2024 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Joan Meunier-Sham, MS, RN | Allied Professional Award
Director of the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
Boston, Massachusetts
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Jocelyn Mejia | Allied Professional Award
Social Worker, Imperial County Department of Social Services, Children and Families Division
El Centro, California
Michelle S. Ballan, Ph.D., MSW | Building Knowledge Through Research Award
Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Welfare
Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Center
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
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Hope Research Center | Building Knowledge Through Research Award
The University of Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Angela McCown, LMFT | National Crime Victim Service Award
Director, Victim Services Division,
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Austin, Texas
Herman Millholland | National Crime Victim Service Award
Independent Consultant, Millholland & Associates
Los Angeles, California
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Aswad Thomas, MSW | Survivor Voices Award
Vice President, Alliance for Safety and Justice
National Director, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
Atlanta, Georgia
Elijah Lee | Tomorrow’s Leader Award
Youth Activist, Hear Our Voices
Virginia
2022 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Brenda J. Muhammad | National Crime Victim Service Award
Executive Director, Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
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Michelle L. Shae | National Crime Victim Service Award
Director, YWCA Hanover Safe Home Program
Abbottstown, Pennsylvania
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Deborah Flowers, MSN, RN, CPNP, SANE-A, SANE-P | Allied Professional Award
Child Advocacy Centers of North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
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Dr. Linda Laras | Allied Professional Award
Director/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
Puerto Rico Health Justice Center
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Derek L. Marchman | Crime Victims' Rights Award
President, Marchman Consulting
Conyers, Georgia
Barrier Free Living | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Service
Bronx, New York
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LGBTQ+ Victim Advocacy Initiative at Eskenazi Health | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Linda Stambaugh | Volunteer for Victims Award
Court-Appointed Special Advocate
Newell, South Dakota
John Chapin, Ph.D. | Crime Victims Research Award
Professor of Communications, Penn State University
Monaca, Pennsylvania
The Every Voice Coalition | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Boston, Massachusetts
Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Team | Federal Service Award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
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Asset Forfeiture Unit and Financial Litigation Program | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Gail Frances Gardner | Special Courage Award
Survivor, Advocate, and Activist
Ocoee, Florida
Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman | Special Courage Award
Partnerships Manager
King County Department of Community and Human Services
Seattle, Washington
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2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Sachiri Henderson | Tomorrow’s Leaders Award
BEAST Crew Inc.
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Jennifer Dunn | National Crime Victim Service Award
Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office
Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Pfawnn Eskee | Allied Professional Award
Utah Navajo Health System
Montezuma Creek, Utah
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Acquanette Lindsay | Federal Service Award
U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
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Vegas Strong Resiliency Center | National Crime Victim Service Award
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Tricia L. Everest | Volunteer for Victims Award
Palomar: Oklahoma City's Family Justice Center
Nichols Hills, Oklahoma
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Robin Taylor | Award for First Responders
Geauga County Sheriff's Office
Chardon, Ohio
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John E. Guard, IV | Award for First Responders
Pitt County Sheriff's Office
Greenville, North Carolina
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Jennifer Luther | Special Courage Award
Correctional Rehabilitation Services
Tallahassee, Florida
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Jennifer Elmore | Special Courage Award
Survivors United
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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JoNell Efantis Potter, Ph.D. | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
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Jeannette M. Adkins | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Michael’s House Child Advocacy Center/Greene County Prosecutor’s Office
Bellbrook, Ohio
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Victor I. Vieth | Victim Rights Legend Award
Zero Abuse Project
Lewiston, Minnesota
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2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Victim Assistance Program, Fort Wayne Police Department | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains | Allied Professional Award
Anchorage, Alaska
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Therapy K9 Unit, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office | Allied Professional Award
Columbus, Ohio
