2008 Winners & Runners Up (click name to view nomination video and award picture)

MEDAL OF MERIT

Winner: MPO Liz Strickand, Duluth Police Dept.

LIFESAVING AWARD

Winner: Major Carl Sims – Gwinnett Sheriff’s Dept.

Runner Up: Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services Truck 5 & Medic 20 C Shift (Lt. Brian Wolfe, Driver Engineer Brian Rogers, James Carr, Keith Gawronski, Seth Pilcher)

Runner Up: Firefighter James J. King, Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services

PUBLIC SAFETY PERSON OF THE YEAR

Winner: Chief Roy Whitehead, Snellville Police Department

PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT OF THE YEAR

Winner: Suwanee Criminal Investigation Division (Detective Lt. Dan Clark, Detective Sgt. Shane Edmisten, Detective Rob McCoy)

Runner Up: Drug Task Force, Gwinnett County Police

Runner Up: Southside Precinct, Gwinnett County Police

Runner Up: Anti-Robbery Task Force, Gwinnett County Police

Runner Up: Rapid Response Team, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department

MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD

Gold Medal Winner: Officer Craig Lake, Gwinnett County Police Dept.

Silver Medal Winner: Officer Paul Ascenzo, Gwinnett County Police Dept.

Bronze Medal Winner: Sgt. Dwayne Black, Suwanee Police Dept.

Runner Up: Lt. Matt Scott, Suwanee Police Dept.

Runner Up: Communications Officer Terri Butler, Gwinnett County Police Dept.