servin
Parks Ranger Bill Schultze
Parks Ranger Kyle Williams
Parks Ranger Howell Wright
 
Unit Commendation: Awarded to an entire division, section, unit, or platoon to recognize an outstanding job or accomplishment by a team of individuals.
 
K-9
Jail Tiburon Group
Trailways Bomb Threat
Victim Advocates 
 
Meritorious Service Award - High Park Fire: Awarded for the High Park Fire in which an employee performed in an outstanding manner, resulting in positive recognition for the employee and the agency. 
 
Sergeant Jim Anderson
Deputy Justin Atwood
Sergeant Gerry Baker
Lieutenant Mike Brooks
Reserve Deputy Evan Brush
Ranger Mark Caughlan
Exec. Officer Nick Christensen
Sergeant Mark Clancy
Captain Robert Coleman
Lieutenant Robert Cook
Lieutenant Jim Disner
Deputy Ian Doty
Deputy Russell Downing
Deputy Earl Fawcett
Sergeant John Feyen
Ranger Chris Fleming
Sergeant Tim Fox
Reserve Deputy Jim Futterer
Deputy Steve Gates
Ranger Steve Gibson
Deputy Ryan Greene
Sergeant Brad Harkin
Deputy Jason Hart
Investigator Robert Heffernan
Sergeant Mark Hertz
Investigator Ben Hess
Deputy Harvey Hildreth
Reserve Deputy Larry Hofmann
Deputy Aaron Hulme
Deputy Cheryl Jacobs
Sergeant Kevin Johnston
Lieutenant Andy Josey
Deputy Kevin Kingston
Deputy Jim Lafferty
Lieutenant Mike Loberg
Ranger Jim Likens
Corporal Perry Malisani
Captain John Manago
Deputy Pete Mesecher
Deputy Kathleen Messick
ES Specialist Dave Mosier
Deputy Vincent Mosley
Undersheriff William Nelson
Investigator John Newhouse
Deputy Jack Newton
Captain Tim Palmer
Sergeant Mike Rairdon
Corporal Erik Reifschneider
Deputy Sam Roth
Sergeant Rafael Sanchez
Sergeant Rick Russell
Deputy Tyson Russell
Deputy Josh Sheldon
Deputy Scott Shellhaas
Sergeant Joe Shellhammer
Deputy Derek Signorelli
ES Specialist Tony Simons
Deputy Jamie Smith
Sheriff Justin Smith
Sergeant Ian Stewart
Sergeant Tim Sullivan
Ranger Will Talbott
Sergeant Jeff Vanhook
Corporal Ricky Wages
Deputy Drew Weber
Deputy James Westerfield
ES Specialist Justin Whitesell
Ranger Vic Wilcox
Deputy Justin Williamson
Deputy Ted Wilson
Ranger Colby Zander 
 
Posse Meritorious Service Award - High Park Fire: Awarded to Larimer County Sheriff's Office Posse members for the High Park Fire in which a member performed in an outstanding manner, resulting in positive recognition for the member and the agency.
 
Jim Alderden
Barb Bowman
Scott Carter
Jeff Clinton
Ken Conley
Dave Feldman
CJ Fell
Dave Jehu
Tom Keenan
Mike Keirns
Rex Mannon
Dennis Marsh
Kevin Marsh
Steve McKinley
Gary McLaughlin
Dean Olson
Gene Olson
John Perrine
Dick Reagan
James Remington
Nancy Remington
Archie Rodriquez
Virgil Taylor
Bob Troendly
Terry Urista
 
Sheriff's Letters of Commendation: Awarded for job performance which is beyond what is normally expected of an employee or volunteer.
 
Barbara Bennett
Mike Sanders 
 
2012 Sheriff's Letters of Commendation: 
 
Ken Connell
Deputy Billy Gentry
Deputy Ryan Greene
Deputy Aaron Hulme
Deputy Kevin Kingston
Corporal Perry Malisani
Deputy Jacob Meckley
Corporal Clyde Meeks
Deputy Ray Meyer
Deputy Sam Roth
Deputy Bethanie Scott
Deputy Aaron Seedorf
Deputy Scott Shellhaas
Deputy Derek Signorelli
Deputy Jamie Smith
Lisa Vasquez
Corporal Darrius Villarreal
Corporal Ricky Wages
Deputy Justin Williamson
 
Sheriff's Letters of Commendation for High Park Fire: 
 