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Polyvictimization Demonstration Initiative Team | Crime Victims Research Award
Team Members: Natalia Aguirre; Alison Bildsoe; Chan Hellman
San Diego, California
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Team Members: Natalia Aguirre; Alison Bildsoe; Chan Hellman
San Diego, California
Paul G. Cassell | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Lavinia B. Masters | Special Courage Award
Hope S.A.V.E.S. Ministry
Lewisville, Texas
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Angela Latoya Williams | Volunteer for Victims Award
Mothers Against Murderers Association
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Ryan Patrick Woolley | National Crime Victim Service Award
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Darlene E. Averick | Federal Service Award
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Washington, DC
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National Children's Alliance | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Washington, DC
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Steve Twist | Victim Rights Legend Award
Arizona Voice for Crime Victims
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Alexandra Ruth Gelber | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
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FAIR Girls | National Crime Victim Service Award
Washington, DC
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2019 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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James Shaw, Jr. | Special Courage Award
James Shaw Jr. Foundation
Nashville, Tennessee
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Susan Howley | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Justice Research and Statistics Association
Washington, DC
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Mark J. Weiner | National Crime Victim Service Award
Licking County Prosecutor's Office
Newark, New Jersey
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San Mateo County Elder and Dependent Adult Protection Team | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
San Mateo, California
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Shari Kastein | Special Courage Award
Family Crisis Centers
Sioux Center, Iowa
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Diana Faugno | Allied Professional Award
Eisenhower Medical Center and Barbara Sinatra Children's Center
Rancho Mirage, California
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Laura Abbott | Volunteer for Victims Award
Victims' Rights Arkansas
Cabot, Arkansas
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Richard H. Norcross III | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Retired Law Enforcement Officer
Keasbey, New Jersey
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Missey Smith | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
The Kelsey Smith Foundation
Overland Park, Kansas
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Eva Velasquez | National Crime Victim Service Award
Identity Theft Resource Center
San Diego, California
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Amy Dudewicz | Allied Professional Award
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Hallie Bongar White | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Southwest Center for Law and Policy
Tucson, Arizona
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2018 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Tina L. Fox | National Crime Victim Service Award
Tennessee Board of Parole
Nashville, Tennessee
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Kevin F. Rivers and Sherry C. Rice | Federal Service Award
Sacaton, Arizona
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Victim Services Unit Volunteers, Travis County Sheriff's Office | Volunteer for Victims Award
Austin, Texas
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Shelby Kay Looper | Tomorrow’s Leaders Award
Muncie Police Department
Muncie, Indiana
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Michelle L. Kuiper | Special Courage Award
Kentucky Association Sexual Assault Programs Speakers Bureau
Louisville, Kentucky
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Joye E. Frost | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Office for Victims of Crime
Washington, DC
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Dawne Lomangino-DiMauro | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
"A Place for Us" The Women's Center
Galloway, New Jersey
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William Citty | Allied Professional Award
Oklahoma City Police Department
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Shawn Partridge | National Crime Victim Service Award
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Family Violence Prevention Program
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
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Casey Gwinn | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Alliance for HOPE International
San Diego, California
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Debra McCall Reed | National Crime Victim Service Award
Delaware State Police
Dover, Delaware
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Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Team Members: Alice Drery; Jennifer Bickford; Matthew Colon; Carly Diroll-Black; Daniel Marposon; Wendy Silberberg; Jessica Ashton; Fred Childress; Jacqueline Feil; Kimberly Huey; Regan Kruse; Rebecca Mabee; Kenneth Feinberg; Sarah Dorsey; Jane Lee; Zoe Heller; Ilissa Gould; Gene Patton; Manuel Gonzalez; Christopher Rouchard; James Quinn; John Andre
Washington, DC
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2017 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Kendall L. Carver | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
International Cruise Victims Association, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
