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*Indicates Director's Medal of Valor recipients for 2016
**Indicates Director's Award for Exceptional Public Service recipients for 2016
OVERALL 2016 TROOPER OF THE YEAR:
TROOPER OF THE YEAR WINNERS FOR EACH TROOP/UNIT:
(pictured with Governor Henry McMaster, Director Leroy Smith and Col. Mike Oliver)
Troop One: S/Tpr. Thomas R. Christofaro
Troop Two: TFC William B. Sprouse III*
Troop Three: Trooper Richard A. Finch Jr.
Troop Four: L/Cpl. Cedric D. Morgan*
Troop Five: L/Cpl. Kenneth F. Small*
Troop Six: Cpl. Stephen D. Southerland**
Troop Seven: Trooper Lewis M. Metts
Troop Eight: L/Cpl. Kenneth M. Small* - 2016 Trooper of the Year
Troop Nine: Sgt. Jeremy T. Leach*
Troop Ten: L/Cpl. Joseph Stanley Sr.
Troop Eleven: L/Cpl. David Jones**
GROUP PHOTO
First Row:
Trooper Richard A. Finch, Troop 3; L/Cpl. Kenneth F. Small, Troop Five, **Also presented Director’s Medal of Valor Award; OVERALL TROOPER OF THE YEAR: L/Cpl. Kenneth M. Small, Troop Eight ** Also, presented Director’s Medal of Valor Award; Trooper Lewis M. Metts, Troop 7; Sergeant Jeremy T. Leach, Troop Nine, Pee Dee MAIT, ** Also presented Director’s Medal of Valor Award;
Second row:
TFC William Butler Sprouse III, Troop Two, **Also presented Director’s Medal of Valor Award; L/Cpl. Cedric D. Morgan, Troop Six, **Also presented Director’s Medal of Valor Award; Cpl. Stephen Daniel Southerland, **Also presented Director’s Award for Exceptional Public Service; Troop 4; L/Cpl. David Jones, Troop 11, ** Also presented Director’s Award for Exceptional Service; Senior Trooper Thomas R. Christofaro, Troop One; Lance Cpl. Joseph Stanley Sr., Troop 10, Insurance Enforcement Unit.
Director’s Medal of Valor Awards:
Trooper Rebecca L. Winstead (Troop Three, Post C)
Sgt. Kirk B. Winburn (Troop Four, Post B)
Trooper Morgan E. Benson (Troop Four, Post C)
L/Cpl. Cedric D. Morgan (Troop Six)
Director’s Award for Exceptional Public Service:
Sgt. Rupert B. Pope Troop 11 (Special Operations Unit)
GROUP PHOTO
From left to right: Sgt. Rupert B. Pope, Sgt. Kirk B. Winburn, L/Cpl. Cedric D. Morgan, Trooper Morgan E. Benson, Trooper Rebecca L. Winstead
OVERALL 2016 TELECOMMUNICATIONS WINNER OF THE YEAR:
TELECOMMUNICATIONS WINNERS BY REGION:
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TCO Ashley Glover, Blythewood TCC
TCO Stephanie Shepherd, Charleston TCC
TCO Bradford D. Lee, Florence TCC
TCO Hope Nichols, Greenville TCCGROUP PHOTO
From left to right: TCO Stephanie Shepherd, Charleston TCC; TCO Bradford D. Lee, Florence TCC; TCO Hope Nichols, Greenville TCC; TCO Ashley F. Glover, Blythewood