The Oregon Peace Officers Association presents awards to law enforcement personnel who have performed exemplary deeds or services on behalf of their communities during the previous year.  Anyone can nominate a potential recipient for an award in any of the listed categories.  Nominations will be reviewed by a committee made up of Oregon Peace Officers Executive Board, and awards approved for those circumstances meeting the criteria listed below.  Awards are presented to the recipients at the OPOA Annual Awards Banquet held each year in conjunction with the OPOA Annual Training Conference.  The banquet will be held on the evening of  November 16, 2007 at Best Western Agate Beach in Newport, Oregon.  Please submit nominations by August 1, 2007.

Awards are open to any working police officer, telecommunicator, reserve, corrections officer or others employed by a law enforcement agency.  The incident must have occurred in Oregon.  The recipient need not be a member of OPOA.  On-duty as well as off-duty incidents will be considered.

OPOA specifically solicits award nominations from Chiefs, Sheriffs or other agency department heads.  Nominations containing the written endorsement of the officer's department are preferable.   Nominations must include the following minimum information, which should be completed on either the  On-line Nomination Form  or the  Mail-in Nomination Form: 

• The candidate's name, rank, current assignment, and years of service in Oregon.

• A description of the incident in which the applicant was involved, or other justification indicating why the award should be given.

• The nomination may recommend a specific award, but the Awards Committee reserves the right to select the most appropriate award or to decline the nomination if, in the committee’s judgment, the criteria is not met.

• Nominations may include supporting documentation such as police reports, audio or videotapes, internal memoranda, letters from outside sources or news accounts.  All submissions become the property of OPOA.

Once the Awards Committee reviews the nominations, recommendations will be forwarded to the OPOA Executive Board who will give final approval to all awards.

Please visit the Award Criteria page for further information and a listing of all award categories.  If you have questions about submitting a nomination, contact opoaofc@aol.com, or call Larry Stephens at 503-393-9237.  You may choose to complete and submit the nomination form on-line, or send the completed mail-in form to:

OPOA Awards Program

P.O. Box 9211

Brooks, OR  97305

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