Wall of Honor

Medal Of Honor

2001 District Attorney Dan Blank  Douglas County

2002 Detective Alfonso Morales  Milwaukee Police Department

2005 Patrolman Robert Michalski  Oak Creek Police Department

Michael Vendola Death Investigator of the Year Award

1997  SA Richard Luell  WI DOJ DCI

1998  Deputy Craig Bates  Marinette County Sheriff's Office

1999  Detective Linda Draeger   Madison Police Department

2000  Sheriff Randy Hoenisch  Marathon County Sheriff's Office

2001  Lieutenant Charlie Jones  Wausau Police Department

2002  SA Michael Vendola  WI DOJ DCI

2003  Sergeant Russell Cragin  Dunn County Sheriff's Office

2004  Investigator John Hanrahan   Racine County Sheriff's Office

2005  Investigator Mark Sorenson  Racine Police Department

2006  Lieutenant Paul Larson  Hudson Police Department

2007  Captain Chad LaLor  Superior Police Department

2008  Sheriff Gerald Pagel  Calumet County Sheriff's Office

2009  Det Michael Banaszynski  Walworth County Sheriff's Office

2010  Investigator Randy Georgeson  Juneau County Sheriff's Office

Meritorious Service Awards

Lt. Charles Jones, Lt. Paul Jicinsky, Lt. Greg Hagenbucher, Lt. Gary Spatz, Det. Peter Weckwerth, Det. Charles Knapp, Det. Robert Obermier, Det. Bryan Hilts, Det Terrence Morris, Det. Lisa Rennie, Det. Mary Wogernese, Det. William Kolb, Deputy David Rudie, Deputy Jeremy Buss, Officer Jennifer Schreiber, Officer Kevin Cornell, Officer Cord Buckner, Officer Jeff Sleeter, Officer Maureen Bower, Officer Paul Pistoky, Officer Frederick Peters, Civilian Jayne Wood, Civilian Linda Turk, Civilian Mary Jordan.

Special Agent Rick Luell, WI DOJ DCI

Milwaukee Police Department Homicide Unit

Special Agent Michael Kraft, Milwaukee FBI;  Chief Rob Dams, Greendale PD;  Detective Dave Klabunde, Milwaukee PD

Green Bay Detective Unit

Cook County IL Forest Preserve PD

2002- Wisconsin Dells Conference- "Operation One Deuce"-

Special Agent Gene La Place, FBI; James Dobbs, David Smetana, Alan Herriot, Chris Larson, Jon Soderberg, Mark Barrows, Mark Tharinger, Racine Police Department; Brian Londre, John Hanrahan, Racine County Sheriff's Department.

2002- Wisconsin Dells Conference- Beth Kutz Homicide

Kevin Heimerl, Columbia County Sheriff's Department; William Searis, Dane County Sheriff's Department; James Petzborn, DeForest Police Department

Racine Police Department

Brown County Sheriff's Investigations Bureau

Assistant District Attorney Richard Chiapete, Racine County; Special Agent Eric Szatkowski, WI DOJ DCI

Chief John Manion, Lieutenant Kevin Shepardson, Kaukauna Police Department

Detective Greg BeBeau, Ashland Police Department; Sergeant Ken Johnson, Ashland County Sheriff's Department

Wausau Police Department; Marathon County Sheriff's Department

Alfonso Morales, Eric Dillman, Jon Oswoski, Mark Walton, Jason Smith- Milwaukee Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit

Edward Wall, Ty Krugmanh, Bradley Ruff, Gary Martine- Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation

Steve Darm, Glenn Deviley- Green Bay Police Department

Peter Helein- Appleton Police Department; Glenn Schaepe- Oneida County Sheriff's Department

Detective Sergeant Ed Rankin, Detective Jeffrey Knopps, Detective Shawn Pettee- Hudson Police Department

Investigator Gary Gillis- Sawyer County Sheriff's Department; Special Agent John Christopherson, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation

Detective Steven Anderson, Detective Ann Golombowski and Detective Joel Bateman, Oak Creek Police Department

Clark County Sheriff's Office, Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation

SA Kim Skorlinski, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Chief Dean Meyer, Ladysmith Police Department, Chief Deputy Gary Hahn, Rusk County Sheriff's Department, District Attorney Kathleen Pakes, Rusk County and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Fallon, Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Capt Scott Sleeter, Det Sgt. Dennis Halkoski, Det. Sgt. Steve Meilahn, Everest Metro Police Department

President's Award

1997-

1998-  George White- Milwaukee County SO

1999-

2000-

2001-  David St. John- Superior Police Department

2002-  Andre' Andreassin- Oak Creek Police Department

2003-  Steve Daniels and  Robert Fusfeld, WI DOC

2004-  Shawn Haney- Dane County Sheriff's Department

2005-  Rick Luell- WI Department of Justice, DCI

2006-  Steve Daniels- WI Department of Corrections

2007-  Robert Quant- Oshkosh Police Department (Ret.)

2009-  Robert Malasuk- Greeendale Police Department

2009-  Edward Anderson- Douglas County Sheriff's Department

2010-  Charles Flad- University of Wisconsin Madison Police Department

Distinguished Service Award

For years of outstanding service to your community and exceptional performance regarding death investigations

2006- Charles Petersen

2006- Al Van Houte

2009- Martin Altstadt

2010- Kim Skorlinski

Public Service Award

2003- Warden Daniel Bertrand, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Green Bay Correctional Institution

2006-  Liz Paape, Tom Martin and Sara Deuchart- In appreciation of your partnership during this annual conference, dated this 30th day of March, 2006 

2007- John Lofy- Computer Programer- In appreciation of your years of partnership with the Wisconsin Association of Homicide Investigators

2007-  Det. John McKenzie (Ret)- In appreciation of your dedicated work in the Clemmons homicide case 

2007- Carla Robinson- In appreciation for your assistance with the Scobie-Brunner Homicide.  

2009- Tristin L. Smith and Megan M. Volzka

2010- Warden Casey Krueger, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 

Past President Award

1997- Richard A. Luell

1998- Edward M. Anderson

1999- Daniel S. Craft

2000- Gregory S. Strohm

2001- Robert S. Quant

2002- James A. Kindt

2003- David C. St. John

2004- William Warmington

2005- Andre' Antreassian

2006- William Greening

2007- Charles Jones

2008- Steve Daniels

2009- Joeseph Krieg

2010- James M. Holmes

Past Board of Director's Award

2006- Steve Conradt; John Hanrahan; Robert Malasuk; Joseph Krieg; Wolfgang Nitsch

2007- David Carlson; Terry Moede; James Holmes; Marty Alstadt; Shawn Haney

2009- Jeff Wolf (6 years); Tracy Finch (3 years)

2010- Randall Giese; Andre Antreassian; William Warmington 

PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

2004- District Attorney Randy Schneider- Racine County

2008- District Attorney Kenneth Kratz- Calumet County

2009- District Attorney Jill Falstad- Marathon County