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Linda D. Axley | Volunteer for Victims Award
Help in Crisis
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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Arizona Attorney General Office of Victim Services Agency Support Team | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Team Members: Kirstin Flores; Colette Chapman; Kennesha Jackson; Alexandra Rucker
Phoenix, Arizona
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Teresa P. Scalzo, Esq. | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Navy JAG Trial Assistance Program
Alexandria, Virginia
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Healing Hurt People | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Dr. Theodore Corbin; Dr. John Rich
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Laura Dunn | Special Courage Award
SurvJustice
Washington, DC
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The Blackwater Victim Services Team | Federal Service Award
Team Members: Yvonne Bryant; Dr. John Iskander; Sawsan Al-Bassam; Jelahn Stewart; Brian Rasmussen;
Marc Hess; Katrice Stubbs; Jeremy Moore; Dawn Tolson-Hightower; April Ankeny;
Lindsay Nelson; Courtney Warren; Peter Jurack; Michael McGarrity
Washington, DC
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Maya Weinstein | Tomorrow’s Leaders Award
Washington, DC
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Captain Michael Holt | Allied Professional Award
Jackson Police Department
Jackson, Tennessee
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Joy Solomon, Esq. | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention
Riverdale, New York
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Diane Moyer, Esq. | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Self-Employed
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Luis Romero | Volunteer for Victims Award
BastaYaPR, Inc.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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2016 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Choctaw Nation Victim Services | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Hugo, Oklahoma
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Russell P. Butler | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Kim Case | Special Courage Award
Missouri Sheriffs' Association & Training Academy
Jefferson City, Missouri
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John P. J. Dussich | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California
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National Domestic Violence Hotline | National Crime Victim Service Award
Austin, Texas
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Anne P. DePrince | Crime Victims Research Award
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
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Stephen J. Pfleger and Laura Day Rottenborn | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Roanoke, Virginia
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Brenda Tracy | Special Courage Award
Advocate
Salem, Oregon
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Miki Nishizawa | Tomorrow’s Leaders Award
Waipahu, Hawaii
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2015 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton | Special Courage Award
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Laurel Wemhoff | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
NVRDC
Washington, DC
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Norman A. Gahn | Allied Professional Award
Office of the District Attorney for Milwaukee County
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Paul M. Herbert | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Franklin County Municipal Court
Columbus, Ohio
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Matthew R. Smith and Marcus A. Smith | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Mary Kay Inc. | Allied Professional Award
Team Members: Crayton Webb; Kirsten Gappelberg
Addison, Texas
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Karen Irene Kalergis | National Crime Victim Service Award
Austin, Texas
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Rebecca Campbell | Crime Victims Research Award
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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Justice for Murdered Children | Volunteer for Victims Award
San Pedro, California
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U.S. Attorney’s Office-Middle District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Money Laundering Section, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Team Members: Nicholas Alicea; Michael Hartman; Robin Henry; Sharon Miller; Kimberly Daniel; Christy Fawcett; Jennifer Calvery; Craig Timm
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Suzanne Kay Breedlove | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Oklahoma District Attorneys Council
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Lisa Thompson-Heth | National Crime Victim Service Award
Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc.
Fort Thompson, South Dakota
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2014 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Hazel Heckers | National Crime Victim Service Award
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Denver, Colorado
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The Rapid DNA Service Team | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Gary Sims; Julie Renfroe; Margaret Aceves
Richmond, California
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Pat Tuthill | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Peyton Tuthill Foundation
Tallahassee, Florida
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DC SAFE | National Crime Victim Service Award
Team Members: Ana Otero; Jennifer Wesberry; Elisabeth Olds; Andrea Sledd; Baylis Beard; Katy Bristow
