Nominations for “Officer of the Year” are welcome one month before our Spring Training Conference. If you know of an officer that has gone above and beyond the call of duty, or does an extraordinary job everyday of the year, please take the time to submit their name for “Officer of the Year.”
2016 – Amanda Clark, Marion Police Department
2016 IaAWP Officer of the Year awarded to Amanda Clark, Marion Police. Chief Joseph McHale, Marion Police, was present during the presentation.
2014 – Donyell Raisbeck, Muscatine Police Department
Honorable Mention – Officer Jill Ohm, Sioux City Police Department
Donyell Raisbeck (left) 2014 IaAWP Officer of the Year award winner. Jill Ohm (right) 2015 Honorable Mention. Officer Ohm was recognized for valor during a life threatening injury.
2012 – Deputy Robyn Hoppman, Washington County Sheriff’s Department
2011 – Officer Tiffany Creekmur, Mason City Police Department
2000 – Detective Sergeant Mary Jo Lessmeier, University of Iowa
Honorable Mention – Sergeant Jeanne Christensen, Davenport Police Department
1999 – Lieutenant Donna Bacus, Iowa State Patrol
1997 – Senior Trooper Yvonne Ohlensehlen, Iowa State Patrol
1995 – Sergeant Frankie Wilson, Davenport Police Department
1994 – Officer Barb Stence, Algona Police Department
1993 – Assistant Chief Kayne Robinson, Des Moines Police Department
1992 – Sergeant Ann Meyer, Waterloo Police Department
1991 – Phyllis Henry, Iowa State University Department of Public Safety
1990 – Officer Joanne Pollock, Des Moines Police Department
1989 – Detective Linda Cherry, Ankeny Police Department