San Diego County Sheriff's Department 2004 Annual Report

Leading Public Safety Strategies...D E P A R T M E N T A W A R D S 2 0 0 4Medal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the department’shighest award and shall be awarded topersons who distinguished themselves bydisplaying an act(s) of extraordinarybravery, valor, courage, gallantry, conspicuousheroism, and/or self sacrifice, performedwith knowledge of the risk involved, aboveand beyond the call of duty, in the face ofimminent and personal life-threatening periland in an official capacity. This medal mayalso be awarded to a department memberwho, through the course of events, isprevented from accomplishing such act(s)by a disabling injury as a result of thisencounter.Jake JucenasJuan TamayoAlvin VasquezMedal of ValorThe Medal of Valor is awarded to departmentmembers who distinguish themselves byacts of outstanding personal bravery, acts ofheroism, performed in the line of duty, in anofficial capacity where the employee placedhim/herself in a position of potential harmor injury.William BrecheisenGary BurkeGrant BurnettTim ChantlerMark CookKeith DaltonCurtis DuhamelDeborah EglinCody GilstrapWilliam HansenMark JohnstonJacob KlepachDavid KnightMichael Brennan LaneRocky LawsClayton LiskDaniel LopezDennis MaharNicholas MarynSteve McNamaraPhilip MezaJames MikaKarl MillerGary MooreAbe MunozEd MusgroveTim NickersonVictor PerryStuart ReaGary ReidWilliam ReillyCraig RemboldTom RichardsonJeanette ShalhoubJim SmithDaryl SpillmanSteven SpoelstraMatt StevensMariano TanoMichael VillalobosEmory WallaceDave WeldonMarlon ZendejasMedal For LifesavingThe Medal For Lifesaving is awarded to department members whodistinguish themselves by personally performing extraordinary actsthat save human lives, which, otherwise, would have resulted incertain death. These acts shall be evaluated in the context of normalduty requirements.Peter AlvaradoJonathan CollinsMike EnsignRon HobsonDistinguished Service MedalThe Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to departmentmembers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement inassigned duties with loyalty and dedication over a prolonged period.This award is not intended to recognize length of service, but itintended to recognize sustained distinguished performance aboveand beyond normal job requirements.Victor CalocaWilliam DonahueJohn PokornyMichael RamsbackerValinda SuttonMedal of MeritThe Medal of Merit is awarded to department members whoperform superior accomplishments, which result in significantcontributions to the efficient operation of the department. Suchaccomplishments shall result in major improvements in technology,organization, or procedures. These may be based on a single act oron exceptional personal efforts.Lloyd MuenzerMichael LawsonJuan MarquezMatt McClendonSheriff’s Unit CitationThe Sheriff’s Unit Citation is awarded to an organizational unitof the department for bravery by its members functioning as a teamin pursuit of a worthwhile objective.Alpine SubstationPoway Station “B” TeamPoway Station Reserve UnitRamona SubstationRamona Substation Volunteer Mounted UnitRural Law Enforcement DivisionSan Diego Mountain Rescue TeamSearch and Rescue UnitValley Center SubstationRobert NovakSean ReynoldsMatt Wilson