NSA Officer of the Year
NSA Officer of the Year Nomination FOrm
Please submit nominations by July 31st.
2023 Anthony Osborn, Deputy Scotts Bluff County
2022 Alex Huntley, Sergeant Furnas County
2021 Lawrence Stump, Road Deputy Custer County
2020 Brian Lundgren, Detective Washington County
2020 Mike Hoff, Chief Deputy Howard County
2019 Aaron Pelzer, Road Deputy Dawson County
2018 Jake Bauer, Deputy Merrick County
2017 John Brady, Deputy Lancaster County
2014 Dianne Nichols, Sgt. Webster County
2012 Justin Trout, Deputy Box Butte County
2011 Thomas Flynn, Deputy Douglas County
2011 David Heins, Deputy Douglas County
2008 Michael J. Smith Douglas County
2007 Neil Miller, Sheriff Buffalo County
2006 William Burgess, Sheriff Fillmore County
2005 Jane Tooley, Deputy Butler County
2004 Wes Greve, Investigator Washington County
2003 Gary Young, Sheriff Thayer County
2002 Richard Zimmerman, Deputy Saline County
2001 Chad Hunt, Deputy Buffalo County
2000 Ed VanBuren, Deputy Douglas County
1998 Emanuel Bartek, Deputy Lancaster County
1997 William Woodruff, Deputy Lancaster County
1995 Gary Norseen, Deputy Dawson County
1994 Richard Bauer, Deputy Box Butte County
1993 Joe Yocum, Deputy Seward County
1993 Denise Woolman, Deputy Lancaster County
1992 Ron Poskochil, Sheriff Saunders County
1991 J.R. "Rick" Stalder, Sheriff Furnas County
1990 Ed Bryson, Deputy Lancaster County
1989 Neil Miller, Deputy Buffalo County
1989 LeRoy Janssen, Sheriff Wayne County
1988 Bob Botek, Deputy Cherry County
1987 Craig D. Dodge, Deputy Lancaster County
1986 Duane Deterding, Sheriff Lincoln County
1985 Emanuel Bartek, Deputy Lancaster County
1984 Darrell J. Johnson, Sheriff Cheyenne County
1983 Roger D. Sterkel, Sheriff Morrill County
1982 Fred Steinkamp, Jr., Sheriff Gage County
1981 Byron Buzek, Sheriff Saline County
1980 Richard D. Dolph, Deputy Fillmore County
1979 Russell K. Kildare, Deputy Lancaster County
1978 M.E. "Shorty" Sunquist, Sheriff Gosper County
1977 Gregg Magee, Deputy Adams County
1976 Patrick Ell, Deputy Dodge County
1975 Merle Karnopp, Sheriff Lancaster County
1974 Vern Byler, Captain, NSP Lincoln, NE