2019 Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
Brandon Applegate, University of South Carolina
The Tom Barker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Victoria Rapp, Loyola University New Orleans
Outstanding Graduate Student
Masters: Joshua Ruffin, Virginia State University
Doctoral: Rachel Severson, University of South Florida
Outstanding Professional
Assistant Chief William Sorrells, Gallatin Police Department
Springer Outstanding American Journal of Criminal Justice Article
Prior Record and Recidivism Risk
American Journal of Criminal Justice, June 2019, Volume 44, Issue 3, pp 353–375
Rhys Hester, Clemson University
Past Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
| 2018 | Holly Ventura Miller |
| 2017 | Bruce Arrigio |
| 2016 | Wesley G. Jennings |
| 2015 | Cathy Marcum |
| 2014 | J. Heith Copes |
| 2013 | J. Mitchell Miller |
| 2012 | George Higgins |
| 2011 | Elizabeth Mustaine |
| 2010 | Margaret Vandiver |
| 2009 | David May |
| 2008 | Brian Payne |
| 2007 | Peter Wood |
| 2006 | Mark Lanier |
| 2005 | Richard Tewksbury |
| 2004 | John Whitehead |
| 2003 | Elizabeth Grossi |
| 2002 | Ronald Hunter |
| 2001 | William Doerner |
| 2000 | Terry Edwards |
| 1999 | -- no information -- |
| 1998 | -- no information -- |
| 1997 | -- no information -- |
| 1996 | John Smykla |
Outstanding Graduate Student
| 2018 | Taylor Claxton |
| 2017 | Lindsay Leban |
| 2016 | Jane Christie Daquin |
| 2015 | Anthony Vito |
| 2014 | Brandy Henderson |
| 2013 | Shila Hawk |
| 2012 | Julie Baldwin |
| 2011 | Nathan Lowe |
| 2010 | John Stogner |
| 2009 | Matthew DeMichele |
| 2008 | J. C. Barnes |
| 2007 | Wesley Jennings |
| 2006 | Deeanna M. Button |
| 2005 | Alison Brumley |
| 2004 | Holly E. Ventura |
| 2003 | Jeffrey Allen Tipton |
| 2002 | Trent Eric Ikerd |
| 2001 | Deanna McGaughey |
| 2000 | Julie Kunselman |
| 1999 | -- no information -- |
| 1998 | -- no information -- |
| 1997 | -- no information -- |
| 1996 | -- no information -- |
| 1995 | J. Mitchell Miller |
The Tom Barker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
| 2018 | Anna Ford |
| 2017 | Caralin Branscum |
| 2016 | Samantha Donovan |
| 2015 | Kati Andrews and Roland Turner |
| 2014 | Samantha Zaleski and Hoai Robinette |
| 2013 | Lindsay Leban |
| 2012 | Tonya Harris |
| 2011 | Emily Nelson |
| 2010 | Donald Hunt |
| 2009 | Nianni Ramos |
| 2008 | Jessica Ekhomu |
| 2007 | Ted Gibson |
| 2006 | Demica Montoye Burks |
| 2005 | Matthew Lees |
| 2004 | Shelly Higdon |
| 2003 | William Michael Doerner |
| 2002 | Richard Keith Leatherwood, Jr. |
| 2001 | Valerie Dorsey |
| 2000 | no award given |
Outstanding Professional
| 2018 | Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. |
| 2017 | James Stewart |
| 2015 | James Wheeler |
| 2014 | Adrienne Stroble |
| 2013 | Monty Burks |
| 2012 | Judge Casey Rodgers |
| 2011 | Molly Secours |
| 2010 | Stephen Haas |
| 2009 | Vernon M. Keenan |
| 2008 | Chris Summers |
| 2007 | Yolanda Cornish |
| 2006 | David Toomer & Elizabeth O. Adams |
| 2005 | David Thompson |
| 2004 | Roy Cooper |
| 2003 | Deborah Y. Faulkner |
| 2002 | Bob Kennedy |
| 2001 | Eddie J. Jordan, Jr. |
| 2000 | Robert L. Johnson |
Springer Outstanding American Journal of Criminal Justice Article
| 2018 | Albert M. Kopak & Gregory A. Frost Correlations of Program Success and Recidivism among Participants in Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion Program |
| 2017 | John Smykla, Matthew S. Crow, Vaughn J. Crichlow, & Jamie A. Snyder Police Body-Worn Cameras: Perceptions of Law Enforcement Leadership |
| 2016 | C. Colin Bolger |
| 2015 | Joshua C. Hinkle |
| 2014 | J. Mitchell Miller
Identifying Collateral Effects of Offender Reentry Programming Through Evaluative Fieldwork |
| 2013 | Heili Pals and Howard B. Kaplan |
| 2012 | Jeremy R. Porter, Nicole E. Rader & Jeralynn S. Cossman
Social Disorganization and Neighborhood Fear: Examining the Intersection of Individual, Community, and County Characteristics |
| 2011 | Holly Ventura Miller
Acculturation, Social Context, and Drug Use: Findings from a Sample of Hispanic Adolescents |
| 2010 | Tina L. Freiburger, Catherine D. Marcum, & Mari Pierce
The Impact of Race on the Pretrial Decision |
| 2009 | Angela R. Gover, Wesley G. Jennings, & Richard Tewksbury
Adolescent Male and Female Gang Members' Experiences with Violent Victimization, |
Richter H. Moore, Jr. Founder's Award
| 2010 | Damon Camp |
| 2005 | Mittie Southerland |
| 2001 | Charles "Chuck" Fields |
| 1995 | Tom Barker |
| date missing | Richter H. Moore, Jr. |
The SCJA is continuing to reconstruct lists of earlier award winners. Please forward any information to the webmaster.
