National Explosive Detection Canine Team Program

Distinguished Graduate

This award is presented to the handler who displays outstanding academic achievement while attending the Transportation Security Administration National Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course. Your exceptional academic skills rate amongst the top of your peers and reflect a great degree of dedication to your profession. The knowledge skills, which you possess, will aid to ensure the traveling public is afforded the highest level of protection while traveling throughout our Nation’s transportation systems.

Officer David Hale

Birmingham Police Department

Class 000621

Corporal Scott Scala

Maryland State Police

Class 000918

Officer Dominick Boccia

San Diego Harbor Police

Class 010103

Officer Michael Lupton

Maryland Trans Authority Police

010326

Officer David Bess

DFW International Airport, DPS

010612

Officer Eduardo Betancourt

Miami-Dade Police Department

010829

Officer Karen Douglass

Tulsa Police Department

011022

Officer Christopher Thompson

Omaha Police Department

020107

Officer James Moore

Oakland Airport Police

020318

Deputy Sheriff David Ray

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

020528

Officer Anthony Damer

Boise Airport Police

020805

Officer Paula Perron

Cleveland Police Department

021015

Senior Corporal Danny O’Dell

Dallas Police Department

030106

Officer Patrick Murphy

Cleveland Police Department

030317

Deputy Sheriff Cary Startz

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department

030527

Officer Michelle Collvins

DFW International Airport, DPS

030804

Officer Katherine Mooney

San Francisco Police Department

031014

Officer Chris Moen

Minneapolis Airport Police

040105

Officer Brandon Wehrly

Oakland Police Department

040315

Officer Martin Spinde

Anchorage Airport Police

040524

Officer LaSandra Roberts

Austin Airport Police

040802

Officer Janene Hodgkins

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

041012

Officer Phillip Higgason

El Paso Police Department

050103

Trooper Craig McGary

Massachusetts State Police

050314

Officer Bobby Newman

Cincinnati/N. Kentucky Airport Police

050523

Officer Michael Kersey

Indianapolis Airport Police

050627

Officer Vanessa Keortge

Los Angeles Police Department

050801

Officer Amy Shumate

MARTA Police Department

050906

Officer Timothy White

Little Rock Police Department

051011

Officer Douglas Horner

BART Police Department

060103

Officer Jason Ryan

Tucson Airport Police

060206

Officer James Johns

Norfolk Airport Police

060313

Officer Thomas Davoren

Los Angeles Police Department

060417

Officer James Messick

Boise Airport Police

060522

Officer Guy Oliver

St. Louis Airport Police

060626

Deputy Sheriff Mark Newlands

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

060731

Officer Brian Gestrin

Boise Airport Police

060905

Deputy Sheriff Richard Betensky

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

061010

Deputy Sheriff Kiley Hayden

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

070103

Officer David Dominguez

Miami-Dade Police Department

070205

Officer Andre Taibbi

Niagara Frontier Authority PD

070312

Deputy Sheriff Barbara West

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

070416

Officer Brett Perigow

Port Authority of NY/NJ

070521

Officer Donna Odle

Los Angeles Police Department

070625

Officer Bryan Haynes

Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department

070730

Officer Anthony Paonessa

Houston Police Department

070904

Officer Timothy White

Louisville International Airport Police Department

071009

Technician Russell Olin

Denver International Airport

080107A

Inspector Andrew Jones

Los Angeles International Airport

080107B

Officer David Hanson

MBTA

080204

Officer Jerald Jarrett

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

080317A

Inspector Edward Prince

Boston Logan Airport

080317B

Inspector Daniel Baltazar

Los Angeles International Airport

080527A

Officer Greg Stevens

Port of Portland Police Department

080527B

Officer Joel Phelps

Virgin Islands Port Authority

080630A

Officer Timothy McCarthy

Los Angeles Police Department

080630B

Officer Susan Vodrazka

LA County Sheriff's Department

090316

Officer Brian Birch

Wayne County Airport Police

Department

090526

Corporal Angela Kepley

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

090803

Officer Karen Sharafinski

Milwaukee International Airport Police

100104A

Officer Michael Kuenzli

Portland Mass Transit

100104B

Deputy Sheriff Brian Nicoletti

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

100208

TSA Inspector Johnathan Ruge

New York NY

100315

Deputy Sheriff Ildiko Toth

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

100419

TSA Inspector Kari Black

Miami, Fl.

100524

Petty Officer Nickolas Antis

US Coast Guard, LA CA

100628

TSA Inspector Keisha Hudson

Philadephia, PA

100802

TSA Inspector Sharron Vigne

San Francisco, CA

100907

Officer John Vick

Chicago Police Dept

101012

Officer Dustin Schmidt

Anchorage Airport Police Dept.

110103A

Officer Walter Hooker

Chicago Police Dept

110103B

Officer Frederick Brumfield

Cleveland Police Dept

110207

Sgt. William Flores

Miami-Dade Police Department.

