The following employees/citizens received the below listed awards for the year 2021:
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Civil Division – Sgt. Jeff Farrell
Dispatcher – Jeff Davis
Corrections Officer – Lt. Tiffany Allen
Deputy Sheriff – Sgt. William Johnson
Detective – Detective Sgt. Eric Augenstein
Supervisor – Lt. Eric Hunter
Overall Employee – Det. Sgt. Scott Smeeks
Innovation – Corrections Administrative Assistant Lori Greathouse
LIFE SAVING AWARD, ROAD PATROL
Lt. Pat Gherke
Lt. Kevin Hornbeck
Sgt. Mathais Brown
Sgt. Jeremiah McConnell
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Martin
Deputy Sheriff Ashley Wallace
YEARS OF SERVICE
Jacinda Carr – 25 years
Major Brian Rhodes – 20 years
Jeff Davis – 20 years
Detective Lt. Josh Staats – 15 years
Deputy Sheriff Doug Aultman – 5 years
Deputy Sheriff Hannah Derkin – 5 years
Deputy Sheriff Justin Peters – 5 years
Rick Groves – 5 years
MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS
Deputy Sheriff James Malone
Deputy Sheriff M Trent Gainer
Deputy Sheriff Duane Painter
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Young
Deputy Sheriff Johnathan Tucker
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Reeder
Scott Lisk
Corrections Officer David Brasie
Corrections Officer Joshua Windland
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Sgt. Jeff Farrell
Sgt. Mathais Brown
Sgt. William Johnson
Sgt. Jeremiah McConnell
Deputy Sheriff Justin Sheaves
Deputy Sheriff Mike Harlow
Deputy Sheriff Zackary Kehl
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Martin
Deputy Sheriff Justin Peters
Deputy Sheriff Duane Painter
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Stillson
Deputy Sheriff Ashley Wallace
Analyst Matthew Robinson
Corrections Officer David Brasie
Scott Lisk
Todd Parks
COMMENDATION AWARDS
Lt. Eric Hunter
Sgt. Mathais Brown
Detective Sgt. Eric Augenstein
Deputy Sheriff M Trent Gainer
Dispatcher Sam Archer
Dispatcher Stacy Holbrooks
Corrections Officer Dustin Timberman
PROQA
Lt. Jennifer Erb
Dispatcher Sam Archer
Dispatcher Jeff Davis
Dispatcher Jessica Dungan
Dispatcher Rachael Erb
Dispatcher Alesha Gallagher
Dispatcher Andrea Gibeaut
Dispatcher Kassidie Hinton
Dispatcher Rebecca Miller
MERIT AWARDS
Detective Lt. T. Bryan Lockhart
Detective Sgt. Scott Smeeks
Detective Sgt. Alyssa Dolly
Detective Sgt. Robert McKee
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Young
NCIS AWARD
Detective Sgt. Robert McKee
SHERIFF’S AWARD
Minersville Police Department, Harry Brown
McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office, Jared Land
Ohio State Highway Patrol, Sgt. Coy Lehman
Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office, Josh Whiteman and K9 Panzer
Ohio University Police Department, Mike Woodyard and K9 Alex
Ohio University Police Department, Mike Harlow and K9 Brody
Washington County IT Department, Donnie Rader and Team
RETIRED OFFICERS
Deputy Sheriff Patrice E. Tornes
Sgt. Bryan Reeder
The following employees/citizens received the below listed awards for the year 2020:
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Civil Division – Marian Forshey
Dispatcher – Stacy Holbrooks
Corrections Officer – Nurse/Corrections Officer Sherry Brooker
Deputy Sheriff – Lt. Spencer McPeek
Detective – Detective Lt. T Bryan Lockhart
Overall Employee – Lt. Spencer McPeek
Supervisor – Detective Lt. Josh Staats
LIFE SAVING AWARD
Chief Mark A. Warden
Sgt. Jeremiah McConnell
Deputy Sheriff Scott Parks
Deputy Sheriff Logan Schwendeman
Deputy Sheriff M. Trent Gainer
Corrections Officer Justin Holbrooks
Corrections Officer Dustin Timberman
Corrections Officer Cody Tucker
NCIS AWARD
Detective Sgt. Scott Smeeks
COMMENDATION AWARDS
Control Operator Dorothy Fox
Dispatcher Jessica Dungan
Detective Ryan Zide and K9 Rita
Detective Steve Roe
LETTER OF RECOGNITION
Sgt. Loretta Parks
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Young
Deputy Sheriff Ashley Wallace
Deputy Sheriff Zackary Kehl
Dispatcher Andrea Gibeaut
Dispatcher Rachael Erb
Corrections Officer Joshua Windland
Corrections Officer Justin Holbrooks
Corrections Officer Nurse Thornhill
Reserve Deputy Davis Powers
Reserve Deputy Duane Brannan
Reserve Deputy Steven Venham
YEARS OF SERVICE
Lt. Kevin Carr – 30 years
Sgt. Jeff Farrell – 25 years
Corrections Officer Lt. Marvin Smith – 15 years
Sgt. Robert McKee – 10 years
Deputy Cody Huffer – 10 years
Detective Alyssa Dolly – 5 years
Deputy Sheriff Todd Moyers – 5 years
Nurse Supervisor Sherry Brooker – 5 years
Dispatcher Andrea Gibeaut – 5 years
Detective Ryan Zide – 5 years
RETIRED OFFICERS
Deputy Sheriff Scott Parks
Deputy Sheriff Bradley Holbert