Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2023
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., SILEC (Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission) and SIPCA (Southern Illinois Police Chiefs’ Association) will co-host their 30th Annual SILEC/SIPCA Awards Banquet to be held at the Four Points Conference Center, Fairview Heights, Il (The Awards Ceremony will start at 8:00pm).
The purpose of this Awards Program is to provide recognition to the men and women who work in the profession of law enforcement and who have made significant contributions toward enhancing the profession of law enforcement. We are also recognizing individual citizens who have displayed acts of good citizenship by assisting law enforcement agencies in our seven counties of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington.
Our most prestigious awards will be presented to the following individuals
Medal of Valor
- Richard Dale
- Steven Frierdich
- Steven Pyrdeck
- Timothy Severine
- Matthew Schneider
- Brent Beltz
- Olympian Award
- Kevin Schmoll – SIU-E Police Department
- William Clay III – Belleville Police Department
- “Lanxon Public Service Award”
- Mayor Patty Gregory, City of Belleville, Il
Blue Light Award
- Jerry Massey, Belleville Police Department
SILEC/SIPCA Presidential Award will be presented to David Hayes, retired Director of the Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission and to Pastors Hal and Pam Santos of Grace Church, Fairview Heights, Il
Other awards will be presented to law enforcement professionals and citizens for their contributions in enhancing law enforcement efforts in Southwestern Illinois. These awards and recipients are as follows:
Law Enforcement Certificate of Merit
- Sean Joy
- Kyle Bade (getting 2 Cert of Merit Awards)
- Aaron Keeney
- Phil Koch
- Dusty Kallal
- Sam Parsons
- Cameron Ward
- Andrew Brandt
- Zane Wallace
- Tyler Schwarz
- David Ray
- Griffin Diecker + K-9 Szoti
- Shawn O’Dell
- Kyle Wilson
- Zach Greene
- Matthew Inlow
- Zach Adrian
- Jon Friederich
- Alicia Hawthorne
- Clay Mason
- Aaron Nyman
- Ryan Teschendorf
- Drew Rutter
- Christopher Flynn
Outstanding Citizen
- Dennis Streif
Life Saving Award
- Lauren Reid
- Woodrow Hall
- Steve Howe
- Justin Krausz
- Dylan Madron
- Adam Romero
- Alana Shelley
- Jacob Hoffman
- Joel Boevine
Telecommunicator Award
- Marissa Lovatto
- Tiarra McAllister
- Unit Award
Belleville/St. Clair Regional SRT - Shane Brown
- Aaron Hackleman
- William Casto
- Beau Barfield
- Cody James
- Jason Davis
- Paul Anderson
- Eric Tracy
- Christopher Hoernis
- Matthew Maue
- Michael Kuhl
- Metro East SWAT
Jason Wolf - Scott Rose
- Joel Bromaghim
- Patrick Hulsey
- Cody Wiley
- Tony Rogers
- Colton Faure
- Jacob Stewart
- Brett Holliday
- Jeffrey Thornton
- Doug Hubbard
- Michael Adamson
- Eric Waszak
- St. Clair County Teen Court
Annette Eckert - Barbara Cempura
- Garen Vartanian
- Jim Gomric
- Brendan Kelly
- Bernadette Schrempp
- Tamara Vaughn-Walker
- Zabelle Vartanian
- Melissa Richter
- Neal Holliday
- Richard Watson
- Mark Eichenlaub
Also recognized this evening will be the new Board of Officers of the Southern Illinois Police Chief’s Association. The following officers will be sworn in:
Chief Richard Wittenauer, Shiloh Police Department
President
Chief Tom Coppotelli, Caseyville Police Department
Vice President
Chief Kirk Brueggemann, O’Fallon Police Department
Treasurer
Chief Mike Fillback, Edwardsville Police Department
Secretary
Additional information can be obtained by calling –
Director Scott Williams at 618/277-1550 or e-mail: office@si lec.org
*Awardee narratives are available upon request