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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
2024 - Tracy Chapman - Forest Preserve District of Will County Police Department