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1965 – Robert Georgantas – Illinois State Police

1966 – Harold Schilling – Joliet Police Department

1967 – Theodore Lenich – Crest Hill Police Department

1968 – William Hamby – Park Forest Police Department

1969 – H.W. Moran – Illinois State Police

1970 – Frank Matthys – E.J. & E. Railroad/FBI Retired

1971 – Fred Breen – Joliet Police Department

1972 – Amos Massey – Frankfort Police Department

1973 – Robert Miller – Lockport Police Department

1974 – Fred Hayes – Romeoville Police Department

1975 – Joseph Wajchert – New Lenox Police Department

1976 – Dennis Jaskoviak – Crest Hill Police Department

1977 – Harold Fitch – Mokena Police Department

1978 – Earl Cantone – Illinois Secretary of State

1979 – Gary McAlvey – Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification

1980 – Gary Bogart – Peotone Police Department

1981 – Vern Revis – Illinois Department of Corrections

1982 – William Charnisky – Bolingbrook Police Department

1983 – James Grace – Joliet Police Department

1984 – Mervin Bewsey – Beecher Police Department

1985 – George Koertge – E.J. & E Railway Police

1986 – Darrell Sanders – Frankfort Police Department

1987 – Robert Starke – Romeoville Police Department

1988 – Timothy Dixon – Illinois State Police

1989 – James Ariagno – Crest Hill Police Department

1990 – Jack Welty Jr – Illinois State Police, Bureau of Forensic Sciences

1991 – Lawrence Anderson – New Lenox Police Department

1992 – Williard Keil – Illinois State Police

1993 – Gerald Zeborowski – Joliet Junior College

1994 – Andrew Barto – Romeoville Police Department

1995 – Stephen Pollak – Mokena Police Department

1996 – David Wallace – Crete Police Department

1997 – Kenneth Oldendorf – New Lenox Police Department

1998 – James Antole – Lockport Police Department

1999 – Robert Puleo – Shorewood Police Department

2000 – Donald Bennett – Plainfield Police Department

2001 – Steven Admonis – Channahon Police Department

2002 – Ronald Smith – Frankfort Police Department

2003 – Lloyd Unland – Minooka Police Department

2004 – Robert Piscia – Frankfort Police Department

2005 – Daniel Mullin – Lockport Police Department

2006 – Mark Eiting – Plainfield Police Department

2007 – Kevin Shaugnessy – Lemont Police Department

2008 – Fred Hayes – Joliet Police Department

2009 – Paul Van Deraa – Crete Police Department

2010 – Raymond Horwath – Will County Sheriff’s Office

2011 – Jody Oseman – Illinois State Police

2012 – Randy Rajewski – Mokena Police Department

2013 – Jeff McKenzie – Will County Sheriff’s Office

2014 – Steven Vaccaro – Tinley Park Police Department

2015 – Jeff Wold – Channahon Police Department

2016 – Greg Smith – Lemont Police Department

2017 – Aaron Klima – Shorewood Police Department

2018 – Edward Clark – Crest Hill Police Department

2019 – Joseph Wazny – Manhattan Police Department

2020 – Ron Huff – Lockport Police Department

2021 – Adam Bogart – Channahon Police Department

2022 – Anthony Novak – Plainfield Police Department

2023 – David Keltner – Illinois State Police