2010 U.S. Attorney's awards presented

CHARLESTON -– The 2010 Annual Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance Awards presentation and reception were presented Oct. 6 at the University of Charleston Rotunda.

Each year, the U.S. Attorney's Office seeks nominations acknowledging exemplary service of federal, state and local law enforcement officers and others working in the criminal justice arena who have contributed a substantial amount of time and effort to sponsoring, developing and maintaining cooperation among various law enforcement agencies and organizations.

In the victim advocacy field, nominations are sought recognizing exemplary efforts of individuals and organizations whose vision, action and leadership have made significant contributions to the crime victims field.

Recipients of the 2010 Victim Assistance Awards are:

Gary L. Patton, Ph.D.

Child Protect of Mercer County

Regina Short, WV Department of Health & Human Resources

Angie Rosser, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Putnam County STOP Team

Russell Butler, Maryland Crime Victim Resource Center

Matthew Ornstein, Maryland Crime Victim Resource Center

Rob Bastress III, Esquire

Recipient of the 2010 Law Enforcement Awards are (by agency):

Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Gary Hilton

Drug Enforcement Administration

Tom Bevins

Barry Parsons

Bob Negro

Wren Ray

Dominic Grant

Steve Utt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jack Remaley

Michael Yansick

Terry Schwartz

Jim Lafferty

Marco Rodriguez

Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigations

Jason Gandee

Jeff Goode

Matt Schommer

U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG

Kristy Wiesel

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Nicholas Gillispie

Theresa Morris

U.S. Department of Health & Human, OIG

Mary Ann Withrow

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Cathy Cantley

U.S. Secret Service

Seth Summers

Joshua Pruett (North Carolina)

Kal Bedford (Minnesota)

John Sechler (Pennsylvania)

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations

Gil Whitford

Kevin Snead

Minneapolis (MN) Police Department

Chris Abbas

Beckley Police Department

M. Gant Montgomery

Jason McDaniel

Dean Bailey

Charleston Police Department

Chad Napier

Chris Powell

Matt Petty

Mark Napier

James "Tyke" Hunt

Huntington Police Department

Shane Bills

Curt Nethercutt

Boone County Sheriff's Department

Herb Shelton

Clay County Sheriff's Department

Randy Holcomb

Jim Paxton

Jackson County Sheriff's Department

Tony Boggs

Logan County Sheriff's Department

Randall Sizemore

Raleigh County Sheriff's Department

John Dunn

Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Kari Sams

National Insurance Crime Bureau

Bruce Adkins

West Virginia State Police

David M. Nelson

A. S. Perdue

Cliff Akers (retired)

Mike Smith

Tim Bledsoe

O. Lee Ayers

Michael Baylous

L. S. Price

J. T. Portillo

Ryan Jiles

Jose Centeno

Brad Burner

Jason Davis

J. S. McCarty

Brandon Moore

Charles Kuhn

WV Commission on Special Investigations

Roy M. Hutchison II

Charles Bedwell

Herb Cogar

WV Department of Environmental Protection

Penny Harris