Public Service Awards

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Over the past decade, Safer Dallas Better Dallas and The Rotary Club of Dallas have presented awards recognizing distinguished service by a Dallas Police Officer and outstanding public safety leadership on the part of a citizen. The list below represents the outstanding individuals who have been honored.

Dallas Police Department Distinguished Service Award

2009 Deputy Chief Julian Bernal

2010 Asst. Chief Vincent Golbeck

2011 Asst. Chief Tom Lawrence

2012 Deputy Chief Scott Walton

2013 Deputy Chief Christina Smith

2014 Assistant Chief Michael Genovesi

2015 Police Officer Bervin Smith

2016 Lieutenant Sally Lannom

2017 Executive Assistant Chief David Pughes

2018 Neighborhood Police Officer Mark Lutz

2019 Lt. Leroy Quigg

2020 Assistant Chief Jesse Reyes

Dallas Public Safety Leader Award

2007 Ruth Sharp Altshuler

2008 Pete Schenkel

2009 Honorable Dr. Elba Garcia

2010 Jody Grant and Courtney Underwood

2011 Minnie and Bill Caruth

2012 Walt Humann

2013 Craig Hutton

2014 Spencer Michlin

2015 Edna Pemberton

2016 Reid Porter and ACT (Advocates for Community Transformation)

2017 Daron Babcock and Bonton Farms

2018 Mitchell Glieber, State Fair of Texas

2019 John Forest (Citizen Award) Motorola Solutions (Corporate Award)

2020 Matthew Randazzo