Corporal Ryan Alberts
Deputy Ryan Armagost
Deputy Jeff Armentrout
Corporal Troy Badberg
Deputy James Barker
Deputy Brian Barrett
Sergeant Josh Bellendir
Corporal Ryan Berg
Sergeant Tommy Berglund
Corporal Julie Berney
Ranger Aaron Berscheid
Res. Deputy Douglas Birdsall
Reserve Deputy Eric Blake
Deputy Kevin Bowen
Corporal Gerhard Brown
Frank Buck
Investigator Michael Byers
Susanne Byers
Deputy Justin Calkins
Deputy Jeremy Coleman
Deputy Scott Colvin
Rancher Zach Cook
Investigator Jonathan Cox
Reserve Deputy Curtis Crane
Deputy Caesar De Los Santos
Corporal Al Eihausen
Corporal Joshua Fast
Deputy Billy Gentry
Sergeant Cindy Gordon
Deputy Mike Gurwin
Deputy Micah Haffner
Deputy Thomas Hagerman
Deputy Nicholas Hanson
Deputy Edward Harris
Corporal John Harteker
Ranger Jim Hawkins
Lynn Hay
Deputy Mark Hecker
Deputy Robert Hendrie
Jennifer Hillmann
Ranger Kevin Hobson
Corporal Aaron Horwitz
Investigator Jacki Hurley
Investigator Margaret Johanson
Deputy Dean Karges
Deputy Travis Kerr
Ranger Cindy Kirby
Jori Kirkland
Sergeant Jack Lalicker
Deputy Mitch Lindner
Monica Lira
Ranger Bob Loomis
Deputy Travis Martin
Deputy Tito Martinez
Investigator Kevin Maul
Deputy Chad McGuire
Deputy Jacob Meckley
Deputy Troy Miller
Sergeant Bobby Moll
Deputy Brandon Moore
Corporal Deana Moore
Deputy Ryan Myatt
Sergeant Ike Nail
Deputy Jason Nau
Ranger Dave Neff
Res. Deputy Stephen Nichols
Erik Nilsson
Deputy David Noe
Mark Olson
Stacey Patrick
Corporal Brian Peranteaux
Deputy James Ramirez
Ranger Dan Rieves
Deputy Donnie Robbins
Ranger Travis Rollins
Deb Ruybal
Deputy Jeremy Samuel
Reserve Deputy Mike Sanders
Deputy Eric Schultz
Ranger Bill Schultze
Investigator Rita Servin
Lieutenant Staci Shaffer
Deputy Douglas Sloat
Deputy Katie Thomas
Tere Thomas
Deputy James Toomey
Deputy Mark Walker
Sergeant Marc Weber
Deputy Chris Wenrick
Deputy James Westerfield
Deputy Steve Wicker
Deputy Thomas Williams
Deputy Toby Williamson
Investigator James Woods
Deputy Natasha York 
 
High Park Fire Dispatchers - Sheriff's Letters of Commendation: 
 
Elizabeth Ayer
Bridget Clark
Yvonne Eaton 
Cynthia Frazen
MJ Gaisford
Ann Garcia
Amber Hand
Emily Huntington
Heather Kaump          
Sara Law
Angelique McDaniel
Kelly Paulus
Danelle Rininger
Matthew Seitz
Alice Smith     
Laura Thorvig 
Laura Towner 
Pamela Tuerffs           
Kari Weaver   
Diane Webber
 
High Park Fire Special Thanks: 
 
Larimer County Road & Bridge
Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department
Glacier View Volunteer Fire Department
Poudre Canyon Volunteer Fire Department
Poudre Fire Authority
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado State Forest Service
Weld County Sheriff's Office Posse
Colorado Department of Wildlife
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado National Guard
The Ranch
American Red Cross
Larimer County Humane Society
Good Morning Guys K99 Radio
Poudre School District
 
2012 Promotions:
 
Sergeant Mark Hertz
Sergeant Jack Lalicker
Corporal Matthew Cherry
Corporal Joshua Fast
Corporal Bryce Griffin
Corporal Jackie Knudsen
Corporal Sasha Mahoney
 
2012 Longevity:
 
Larry Arndt - 20 years
Scott Boyd - 20 years
Lieutenant Jim Disner - 20 years
Corporal Dan Gilliam - 25 years
Erik Nilsson - 20 years
Deputy Jeffery Schreiner - 25 years
Sergeant Jeff Vanhook -20 years