Washington, DC
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Jamie A. Balson | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Peoria, Arizona
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Paul A. Traub | Special Courage Award
Burnsville, Minnesota
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United States Air Force Special Victims' Counsel Program | Federal Service Award
JB Andrews, Maryland
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Christiana Care Health System's Forensic Nurse Examiner Team | Allied Professional Award
Team Members: Anita Symonds; Erica Dempsey; Amy Drejka; Meghan Blomquist; Mary Kathleen Fillingame; Jennifer Henry; Amy Hensel; Donna Lougheed; Angela McNulty; Christi Mench; Beth Miller; Noemi Miranda; Jennifer Oldham; Kelly Green O'Shaughnessy; Christine Parks; Nicole Possenti; Amy Stier; Steaphine Taggart; Erin Vaughn; Gordon Reed MD
Newark, Delaware
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Mi Yung C. Park | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, U.S. Department of Justice
Arlington, Virginia
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FBI Victim Assistance Program and USAO for the District of Massachusetts | Federal Service Award
Team Members: Kathryn Turman; Jennifer Frobese; Courtney Litowitz; Shannon Meyer; Renee Murell; Keyla Munoz; Nancy Uveges; Kelly Bradford; Rita Gatlin; Sara Larsen; Michele Stewart; Sarah Vasquez; Colleen Hansen; Janice Dean; Lisa Skolnick; Kathleen Hall; Kyle Scherrer; Christine Linskey; Jill Roark; Harold Dickens; Melody Tiddle; Pamela Elton; Staci Beers; Martha Finnegan; Rachel Happel; Kathleen Liner; Rachel Jacobson; Shannon May; Paul Hood; Joseph Joung; Lori Craig; Aaron Cameron; Alison OConnell; Jasmine Davis; Karen Joyce-McMahon; Barry Moore; Clarice Robinson; Kathleen Griffin; Jessica Pooler; Valerie Gauthier
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2013 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Patrick Welsh | Allied Professional Award
Dallas Police Department
Dallas, Texas
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Santos Garcia and Sonia Cruz | Special Courage Award
Washington, DC
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Texas Association Against Sexual Assault | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Team Members: Ted Rutherford; Annette Buhhrus-Clay; Tim Love; Renee Gillespy; Lynn Williams; Glenn Stockard; Morgan Curtis; Dina Yup; Torie Camp
Austin, Texas
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Johnathan Bridbord | Federal Service Award
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Washington, DC
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Susan Herman | National Crime Victim Service Award
Pace University
New York, New York
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Northwest Hospital's DOVE Program | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Audrey Bergin; Cassie Offutt; Robin Straiten; Sharion Phillip; Tamara McDonald; Rosalyn Berkowitz
Randallstown, Maryland
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Dianne Barker Harrold | National Crime Victim Service Award
Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group, Inc.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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National Crime Victim Law Institute | Crime Victims’ Rights Award
Team Members: Jeff Hanson; Amy Liu; Meg Garvin; Marissa Behringer; Alison Wilkinson; Rebecca Khalil; Johanna Borkan; Sarah LeClair; Terry Campos; Scott Flor
Portland, Oregon
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - Tribal Victim Services | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Michael Boswell; Rebekah Jones; Kent Miller
Mayetta, Kansas
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Kent R. Burbank | National Crime Victim Service Award
Pima County Attorney's Office
Tucson, Arizona
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Pamela Joyce Ferguson-Brey | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Crime Victim Compensation Commission
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Lisa Wheeler-Brown | Special Courage Award
Cabretti Wheeler-Fortner Foundation
St. Petersburg, Florida
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2012 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Common Justice | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Brooklyn, New York
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Mickey Rooney | Special Courage Award
Alhambra, California
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Dora B. Schriro, Ed.D., J.D. | Allied Professional Award
NYC Department of Correction
East Elmhurst, New York
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Linda E. Ledray, RN, SANE A, PhD, FAAN | National Crime Victim Service Award
SANE-SART Resource Service
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Roi Holt | Federal Service Award
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
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Michelle D. Scott | Federal Service Award
U.S. Attorney's Office
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Victoria Cruz | National Crime Victim Service Award
New York City Anti Violence Project
Brooklyn, New York
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Maricopa County Adult Probation Department Financial Compliance Unit | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
Team Members: Michael Cimino; Stephen Hartley; Kendra Neal; Kristin Agnetti; Rosa Barrio; Marge Boyett; Thea Burress; Judy Chacon; Sonia Cruz; Lorraine Guire; John Helmich; Brenda Jones; Selia Murillo; Michael Shinault; Oveta Sullivan; Kelly Sussex; Obenai Kingsby
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Girls Educational and Mentoring Services | National Crime Victim Service Award
New York, New York
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G. Wingate Grant | Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award
