On April 5, 2023, 79 members of the UW-Madison Police Department, the UW-Madison campus, and the general public were presented with awards for their extraordinary service to the UW-Madison community. These awards are for efforts and/or actions in 2022 with an emphasis on public safety. The awards ceremony was UWPD’s 32nd annual event.
A complete list of 2022 award winners is below — congratulations to all, and thank you for your continued hard work to keep UW-Madison a safe, enjoyable place for all.
Excellent Service Commendation – awarded to department members for excellent service above and beyond the norm in the performance of everyday duties; or for exhibiting a high standard of job performance in a single incident, investigation, or exceptional arrest; or for training others with dedication and concern in an effort to improve the Department’s operations; or for submitting for consideration a device or method that is adopted to increase efficiency in an administrative or tactical procedure.
- Interim Sgt. Derek Austin
- Lt. Juan Avila (x2)
- Det. Heather Banuelos (x2)
- Lt. Adam Boardman (x2)
- PO Brian Bond
- PO Ryan Bridges
- LED Kim Brunner (x2)
- Sgt. Amanda Buckley
- Sgt. Dan Burgoni
- Capt. Cherise Caradine (x2)
- LED Charles Cederquist
- PO Ryan Conybear
- Julie Dahmen
- Ret. Det. John Deering
- PO Jolene Eck
- PO Barrett Erwin
- PO Eric Grudzinski
- Kendra Hendricks (x2)
- Lt. Ryan Jesberger
- PO Corey Johnson
- PO Derek Johnson
- PO Justin Jones
- PO Jeff Kirchman
- SS Evangelos Kostas
- SO Reece Lehman
- Sgt. Jake Lepper (x3)
- Lt. Beth Lopez
- Elisa Lopez
- PO Vinson Mulvey (x2)
- PO Adam Prescott
- LED Emily Salvador-Cabrera
- PO Ian Shaw (x3)
- Det. Matt Shaw (x2)
- Lt. Carl Siddell
- PO Megan Staab
- Det. Kyle Van Haren
- SS William Vanerbloemen
- Capt. Jason Whitney
- Kelly Willan
- Sgt. Nicole Zautner
- PO Justin Zurbuchen (x2)
Lifesaving Award – presented to department members who knowingly and directly act to save a life or lives.
- Interim Sgt. Derek Austin
- PO Ryan Bridges
- PO Loni Broesch
- LED Charles Cederquist
- PO Jeff Kirchman
- PO Adam Koss
- PO Jake Tincher
- PO Justin Zurbuchen
Chief’s Award– presented to a member or members of the community who have assisted a member of the department or have performed commendable acts such as lifesaving.
- Shane Burgess
- City of Madison Police Department
- DCI Special Agent Ken Folkers
- Dane County Sheriff’s Office
- Sammie Dyreks
- Scott Eikland
- Nick Hellrood
- Megan Huber
- Michael Imhoff
- Dustin Jollife
- Amy Letavay
- Josie Montanez-Tyler
- Sarah Nolan
- Will Singer
- Jeremy Skoug
- Corey Steele
- Alison Stuebe
- Town of Madison PD
- Wisconsin DOJ – DCI
- Wisconsin State Crime Lab
Community Service Award — awarded to department members for community service above and beyond the norm in the performance of everyday duties; or for being instrumental in developing and implementing a new program of crime prevention, community service, or other activity to enhance public safety on campus; or for maintaining sustained and consistently exceptional community relations.
- Det. Heather Banuelos
- Clark Brunner
- LED Charles Cederquist
- PO Barret Erwin
- Lt. Beth Lopez (x2)
- Lt. John McCaughtry
- Ret. Det. Sgt. Cheryl Radzinski
- Lt. Carl Siddell
Professional Service Award – awarded to department members for outstanding service above and beyond the call of duty, for highly creditable acts serving the community, for major protection of property, for consistently demonstrating highly professional performance over an extended period of time, or for demonstrating uncommon perseverance in an ongoing investigation.
- Tracey Berman
- Sebastian Kelnhofer-Maldonado
- Petra Matuszka
Meritorious Service Commendation– awarded to non-sworn department members for outstanding contributions to law enforcement, the department, and/or the community through a project, program, or event which contributes to the highest degree of professional excellence. The employee’s actions during the service were above and beyond regular, expected work, and/or the service required considerable devotion of time to complete.
- Capt. Ruth Ewing
- Det. Sgt. Peter Grimyser
- Det. Andy Nielsen
- Ret. Det. Sgt. Cheryl Radzinski
- Det. Matt Shaw
- Det. Matt Schirmacher
- Det. Kyle Van Haren
- Capt. Jason Whitney
Reaching HIGHER Pillars of Excellence
- Honor: SS Bill Vanderbloemen
- Integrity: Sgt. Amanda Buckley
- Guardianship: Sgt. Nicolas Banuelos & K9 Maya
- Health: Capt. Jason Whitney
- Empathy: Lt. Adam Boardman
- Respect: Petra Matuszka