2017 Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
Bruce Arrigo, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Tom Barker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Caralin Branscum, Florida Atlantic University
Outstanding Graduate Student
Masters: Whitney Tchoula University of Alabama at Birmingham
Doctoral: Lindsay Leban, University of Florida
Outstanding Professional
James Stewart, Hammond Police Department
Springer Outstanding American Journal of Criminal Justice Article
Police Body-Worn Cameras: Perceptions of Law Enforcement Leadership
American Journal of Criminal Justice, September 2016, Volume 41, Issue 3, pp 424–443
John Smykla, Florida Atlantic University
Matthew S. Crow, University of West Florida
Vaughn J. Crichlow, Florida Atlantic University
Jamie A. Snyder, University of West Florida
Student Poster Competition
"Motives and Trends in Mass and School Shooting Incidents"
Lillian Gray, Georgia Southern University
"The Geospatial and Temporal Components of Terrorist Target Selection"
Taylor Dauer, George Mason University
Max Hsu, The State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany)
Past Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
| 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
| 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
| 2016 | Samantha Donavan |
| 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
| 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
| 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.