U.S. Attorneys Office - Eastern District of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
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Julia Dunkins and Justin Todd Fennell | Special Courage Award
Washington, DC
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2011 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Charlotte L. Moerbe, Ph.D. | Federal Service Award
Joint Base San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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Pamela Faith Young McCarter, M.D. | Volunteer for Victims Award
York, Pennsylvania
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Elder Abuse Forensic Center | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Laura Mosqueda, MD; Kerry Burnight, PhD; Lisa Gibbs, MD; Cherie Hill; Art McDevitt; Barrie Pink, JD; Carol Tryon, LCSW; Rochelle Woolery; Amber Cauble, LCSW; Stacey Lindberg, MSW; Desiree Davis; Gerlyn Bowman, LCSW; Joe Mauga; Bonnie Olsen, PhD; Ronda Roberts; Lynn Rodriguez, MA; Steven Tam, MD
Orange, California
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Financial Litigation Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Robert Austin Wells, AUSA; Rosie Trimble; Kathy Nash; Rebecca Smith
Tyler, Texas
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Nicole M. Robinson | Special Courage Award
Identity Theft Resource Center
Clinton, Maryland
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The Honorable Ronald Reinstein | Allied Professional Award
Arizona
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House of Ruth Maryland | National Crime Victim Service Award
Baltimore, Maryland
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Richard Brooks Douglass | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Heaven's Rain Productions, LLC
Malibu, California
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FBI Director, Robert S. Mueller, III | Federal Service Award
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
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Sarah Deer | Allied Professional Award
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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2010 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center | National Crime Victim Service Award
Team Members: Paula Lucas; Caitlin McGuan; Noelle Donahue; Brooke Galloway; Rebecca Luxenberg
Portland, Oregon
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Verlean K. Brown | Federal Service Award
3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
Sherwood, Arkansas
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Kelly Jolkowski | Volunteer for Victims Award
Project Jason
Omaha, Nebraska
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Carolyn Morgan | Allied Professional Award
Self-Advocates United As 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Larry Tackman | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Gael B. Strack, JD | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
National Family Justice Center Alliance
San Diego, California
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Barri Rosenbluth | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
SafePlace
Austin, Texas
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Michelle Rene Corrao | Special Courage Award
Prevail Inc.
Noblesville, Indiana
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Joanne Archambault | Allied Professional Award
End Violence Against Women International
Addy, Washington
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Marcia L. Rinker | Federal Service Award
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
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2009 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Daniel Man, M.D. | Allied Professional Award
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Boca Raton, Florida
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U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District North Carolina Financial Litigation Unit | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: S. Katherine Burnette; Sarah Aman; Margaret Davis; Claire Farland; Charlene Harris; David Stearns
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Barbara Ann Skudlarick | Volunteer for Victims Award
Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims
Blaine, Washington
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Police Social Services, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Service
Team Members: Karla Beck; Deanna Dufrene; Valerie Day; Dale Savoie; Walter Tenney; Delaune Boudreaux; Tamera Joseph; Rebecca Shaver; Amy Guillot; Pam Guedry; Bernard Lafaso
Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Frank Marion | Federal Service Award
United States Postal Inspection Service
Washington, DC
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William Van Regenmorter | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
State of Michigan
Hudsonville, Michigan
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Gracia Burnham | Special Courage Award
Rose Hill, Kansas
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The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center | National Crime Victim Service Award
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Kenneth Barnes | National Crime Victim Service Award
ROOT, Inc.
Washington, DC
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Federal Service Award
Team Members: Marcy Forman; Raymond Parmer, Jr.; James Hayes; William Reid; Michael Neifach; Gary Schenkel; Traci Lembke; Roger Applegate; Brian Moskowitz
Washington, DC
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2008 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Andrea Conte | Federal Service Award
You Have the Power ... Know How to Use It
Nashville, Tennessee
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Andrea L. Lockhart | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
FLA Four Legged Advocates, Inc.