110523

TSA Inspector Wendell Hart

Indianapolis International Airport

010627

Petty Officer Joshua Clabby

US Coast Guard, Kings Bay, GA

110906

Top Dog

This award is presented to the handler who displays outstanding achievement while attending the Transportation Security Administration National Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course. Your exceptional handler abilities rate amongst the top of your peers and reflect a great degree of dedication to your profession. The skills, which you possess, will aid to ensure the traveling public is afforded the highest level of protection while traveling throughout our Nation’s transportation systems.

Officer Daniel Joy

Salt Lake City Airport Police

000621

Officer Mark Dole

Niagara Frontier Authority PD

000918

Officer Patrick Dabney

Atlanta Police Department

010103

Officer Aaron Battle

Nashville Airport Police, DPS

010326

Officer Glenn Shelley

El Paso Police Department

010612

Officer Timothy Adams

Memphis Police Department

010829

Officer Rayford Cowan

Memphis Police Department

011022

Officer Timothy Harkins

MARTA Police Department

020107

Officer Julie Hellrung

Anchorage Airport Police

020318

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Nadeau

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

020528

Officer Steven Hein

Houston Police Department

020805

Officer Kevin Metcalf

San Jose Police Department

021015

Officer Isiah Ricks

Atlanta Police Department

030106

Trooper Melton Hawkins

Connecticut State Police

030317

Sergeant Jon Taylor

DFW International Airport, DPS

030527

Officer Laurel Huff

Miami-Dade Police Department

030804

Officer Spencer Dunn

MARTA Police Department

031014

Officer Mark Wowk

Atlanta Police Department

040105

Officer Heather Phillips

DFW International Airport, DPS

040315

Officer Felipe Belmarez

Houston Police Department

040524

Officer Luke Skunza

Rhode Island Airport Police

040802

Officer Robert Biskup

Tulsa Police Department

041012

Officer Michael Anderson

Colorado Springs Police Department

050103

Ms. Jennifer McElvain

Honolulu International Airport

050314

Trooper Gabriel Bernson

Massachusetts State Police

050523

Officer Mark Sauvao

Los Angeles Police Department

050627

Officer Charles Jacobs

Boise Airport Police

050801

Officer Thomas Coysh

Port Authority of NY/NJ

050906

Officer Donald Paige

Maryland Transit Administration

051011

Officer Robert Seymore

BART Police Department

060103

Sergeant Lenzoral Parham

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

060206

Officer Amy Nielson

Chicago Police Department (CTA)

060313

Trooper Robert Gallant

Massachusetts State Police

060417

Officer James Cassidy

Philadelphia Police Department

060522

Officer Christopher Larson

Cleveland Police Department

060626

Officer Adolph Parker

Houston Police Department

060731

Officer Stephen Manning

Port Authority of NY/NJ

060905

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Bush

Broward County Sheriff’s Office

061010

Officer Dominick Iasparro

Los Angeles Police Department

070103

Officer Tamara Cundy

Oakland Police Department

070205

Officer Ryan Blauw

Denver Police Department

070312

Deputy Sheriff Danny Ordonez

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

070416

Officer April Lee

Dallas/Ft. Worth DPS

070521

Officer James Rea

San Antonio Airport P.D.

070625

Deputy Matthew Hildebrand

Alameda County Sheriff's Department

070730

Officer James Pearson

Austin Bergstom International Airport Police Department

070904

Officer Clinton Schumm

Colorado Springs Airport Police Department

071009

Officer Phillip Ford

Miami-Dade Police Department

080107A

Inspector Jason Nimark

Miami International Airport

080107B

Officer Mark Calvo

Guam

080204

Officer Lamont Williams

Indianapolis International Airport Police Department

080317

Inspector Wesley Clements

Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport

080317B

Trooper Sean Durant

Massachusetts State Police

080527A

Officer John Joyce

Philadelphia International Airport

080527B

Officer Jesse Castro

Saipan, Mariana Islands

080630A

Inspector Sheryl Alexander

Los Angeles International Airport

080630B

Technician Brian Brown

Denver Police Department

090316

Officer Terri Harriman

Wayne County Airport Police

Department

090526

Sergeant Jeffrey Jacobson

Washington State Police

090803

Officer Mehan Lynch

Anchorage, AK

100104A

Officer Manuel Salazar

Miami, Fl

100104B

TSA Inspector Hilario Bugarib

Los Angeles, CA

100208

TSA Inspector Robert Thomas

Miami, FL

100315

Mr. Nathaniel Viduya

Honolulu International Airport

100419

TSA Inspector Michelle Draeger

Atlanta, GA

100524

Officer Jay Wiseman

Houston Police Dept

100628

Petty Officer Chandler Nuttal

US Coat Guard, Seattle, WA

100802

Officer Nagib-James Etoll

Minneapolis St. Paul Airport Police

100907

Officer James Mitchell

Jacksonville Airport Police Dept

101012

Officer James Howard

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport Police Dept

110103A

TSA Inspector Wyatt Rhoden

Denver, CO

110103B

Officer Douglas Hrncir

Houston Police Dept

110207

Officer Neil Fanene

San Francisco Police Department.

110523

TSA Inspector David Wills

Indianapolis International Airport

010627

Officer Troy Murray

San Jose Police Department

110906

IN MEMORIAM

National Explosive Detection Canine Team Program