PREVIOUS SCLEOA AWARD WINNERS

Santee Cooper Award of Excellence in Law Enforcement*

          *1965 – 2002 the Award was sponsored by BellSouth. 

SCLEOA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year*
Sponsored by Columbia National Mortgage

2007     Pfc. Candy Johnson, North Charleston Police Department
2006     Deputy Raphael Gonzalez
2005     Lt. Wesley Boland, Newberry County Sheriff's Office
2004     Sheriff Jason Booth, Saluda County Sheriff's Office     
2003     Master Deputy Miles Weaver, Richland County Sheriff's Department     
2002     Lt. James Connelly, Charleston County Sheriff's Office
2001     Deputy Timothy Ford, Richland County Sheriff's Office
2000     Sheriff James Lee Foster, Newberry County Sheriff's Office     
1999     Lt. Jerry Waldrop, Rock Hill PD
1998     Riley Randolph Propps, Florence Co. Sheriff's Office
1997     Joseph H. Hood, SC Highway Patrol 
1996     Alan Walters, Georgetown PD
1995     Edward R. "Rick" Broome, Richland Co. SO      
1992     Charles T. Cabaniss, Rock Hill PD      
1991     Lewis J. "Jackie" Swindler, Jr., Newberry PD      
1990     Mark A. Keel, SLED      
1989     Leon L. Lott, Richland Co. Sheriff's Office      
1988     Douglas W. Horton, Spartanburg Public Safety      
1987     Steven A. Smith, SLED

*2003 - Current - Sponsored by Columbia National Mortgage
          - 2002 - Sponsored by Shinn Enterprises
1987 -     - Sponsored by the SC Automobile Dealers Association

Alltel Crime Prevention Award*   

2007    Florence County Sheriff's Office
2006    Newberry County Sheriff's Office
2005    Richland County Sheriff's Department
2004    Orangeburg Department of Public Safety 
2003    Chapin Police Department 
2002    Aiken Department of Public Safety 
2001    Lexington County Sheriff's Office 
2000    Greenville County Sheriff's Office  
1999    Georgetown PD 
1998    Myrtle Beach Police Department       
1997    Cayce Department of Public Safety 
1996    Richland County Sheriff's Department       
1995    St. Matthews Police Department  
1994    Charleston Naval Station Security Department       
1993    Greenville Police Department        
1992     Ft. Jackson Law Enforcement Activity       
1991    Spartanburg Dept. of Public Safety
1990    Newberry County Sheriff's Office       
1989    Richland County Sheriff's Department         
1988    Camden Police Department      
1987    Greenwood County Sheriff's Office       
1986    Greenville County Sheriff's Office       
1985    USC Division of Law Enforcement & Safety       
1984    Ft. Jackson Military Police       
1983    Goose Creek Police Department  
1982    Sumter Metro Unit  

* GTE Crime Prevention Award, 1982 – 2000  
   Verizon Crime Prevention Award 2001

SCLEOA Outstanding Citizen 

2007    Arthur Stickland, III
2006    Charles E. Cook
2005    No Nominees
2004    No nominees       
2003    No Nominees
2002    Santi Jimongkonkul  
           Terry and Debra Wheeler
2001    No nominees       
2000    James Marshall        
1999    Phillip Carlton       
1998    Ron Waters       
1997    Brett Fowler       
1996    Karen Hiatt & Fred Pearson, Jr.  
1995    William Daniel Evatt       
1994    Jean Tulli         
1993    Tim Sanders, Mary Grant, Cathy Pittman       
1992    Mitchell Eugene Davis       
1991    Mike Saxon       
1990    Patricia Timmons       
1989    Katherine Finkbeiner       
1988    Franklin Jackson       
1987    Leonard "Shorty" Oates       
1986    John Ducate, Jr.       
1985    Ruth Zimmerman       
1984    Jessie Lemons & John Blackburn       
1983    Mr. & Mrs. John W. Oates  
1982    Mike Cromer  

Mailing Address:
PO Box 210709
Columbia, SC  29221-0709

Location: 
7339 Broad River Rd.
Irmo, SC 29063

Telephone: 803-781-5913 
Toll Free: 800-922-0038
FAX: 803-781-9208

2007      Marshall Israel Brooks
2006      Capt. Bill Graham, SLED
             Captain Harry Snipes, Columbia Police Department (posthumous award)
2005      Lt. Gene Robbins, York Police Department
             Lt. Charlie Stephens, Darlington County Sheriff's Office
2004      Chappell Earl Allison, Sr., Cheraw Police Department
2003      Wilson Barnett, York Police Department        
2002      Chief Russell Roark, Union Department of Public Safety
2001      William C. Gibson, Retired, SC Criminal Justice Academy
2000      Malcolm Cameron, Chester County Sheriff’s Office

Woman of the Year Award

2007    Jeanne Crump
2006    Marti Weaver

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