Winter Haven, Florida
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Dan Eddy | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards
Alexandria, Virginia
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Dr. Steven D. Walker | Allied Professional Award
College of Social Sciences - CSU, Fresno
Fresno, California
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Donna Duplantier | Federal Service Award
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Yvette Dione Cade | Special Courage Award
Temple Hills, Maryland
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Dr. Nora J. Baladerian | National Crime Victim Service Award
Arc-Riverside
Los Angeles, California
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Kim K. Ogg | Allied Professional Award
McFall, Breitbeil & Shults
Houston, Texas
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Treasury Offset Program | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Kenneth Melson; Laurie Levin; Darrell Curtis
Washington, DC
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2007 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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ADT Security Services AWARE® | Allied Professional Award
Charleston, West Virginia
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Dan Levey | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Arizona Governor's Office/Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
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Debra Puglisi Sharp | Special Courage Award
Puglisi Sharp Enterprises
Lewes, Delaware
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Dianne Jacqueline MacDonald | National Crime Victim Service Award
The Victims Voice, Comcast TV Radio - Merced
Merced, California
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Donna Marie Kukura | Volunteer for Victims Award
Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. - Suffolk County
Shirley, New York
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Dr. Ludy Green | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Second Chance Employment Services
Washington, DC
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Florence Reed Burke | National Crime Victim Service Award
Safe Horizon, Inc.
New York, New York
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Intimate Violence Enhanced Services Team | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Diana Perez Smiley; Sabrina Stargill; Heather Stevens; Martha Duncan; Lizzie Rodgers
Jacksonville, Florida
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James D. Huffman | Volunteer for Victims Award
Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims
East Wenatchee, Washington
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Jenna Oyler | Special Courage Award
Kane, Pennsylvania
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Jennifer A. Youngs | Crime Victims Fund Award
United States Attorney's Office - Western District of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
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Karen Marie Spinks | Federal Service Award
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
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Oglala Sioux Tribe Victim's Assistance in Indian Country | National Crime Victim Service Award
Oglala Sioux Tribe Victim's Assistance in Indian Country
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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Patricia Spier | Special Courage Award
Centennial, Colorado
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Randall Brown, MD | Allied Professional Award
Baton Rouge Rape Crisis
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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2006 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Alan E. Gross | Volunteer for Victims Award
Safe Horizon, Inc.
New York, New York
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Andy Kahan | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
Mayor's Crime Victims Office
Houston, Texas
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Anna I. S. Binkiewicz, M.D. | Allied Professional Award
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson, Arizona
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Carolyn E. Thomas | Special Courage Award
Family Abuse Center, Inc.
Waco, Texas
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Colorado State Patrol Victims' Assistance Unit | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Dolores Mitchell; Linda Hunter; Betzy Bicknase; Bill Brown; Jane Kay; Kristen Foust; Kristina Rutter; Lacy Trostel
Denver, Colorado
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Delilah Rumburg | National Crime Victim Service Award
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Enola, Pennsylvania
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Financial Litigation Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Sue Ross; Michelle Frydell
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Hogar de Niños Regazo de Paz | National Crime Victim Service Award
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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Jeffrey R. Dion | Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award
National Crime Victim Bar Association
Woodbridge, Virginia
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Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Vincent Roper; Scott Beard; Russell P. Butler
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Steven R. Siegel | National Crime Victim Service Award
Denver District Attorney's Office
Denver, Colorado
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Sharon Rocha | National Crime Victim Service Award
Sund/Carrington Memorial Foundation
Modesto, California
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Pan Am Flight 73 flight attendants and the Pan Am Director for Pakistan | Special Courage Award
Team Members: Viraf Daroga; Nupoor Abrol; Madhvi Bahuguna; Neerja Bhanot; Dilip Bidichandani; Massey Casper; Cecilia Da Silva; Samira Goode; Marian Julien; Astrid Lobo; Lillian Nazareth; Mary Anne Nigli; Sherene Pavan; Nitin Salgaonkar; Ranee Vaswani; Sunshine Vesuwala; Louella Walker
Karachi, Pakistan
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Regina Mainor | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
North Central Victim Services
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Susan Shriner | Federal Service Award
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Washington, DC
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W. Gregory Wims | Volunteer for Victims Award
Victims' Rights Foundation
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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2005 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, Arizona State University College | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Team Members: Keli Luther; Shawn Cox
Tempe, Arizona
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Birdie Frink | Volunteer for Victims Award
Justice for Citizens
Shallotte, North Carolina
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Bruce Smith | Federal Service Award
Federal Correction Institution
Dublin, California
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Debbie Smith | Special Courage Award
Charles City, Virginia
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Donna Ferres | Volunteer for Victims Award
Lee County Rape Crisis Center
Fort Myers, Florida
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Douglas E. Beloof | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
National Crime Victim Law Institute
Portland, Oregon
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Kathryn McKay Turman | Federal Service Award
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office for Victim Assistance, Terrorism Victim Assistance Unit
Washington, DC
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Linda Stephens | National Crime Victim Service Award
Amy Rezos Foundation
West Chester, Ohio
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Marcella Leach | National Crime Victim Service Award
Justice for Homicide Victims, Inc.
