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SCLEOA Awards information

The Annual SCLEOA Awards Program was created to provide an opportunity for individual officers, departments and heroic citizens to be given their deserved recognition. Each award has been developed to honor the outstanding accomplishments of law enforcement officers, departments and citizens for their efforts to perform above and beyond the call of duty.

The SCLEOA Awards and Commendations Committee reviews each nomination and selects the officer, department or citizen that most exemplifies the criteria of each award.

SCLEOA 2011 AWARDS NOMINATION FORM (Download)

Please Note:
 

• Awards are presented at the Awards and Installation Banquet of the Annual Conference.
  
   
• All Awards Nominations must be submitted to SCLEOA by Friday, September 30, 2011.

The following awards are presented annually:

Santee Cooper Excellence in Law Enforcement:

This award, sponsored by Santee Cooper, recognizes the overall activities and achievements of an entire law enforcement agency or department. The award recognizes the efforts of the entire team rather than those of an individual. Major qualifications of the award are: effort, innovative service to the community, efficiency, and results.

SCANA Crime Prevention Award:

This award, sponsored by SCANA, is presented annually to the agency or department with an outstanding crime prevention program. The nominee must have a designated Crime Prevention Officer. Criteria for selection include the total number of crime prevention programs resulting in a decreased crime rate.

Lifetime Achievement Award:

This award recognizes the long term accomplishments and contributions of an individual that has earned the respect of the law enforcement community in South Carolina. The award was developed to honor those who have served the law enforcement and public safety professions generously and unselfishly for at least twenty-five continuous years. It is to commemorate exemplary talents and contributions as demonstrated by the nominee's dedication, loyalty, ability and integrity. This award is also intended to recognize those individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the SCLEOA.

Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor:

Active SCLEOA members may receive the Medal of Honor by performing above and beyond the call duty an act of gallantry at imminent personal hazard to life with knowledge of the risk.

Active SCLEOA members may receive the Medal of Valor for an act of outstanding bravery performed in the line of duty at imminent personal hazard to life under circumstances demonstrating a disregard of personal consequences.

Procedures for nominations for Medal of Honor or Medal of Valor:
 

1. A written recommendation shall be submitted to the Awards and Commendations Committee from the officer's immediate supervisor or other appropriate person recommending the officer receives a medal.
   
    
2. The recommendation should contain all pertinent information to justify the issuance of a medal.

Friend of Law Enforcement Award:

This is the second year the SCLEOA has sponsored this award. We realize that there are individuals throughout our State that work diligently to enhance and advance the law enforcement profession in South Carolina, but may not necessarily fit in to another award category. We want to recognize those individuals for their outstanding contributions and encourage others to follow in their footsteps. This award is intended to honor those individuals for having an outstanding impact on the law enforcement community in South Carolina.

         

Click here for a list of previous award winners