Officer of the Year Awards & Other CAWP Awards
The Connecticut Association of Women Police offers awards to officers who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to leadership, community service, mentoring, excellence in performance of their duties and valor. If you wish to nominate an officer for an award please follow this link.
CAWP Spring Meeting
Was held in April, 2011. at Gillette Castle state park In beautiful East Haddam. Elections for Executive Board were be held at this meeting. For active officers, there was a training session on computer crimes, including Identity theft and Counterfeit Currency. The is was presented by US Secret Service Special Agent Angela Annunziata from New Haven.
The 2010 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Was held March 10, 2011 at Aqua Turf, 556 Mulberry Street Plantsville, CT 06479. Lt. Govenor Nancy Wyman was our guest speaker.
Awards presented
Awards Recipients and CAWP President Karla Rodriguez
The 2009 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Held on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Farmington Club
Keynote speaker: Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz
Awards presented:
2009 Officer of the Year
Chief Karen M. Krasicky, Plymouth Police Department
Community Service Award
Detective Rachel Halas, Danbury Police Department
Excellence in Performance Award
Trooper First Class Charlene Taylor, Connecticut State Police
Leadership Award
Lt. Mary Elizabeth Curtis, Willimantic Police Department
Valor Award
Officer Tamra French, Easton Police Department
The 2008 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Held at the Farmington Club, Thursday, March 12, 2009
Awards presented:
2008 Officer of the Year
Master Sergeant Barbara Festa, Connecticut State Police
Community Service Award
Lt. Rebecca Sweeney, New Haven Police Department
Excellence in Performance Award
Detective Michele Neary, Windsor Police Department
Leadership Award
Chief Lynn Baldoni, Middletown Police Department
The 2007 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Held at the Farmington Club on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Awards presented:
2007 Officer of the Year
Sergeant Terrijean Erasmus of the Farmington Police Department
Community Service Award
Officer Gena Liappes of the Hartford Police Department
Excellence in Performance Award
Detective Kerry Dalling of the Fairfield Police Department
Leadership Award
Capt. Lori Coppinger of the West Hartford Police Department
Valor Award
Officer Gail McDonnell of the Coventry Police Department
The 2006 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Held on March 2, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel in Rocky Hill, CT
Awards presented:
2006 Officer of the Year
Officer Heather Foote of the Orange Police Department
Community Service Award
Captain Sara Kasacek of the Connecticut State Police
Excellence in Performance Award
Detective Deborah Scates of the Hartford Police Department
Leadership Award
Lt. Carrie-Jo McGuffey of the Yale University Police Department
The 2005 Officer of the Year Awards Gala
Held on March 3, 2006 at Zabarra's Restaurant in New Britain, CT
Awards presented:
2005 Officer of the Year
Lt. Regina Rush-Kittle of the Connecticut State Police
Community Service Award
Trooper Kelly Kraynak of the Connecticut State Police
Excellence in Performance Award
Special Agent Maryann Francischelli of U.S. Immigrations & Customs
Leadership Award
Lt. Colonel Cheryl A. Malloy of the Connecticut State Police
Valor Award
Officer Nicole Dupont of the Waterford Police Department
Past Officers of The Year
2004 Tfc. Jean Callaghan of the Connecticut State Police
2003 Sgt. Toni Rinaldi of the Naugatuck Valley Community College
2002 Captain Lynn Ann Kerwin of the Bridgeport Police Department
2001 Detective Karla Rodriguez of the Hartford Police Department
2000 Officer Susan Guistinello of the West Haven Police Department
1999 TFC Julie Martin of the Connecticut State Police
1998 Officer Lois Wack of the Farmington Police Department
1997 Sgt. Lori Tyler of the West Hartford Police Department
1996 Asst. Deborah Hawes-Brown of the Hartford Police Department
1995 Lt. Patricia Graves of the Manchester Police Department
1994 Captain Marjorie Kolpa of the Connecticut State Police
1993 Officer Alice Gibbs of the Hartford Police Department
1992 Officer Colleen Smullen of the West Haven Police Department
1991 Officer Patricia Whelan of the West Haven Police Department
