PAST INDUCTEES
2026 HONOREES
Terry L. Palmer Jr.
City of Clarkesville Police Department
Georgia
Founder’s Award
Greg Ferency, Posthumously
Terre Haute Police Department / FBI Task Force Officer
Joint Terrorism Task Force and Safe Streets Task Force
Indiana
Courage in Service Award
Bryan D. Kendi
City of Connellsville Police Department
Pennsylvania
Courage in Service Award
Danny Sherbinsky, Retired Sergeant
City of Connellsville Police Department
Pennsylvania
Courage in Service Award
Autumn Likes
Patrolman, Independence Police Department
Ohio
Young Officer Award
K9 Preacher, Posthumously
Handler Sgt. Jonathan Russell
Maine State Police Tactical Team
K9 Hero Award
Julie Werhnyak
Officer, Tempe Police Department, retired
Owner, Artemis Self-Defense LLC
Arizona
Trainer of the Year Award
Kyle Vowinkel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florida
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award
Brandon Griffith
Deputy Sheriff, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office
CEO, Griffith Blue Heart Nonprofit
Arizona
Distinguished Service Award
Bill Walsh, Posthumously
Dallas Police Department
Texas
Career Achievement Award
Cody Holte, Posthumously
Grand Forks Police Department
North Dakota
Never Forgotten Award
2025 HONOREES
Rick Smith
Founder & CEO Axon (Arizona)
CIVILIAN SERVICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD
Lindsay McCall Long
Tempe Police Department (Retired)(Arizona)
COURAGE IN SERVICE AWARD
Louis Cioci
Johnson City (New York)
COURAGE IN SERVICE AWARD
Chief Jason Armstrong
Apex Police Department (North Carolina)
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Captain Tom Rizzo
Howell Township Police Department (New Jersey)
FOUNDER’S AWARD
K9 Iris-Jeff Calandra
FBI Newark Division (New Jersey)
K9 HERO AWARD
C Heath Martin
Springboro Police Department (Ohio)
LIFE SAVING AWARD
Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald
Temple University Police (Posthumously) (Pennsylvania)
NEVER FORGOTTEN AWARD
Chris Butler
Raptor Protection & Safety Services (US & Canada)
TRAINER OF THE YEAR
DJ Daniel
United States Secret Service (Texas)
HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBER
Lieutenant David Swavey
Garland Police Department (Retired) (Texas)
Founder/Executive Director of the Guns & Hoses Foundation
SCHERER-REMSBERG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Kyle Reyes
The Silent Partner Marketing (CT)
CIVILIAN SERVICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD
Kimber Gist
Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff’s Office
COURAGE IN SERVICE AWARD
Wesley Smigielski
Coloma Township (MI) Police Department
COURAGE IN SERVICE AWARD
Karli Travis
Middletown (CT) Police Department
COURAGE IN SERVICE AWARD
Derrick Diggs - Posthumous
Toledo (OH) Police Department / Fort Myers (FL) Police Department
FOUNDER’S AWARD
K9 Kitt – Posthumous – Billy Cushing – Handler
Braintree (MA) Police Department
K9 HERO AWARD
Jeffry Heath
Wicomico County (MD) Sheriff’s Office
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Tom Smith – Retired
New York (NY) Police Department
SCHERER-REMSBERG LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2023 Hall of Fame Inductees
Tony Godwin
Garland (TX) Police Department
Career Achievement Award
Alec Iurato
Bristol (CT) Police Department
Courage in Service Award
Lindsay Dozier
Fresno (CA) Police Department
Distinguished Service Award
Maurice Edwards
Alexandria (VA) Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Jonathan B. Flores
Alton (TX) Police Department
Distinguished Service Award
Mike Troendle
Toledo (OH) Police Department
Founders Award
Dr. William Lewinski
Des Plaines (IL) Force Science
Lifetime Law Enforcement Trainer Award
Todd Grossgebauer
Riverton (UT) Police Department
Never Forgotten Award
Sheryl “Mac” McCollum
Peachtree City (GA)
Cold Case Investigative Institute and Hapeville Police Department
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
Jonny Castro
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
Distinguished Service Award
John Baeza
New York Police Department
New York
Courage in Service Award
Michael Best
Massachusetts State Police
Massachusetts
Partners in Service Award
Daniel Mahoney
Rockport Police Department
Massachusetts
Partners in Service Award
Louie Espinosa
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Founder’s Award
Gary Klugiewicz
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office
Wisconsin
Trainer of the Year Award
Theresa Petersen
Grinnell Police Department
Iowa
Career Achievement Award
Richard LaMunyon
Wichita Police Department
Kansas
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award
Prior to becoming National, the hall of fame started in Ohio honoring local LE.
2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
Kevin Davis
Akron Police Department
Ohio
Trainer of the Year Award
Joe Okos
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Distinguished Service Award
Robert Baumgartner
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Career Achievement Award
Michael Hitchcock
Ballwin Police Department
Missouri
School Resource Officer of the Year
Wendy Newsome
Maumee Police Department
Ohio
Community Impact Award
John Drum
Lee County Sheriff’s Department
Florida
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
Deputy Director Earl D. Mack, Jr.
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Ohio
Distinguished Service Award
Officer Sara Shaw
Oregon Police Department
Ohio
School Resource Officer of the Year
Deputy Sheriff Ethan Collins
Fairfield County Sheriffs Department
Ohio
Never Forgotten Award
Sergeant Matthew Ayers
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Courage in Service Award
Chief Brad Weis
Genoa Police Department
Ohio
Career Achievement Award
Detective Scott Frank
Bowling Green Police Department
Ohio
Career Achievement Award
Sergeant Charles E. Humes, Jr.
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award
2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
Chief Thomas Blohm
Port Clinton Police Department
Ohio
Distinguished Service Award
Officers Michael Futrell and Jon Gruenberg
Toledo Police Department
Ohio
Young Officer Award
Officer Joe Ball
Perrysburg Township Police Department
Ohio
Career Achievement Award
Officer Jodi Johnson
Rossford Police Department
Ohio
Career Achievement Award
Chief Stephen Levorchick
Troy Township Police Department
Ohio
Scherer-Remsberg Lifetime Achievement Award