2021 Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
J.C. Barnes
The Tom Barker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Addison Meeks
Outstanding Graduate Student
Joshua Ruffin (Doctoral)
Samantha Scott (Masters)
Outstanding Professional
Lt. William Vahldiek, Gallatin Police Department
Springer Outstanding American Journal of Criminal Justice Article
Rural Victimization and Policing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
J. Andrew Hansen
Gabrielle L. Lory
Past Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
| 2020 | Marvin D. Krohn |
| 2019 | Brandon Applegate |
| 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
| 2020 | Leanna Ireland |
| 2019 | Rachel Severson |
| 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
| 2020 | Samantha Scott |
| 2019 | Victoria Rapp |
| 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
| 2020 | None selected this year |
| 2019 | William Sorrells |
| 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
| 2020 | Kristen M. Zgoba, Jesenia M. Pizarro & Laura M. Salerno Assessing the Impact of Restrictive Housing on Inmate Post-Release Criminal Behavior |
| 2019 | Rhys Hester Prior Record and Recidivism Risk |
| 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. |
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