MSU DPPS Announces 2023 Award Winners, Including Officer and Civilian of the Year

May 16, 2024

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety (MSU DPPS) held its annual awards ceremony on May 13, 2024, recognizing department employees who are surpassed in the calendar year 2023. Many awards were presented during the ceremony, including Lifesaving Award, Officer of the Year, Civilian of the Year, etc.

“Honoring our employees is one of the most important things we can do,” said Doug Monette, MSU’s interim vice president and chief of police and public safety. “We are grateful for all the hard work they have done and continue to do every day. »

The 2023 award winners are listed below.

Officer of the Year – Ofc. Aaron White
Civilian of the Year – Dawn Mazur
Support Staff Employee of the Year – Brittney Compton
Student of the Year – MaryCate Heberlein
Leadership Award – Kathleen Bissett
Valor Award – Sgt. Steve Beard, Sgt. Tracy Merony, Sgt. Zachary Rangel and Ofc. Tony Alkema
Humanitarian Award – Det. Ryan Panetta
Quote Price – Det. Martha Brushaber
Quote Award – Aimee Barajas (Ingham County Central 911 Dispatch)
Letter of Congratulations – Natisha Foster
Letter of Recommendation – Jake Roman
Letter of Congratulations – Laura Nagy and the MSU IT Team
Letter of Congratulations – Nicholas Kwiatkowski and the MSU IT Team
Letter of recommendation – Det. Sgt. Jessica Mitchell and Det. Jamie Izen
Letter of recommendation – Dep. Chris Small and Dep. Kristen Small (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department)
Heart Prize – Ofc. Aaron White
Heart Price – Sgt. Jeremy Patchett
Rescue Award – Ofc. Sierra Alvarado, Ofc. Paige Hartman, detective. Falysha Edmondson and Doctor Saliha Erdem
Humanitarian Award – Laura King
Quote Award – Lisa Hoes (MSU Culinary Services)
Quote Award – Kari Jenks
Quote Award – Nate Kusler
Quote Award – Nicole Ziegler

MSU Police and Public Safety is proud of the work accomplished by our employees and community partners. The department will continue to uphold its values of collaboration, fairness, integrity, excellence and respect.

As always, MSU DPPS can be contacted at any time by calling 517-355-2221 or 9-1-1 in an emergency.

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Media Contact:

Dana Whyte, communications manager and spokesperson, Michigan State University Police and Public Safety

517-282-3711 | [email protected]