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Deputy Chris Rivera (left) receives one of his 3 awards from Sheriff Ken Furlong -
Deputy Uriel Collazo (left) shakes Sheriff Ken Furlong’s hand as he receives the Lifesaving Award -
Carson City Sheriff’s Office volunteer Diane Phillips received her award for Volunteer of The Year -
Civilian Employee of The Year Jennifer Graves -
Supervisor of The Year Sgt. Craig Lowe accepts his plaque by Sheriff Furlong. -
The Mobile Outreach Safety Team (MOST) accepts the award for Team of The Year -
Retiring Undersheriff Steve Albertsen receives a special recognition by the Carson City S.W.A.T. team -
Undersheriff Steve Albertsen accepts a plaque from Captain Jeff Melvin on behalf of the S.W.A.T. team -
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office held its 2017 member recognition awards Wednesday honoring sworn employees, volunteers and civilians. Nominations were put forth by members of Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the selection committee was made up of last years winners.
Honors like the Lifesaving Award, and Purple Heart were given, and Undersheriff Steve Albertsen was offered recognition for his career service at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office as he has retired this year.
The list of categories and the winners are detailed below:
Sworn Employee of the Year:
Recognizes the outstanding performance and dedication of one sworn employee.
Awarded to: Deputy Chris Rivera
Civilian Employee of the Year:
Recognizes the outstanding performance and dedication of one civilian employee.
Awarded to: Office Employee, Jennifer Graves
Supervisor of the Year:
Recognizes the outstanding performance and dedication of one supervisor, sworn or civilian.
Awarded to: Sgt. Craig Lowe
Volunteer of the Year:
Recognizes the outstanding performance and dedication of one volunteer. This includes, but is not limited to, Reserves, VIPS, Mounted, Search and Rescue, Explorers, Aero Squadron, etc.
Awarded to: Diane Phillips
Team of the Year:
Recognizes the outstanding performance and dedication of a sworn or civilian team.
Awarded to: MOST Team (Mobile Outreach Safety Team)
Lifesaving Awards:
Deputy Uriel Collazo
Deputy Chris Rivera
Purple Heart:
Deputy Chris Rivera
“These folks have a very difficult job to do,” said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. “I don’t know of an award with more significance than to have it come from your peers.”
