FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 25, 2022
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ANNOUNCES AWARD RECIPIENTS FROM 34TH ANNUAL TENNESSEE LIFESAVERS CONFERENCE
TENNESSEE – Today, August 25, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced the award recipients from its 34th Annual Tennessee Lifesavers Conference. Every year, the THSO hosts this event to empower highway safety professionals statewide and recognize achievements made in improving the safety of Tennessee roadways.
“It is a great honor to recognize our local heroes going above and beyond the call of duty,” said THSO Director Buddy Lewis. “Whether you are a first responder, community advocate, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer – you are one of many called to serve the needs of the public. Your service and commitment are what make you a hero in your community.”
Award winners are listed as follows. To access photos and more, visit www.tnlifesaverschallenge.com.
Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Awards
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CPS Diamond of the Year
- Marci Ware, Knoxville Police Department
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CPS Fitting Station of the Year
- Murfreesboro Police Department
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CPS Instructor of the Year
- Ruth Horne
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CPS Technician of the Year
- Victoria Crosby, Clarksville Police Department
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Dr. Robert Sander's Leadership and Service Award
- Niswonger Children's Hospital
Director’s Awards
- Catherine Stuart, Tennessee Trucking Foundation
- Colonel Keith Watson, Memphis Police Department
- Judge Leon C. Burns – Judicial Outreach Liaison
- Sheriff Armando Fontes, Cocke County Sheriff's Office
- Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
- Stephen Bargatze, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Right Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Terry Ashe
Reduce TN Crashes Gold Awards
- Clay County High School
- Cumberland County High School
- Dyer County High School
- Gatlinburg-Pittman High School
- Gibson County High School
- South Gibson County High School
- Stone Memorial High School
- Unicoi County High School
Traffic Safety All-Star Awards
Cumberland Region
- Officer David Schilling, Signal Mountain Police Department
- Officer Geoffrey Smith, Englewood Police Department
- Officer Jason Waters, Benton Police Department
- Officer J.R. Burnette, Cleveland Police Department
- Officer Zach Gilpin, Cookeville Police Department
East Tennessee
- Detective John Mayes, Roane County Sheriff’s Office
- Sgt. Brad Sawyer, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office
- Sgt. Caleb Brien, Sevierville Police Department
- Sgt. Keith Lawson, Tennessee Highway Patrol – District 5 – Fall Branch
- Sgt. Randall Huckeby, Tennessee Highway Patrol – District 1 – Knoxville
Middle Tennessee
- Officer David Read, Bell Meade Police Department
- Officer Ron Bright, Metro Nashville Police Department
- Sgt. John Stith, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
- Trooper Ed Crouch, Tennessee Highway Patrol – District 3 – Nashville
- Trooper Zachary Carroll, Tennessee Highway Patrol – District 7 – Lawrenceburg
West Tennessee
- Brian White, Tennessee Department of Transportation
- Deputy Barry Moiser, Madison County Sheriff's Office
- Officer Kyle Ross, Union City Police Department
- Officer Shepard Taylor, Collierville Police Department
- Trooper Devonte Quinn, Tennessee Highway Patrol – District 4 – Memphis
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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.