Yesterday, the Champaign Police Dept. held its annual awards ceremony to honor a number of its employees who earned recognition over the past year.
Chief R.T. Finney recognized employees for various accomplishments ranging from great investigative work to diffusing a potentially deadly situation. Many of these employees have worked closely with the citizens in resolving neighborhood concerns, solved a string of strong-armed robberies, recovered $250,000 worth of stolen construction equipment and other great accomplishments requiring months of dedication and tenacity. The 2010 award recipients are:
Employee of the Year
B. J. Meyers
Officer of the Year
Kevin Olmstead
Commendations:
Kelly Brown
Amy Schmitt
Officer John Lieb
Officer Chris Aikman
Officer Brad Krauel
Officer Jerry Christian
Officer Bill Killin
Sgt. Brian Gallagher
Officer Dan Ward
Officer Brian Karbach
Officer Chris Young
Detective Patrick Funkhouser
Officer Shannon Bridges
Detective Robb Morris
Detective Don Shepard
Officer Chad Shipley
Detective Nate Rath
Detective Dale Rawdin
Officer Justus Clinton
Officer Phil McDonald
Officer David Allen
Volunteer of the Year
Earlane Sellers
Distinguished Leadership
Lt. Joseph Gallo
Sgt. David Shaffer
CROSSING GUARDS – YEARS OF SERVICE
5 Years
Lorene M. Dorsey
Geraldine Johnson
Timothy G. Robinson
10 Years
Arcola Motley
Marina S. Sherrill
Clarence Shuler
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