- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release, Oct. 18, 2006
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : Office of the Governor, 2006-10-18
- Date of Original:
- 2006-10-18
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Nov. 6, 2002; title from contents screen (GALILEO, viewed June 3, 2007).
June 1, 2007, viewed June 3, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .P1 P7 2006/10-18
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2006-s10-h18-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2006-s10-h18-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774 Vonnie Stewart, GPSTC, (478) 993-4405
Governor Perdue Recognizes 32 Georgians for Acts of Heroism and Contributions to Public Safety
Annual Public Safety Awards Ceremony Honors Georgia Heroes
FORSYTH, Ga. Today Governor Sonny Perdue announced the recipients of the Governor's Public Safety Awards (GPSA) at a ceremony in Forsyth, Georgia, recognizing 29 public safety professionals for acts of heroism and three for contributions to the profession. The recipients were given medallions and their names were added to the GPSA monument at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC).
"Georgia is proud to recognize our law enforcement officers and emergency responders for their commitment to Georgia's public safety," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "These individuals exhibit courage and dedication every day to keep us safe."
The annual GPSA program began in 1998 to recognize the outstanding accomplishments and commitment of Georgia's public safety community.
"We are honored to have the opportunity to pay tribute to Georgia's public safety professionals who risk their lives daily and sacrifice time away from their families to protect our citizens," said J. Dale Mann, GPSA committee chairman and GPSTC director.
The GPSA program recognizes public safety professionals in the following two categories:
Act of Heroism Recognizes those who performed an exceptional deed which resulted in saving lives and/or protecting property.
Outstanding Contribution which Enhanced the Profession Job performance which had an overwhelming positive affect on the overall profession.
Personnel from each discipline of public safety as well as state employees with public safety authority were eligible to receive the award. Nominations were submitted by local governments, state agencies, associations, police departments, sheriff's offices, correctional facilities, fire departments, 9-1-1 communications, emergency medical services and emergency management agencies.
Recipients of the 2006 Governor's Public Safety Awards are as follows:
Heroism Recipients
James Simons Officer University of Georgia Police Department Derrick Gregory Corporal University of Georgia Police Department Michael David Ergle Fire Captain - Crisp County Fire Rescue Clinton Rivers Deputy Sheriff - Stewart County Sheriff's Office Daniel R. Simmons Corporal Lumpkin Police Department John D. Stripling, III Chief of Police - Lumpkin Police Department Vance Streeter Emergency Medical Technician Stewart County Emergency
Medical Services Blake R. Buchan Assistant Chief of EMS Stewart County Emergency Medical
Services Gregory M. Stewart Director of EMS and Fire Services Stewart County
Emergency Medical Services Patrick M. Duff Lieutenant Georgia State Patrol Randy E. Joiner Sergeant First Class Georgia State Patrol James G. Tanner Trooper First Class Georgia State Patrol Mike Bradshaw Senior Trooper Georgia State Patrol Tony C. Thompson Senior Trooper Georgia State Patrol David A. Lacey Sergeant First Class Georgia State Patrol W. Tracy Tabb Sergeant Georgia State Patrol Garry L. Greene Senior Trooper Georgia State Patrol Matthew K. Holloway Trooper First Class Georgia State Patrol Thomas M. Bonner Trooper First Class Georgia State Patrol Henry Lynch Trooper First Class Georgia State Patrol Michael Kevin Harris Trooper First Class Georgia State Patrol Kevin Moore Firefighter/EMT Kingsland Fire Rescue Matthew Buehler Detective Marietta Police Department Patrick Usher Police Officer II Cobb County Police Department Carlos Bruce Moody Correctional Officer II Georgia Department of
Corrections, Montgomery State Prison Ronald G. Fagan Captain Truck 19 C Shift, Cobb County Fire and Emergency
Services Trevor A. Levy Engineer Truck 19 C Shift, Cobb County Fire and Emergency
Services
Kenny D. Lambert Firefighter Truck 19 C Shift, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services
Steve C. Bennett Firefighter Truck 19 C Shift, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services
Contribution to Profession Recipients
Michael S. Yeager Sheriff Coweta County Sheriff's Office R.E. "Gene" Wilson Chief of Police - Sandy Springs Police Department Steve Cronic Hall County Sheriff Hall County Sheriff's Office
For further details on each of the honorees, please visit the Georgia Public Safety Training Center's web site at www.gpstc.georgia.gov and click on the link marked Governor's Public Safety Awards.
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