Truly one of the HPD highlights of each year is the Police Week Awards ceremony at5 the Hyatt Regency Hotel, just a block or two away from headquarters at the Edward A. Thomas Building at 1200 Travis.
This year’s event, one of several highlights of Police Week, May 16-20, will be held on Monday, May 16 at noon in what has become an impressive fundraising event for the Houston Police Foundation.
The Department generally follows its traditional slate of Police Week activities, which always include a Day of Prayer led by clergy leaders from throughout Houston. It is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 18 at 1200 Travis.
The Annual Memorial Service recognizing the 113 Houston officers who made the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of the city they served, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20 at the Houston Police Memorial site on Memorial Drive.
Participants in the customary procession down Memorial Drive to the Police Memorial are instructed to gather at 6 p.m. at the Houston Police Officers Union at 1600 State St. The procession begins at 7 p.m.
The traditional candlelight vigil will include the mayor and acting police chief placing a wreath on the Memorial, a roll call of deceased officers, a 21-gun salute, the playing of TAPS and a fly-over by HPD police helicopters.
The Houston Police Training Division, 17000 Aldine Westfield, will conduct free tours of the facility, beginning with an orientation at 9:45 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2016, through Friday, May 20.
Academy officials said that tours must be pre-scheduled via email at HPDMuseum@houstonpolice.org and must include the approximate number of attendees, grade(s), contact person, and school district information.
The 27 awards ceremony categories and list of finalists in order of presentation are:
Rookie of the Year:
Police Officer Reagan Bice
Police Officer Tyler Hansen
Police Officer Jonathan Mothershed
Instructor of the Year:
Sergeant Kraig Buchanan
Sergeant Antonio Gracia Jr.
Senior Police Officer Travis Warren
FTO of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Danny Flores
Senior Police Officer Alan Holub
Police Officer Cristina Tosso
Patrol Officer of the Year:
Police Officer Steven Castillo
Police Officer Phillip Hoss
Senior Police Officer Laura Lindquist
Police Officer Mario Moreno
Senior Police Officer Roy Rodriguez
Senior Police Officer Thomas Wooten
Patrol Supervisor of the Year:
Sergeant Stephen Hendrie
Sergeant Timothy Sutton
Sergeant Elias Zepeda Jr.
Civilian Skilled Service Employee of the Year:
Senior Aircraft Mechanic Steven Cowan
Tactical Officer of the Year:
Sergeant Carlos Alcantar
Police Officer Roosevelt Johnson
Senior Police Officer Steven Kutach
Undercover Investigator of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Michael Baccus
Senior Police Officer Lloyd Hicks
Senior Police Officer Daniel Rivera
Specialized Officer of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Ronald Curry
Senior Police Officer Steven Jackson
Senior Police Officer Marco Lopez
CIT Officer of the Year:
Police Officer Oscar Cavazos
Police Officer Michael Francois
Senior Police Officer David Walker
DRT/CSO of the Year:
Police Officer Jason Curtis
Senior Police Officer Jason Turrentine
Senior Police Officer Mary Young
Civilian Protective Services Employee of the Year:
Mobility Service Officer Byron Foulks
Senior Police Telecommunicator Regina Robertson
Senior Police Telecommunicator Karla Vaughan
Senior Police Officer of the Year:
Senior Police Officer James Byrd
Senior Police Officer Terry Houston
Senior Police Officer Cedric Williams
Proactive Investigator of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Paula Camp
Police Officer David Patterson
Police Officer James Yeoman
Reactive Investigator of the Year:
Police Officer Lee Donovan
Police Officer Amie Flowers
Senior Police Officer Kimberly Miller
Partners of the Year:
Police Officer Xavier Flores/Police Officer Nicole Tafhurt
Senior Police Officer Craig Full/Police Officer Michael LaReau
Police Officer Jeremy Medlin/Police Officer Matt Slade
Investigative Supervisor of the Year:
Sergeant Michelle Gallagher
Sergeant Michael Ingels
Sergeant John Yencha
Technical Support Employee of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Raul Abdala
Police Officer Jonathan Ngar
Civilian Technical Employee of the Year:
Senior Communications Specialist Cynthia Cuellar
Senior Communications Specialist Cynthia Hale
Civilian Administrative/Para Professional:
Administrative Associate Diem Bui-Ngoc
Administrative Assistant Martina Medina
Administrative Assistant Leslie Piper-Horton
Civilian Professional Employee of the Year:
Senior Microcomputer Analyst Martin Lopez
Staff Analyst Carla Manuel
Administrative Supervisor Joe Zapata
Civilian Supervisor of the Year:
Evidence Technician Supervisor Tamara Davis
Police Telecommunicator Supervisor Ashley Helms
Office Supervisor Harkeert Singh
Administrative Classified Employee of the Year:
Senior Police Officer Debra Allee
Sergeant Michael Davis
Police Officer Adam Ho
Mid-Manager of the Year:
Lieutenant J’Marcus Adams
Lieutenant Paula Read
Lieutenant Catherine Richards
Civilian Manager of the Year:
Office Service Manager Ahmad Day
Administration Manager Jeffery Monk
Deputy Director Regina Woolfolk
Manager of the Year:
Captain Kenneth Campbell
Captain Gregory Fremin
Captain Robert Manzo
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Senior Police Officer Douglas Anders
Lieutenant Patrick Dougherty
Sergeant Rodney Hill
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