Past Award Recipients
Outstanding Educator
Outstanding Graduate Student
The Tom Barker Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Outstanding Professional
Springer Outstanding American Journal of Criminal Justice Article
Richter H. Moore, Jr. Founder’s Award
2020 Research Showcase
Outstanding Educator
| 2022 |
Jeff Walker |
| 2021 |
J.C. Barnes |
| 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
| 2022 |
Katelyn P. Hancock |
| 2021 |
Joshua Ruffin |
| 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
| 2022 |
Chance Reasonover |
| 2021 |
Addison Meeks |
| 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
| 2022 |
Mike Mathis, Criminal Investigator, Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office |
| 2021 |
Lt. William Vahldiek, Gallatin Police Department |
| 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
| 2022 |
Eric Jardine
Policing the Cybercrime Script of Darknet Drug Markets: Methods of Effective Law Enforcement Intervention |
| 2021 |
J. Andrew Hansen & Gabrielle L. Lory
Rural Victimization and Policing During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 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
Just Follow Orders: A Meta-Analysis of the Correlates of American Police Officer Use of Force Decisions |
| 2015 |
Joshua C. Hinkle
“Emotional Fear of Crime vs. Perceived Safety and Risk: Implications for Measuring ‘Fear’ and Testing the Broken Windows Thesis” |
| 2014 |
J. Mitchell Miller
Identifying Collateral Effects of Offender Reentry Programming Through Evaluative Fieldwork |
| 2013 |
Heili Pals and Howard B. Kaplan
Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Negative Self-Feelings on Adult Deviance: Moderated by Neighborhood Disadvantage, Mediated by Expectations |
| 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,
Dating Violence, and Sexual Assault |
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. |
2020 Research Showcase
Award winners from the 2020 Research Showcase