Malibu, California
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Mary Jo Speaker | Federal Service Award
Office of the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Operation Headwaters | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Denise Diesen; Donald Freese; Patrick Holtgrave; Dana Kimbrough; Tammy McMannis; Mary Weber; Kenneth Wells; Jill Carson-Kuhl
Fairview Heights, Illinois
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Patricia McGeshick | National Crime Victim Service Award
Fort Peck Tribes' Resource Center
Poplar, Montana
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Stanley and Phyllis Rosenbluth | Volunteer for Victims Award
Arlington, Virginia
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Steve Derene | National Crime Victim Service Award
National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators
Madison, Wisconsin
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U.S. Attorney's Office District of Idaho Financial Litigation Unit | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Amy Howe; Dani Renk; Rosemary Zimbelman
Boise, Idaho
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Alan Ping-Lun Lai | National Crime Victim Service Award
Chinese Information and Service Center
Seattle, Washington
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Carroll Ann Ellis | National Crime Victim Service Award
Fairfax County Police Department Victim Services Division
Fairfax County, Virginia
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Financial Litigation Unit, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Crime Victims Fund Award
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Identity Theft Resource Center | National Crime Victim Service Award
Team Members: Jay Foley; Linda Foley
San Diego, California
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Jose L. Villegas, Sr. | Volunteer for Victims Award
New Mexico Department of Corrections
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Lynn Shiner | National Crime Victim Service Award
Pennsylvania Crime Victim Compensation Program
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Financial Litigation Unit, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California | Crime Victims Fund Award
San Diego, California
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Project Ujima | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Rosemarie Louise D'Alessandro | Special Courage Award
Hillsdale, New Jersey
Award accepted by J. D'Alessandro
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SafePlace | National Crime Victim Service Award
Team Members: Angela Atwood; Thomasina Olaniyi-Oke
Austin, Texas
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Sergeant Gregory Scott Waldron | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
Arlington Police Department, Family Violence/Sex Crimes Unit
Arlington, Texas
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Susan Schechter | National Crime Victim Service Award
National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women
Iowa City, Iowa
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Trial Team, United States v. Brandau et al. | Federal Service Award
Office of the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida
Miami, Florida
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2003 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Recipients
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U.S. Attorney's Victim Witness Program, District of Arizona Financial Litigation Unit | Crime Victims Fund Award
Team Members: Amy Phillips-Penquite; Gloria Linsenbach; Jacque Slade; Genie Miskell; Susan Smith; Vicki Williams-Potter
Phoenix, Arizona
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Francis and Carole Carrington | National Crime Victim Service Award
Modesto, California
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Joyce Nottingham Miller | National Crime Victim Service Award
Victims of Crime and Leniency Angel House Counseling Centers
Montgomery, Alabama
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Kimberly Black Wisseman | Special Courage Award
SafePlace
Austin, Texas
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Mary Lawrence | National Crime Victim Service Award
Onondaga County District Attorney's Victim Advocate Program
Baldwinsville, New York
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Mel S. Johnson | Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Sister M. Marcian Deisenroth, RSM | Volunteer for Victims Award
Mutual Ground
Aurora, Illinois
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Steven John Twist | National Crime Victim Service Award
National Crime Victims Law Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona
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U.S. Attorney's Victim Witness Program, District of Arizona | Federal Service Award
Team Members: Dori Arter; Mary-Anne Estrada; Jennifer Westenhaver; Betti Delrow; Marlene Beall; Susan Butler; Marc Tetzlaff; Eydie Robertson
Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona
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