National Legislative Services and Security Association (NLSSA) Awards

Tony Beard Memorial Award
John Everhardt "Trooper" Award
Legislative Staff Achievement Award

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National Legislative Services and Security Association (NLSSA) Awards

The following lists three awards given to NLSSA members who have spent years of service dedicated to both their respective legislatures and to NLSSA.

Tony Beard Memorial Award

Recipient must have spent many years serving NLSSA, or someone who has exerted an extraordinary effort on behalf of the Association. The word "extraordinary," means something that is unexpected, astonishing, amazing, exceptional, remarkable or great. This award is a lifetime achievement award and is the most coveted of all NLSSA awards Very careful consideration should be given to the selection of possible candidates for nomination.

Year	Recipient	Location Awarded
2021	Martin Brock, Chief of Police, North Carolina General Assembly	Montana
2020	John Hancock, Chief (retired), Bureau of Protective Services, South Carolina Department of Public Safety	Montana
2019	Anthony "Steve" Pike, Chief of Police, Virginia	Florida
2018	Rick DeLeon, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Virginia
2018	Diane Chaffin, NCSL Liaison to NLSSA	Virginia
2017	No award presented this year
2016	Chuck Williams, Senate Assistant Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina	Washington, D.C.
2015	Don Severance, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Florida	New Mexico
2014	No award presented this year	North Carolina
2013	Clarence Russ, House Sergeant at Arms, Louisiana	Texas
2012	No award presented this year
2011	Roderick Welsh, House Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Colorado
2010	No award presented this year
2009	No award presented this year
2008	Earnie Sumner, House Sergeant at Arms, Florida	New Hampshire
2007	Oce Smith, House Sergeant at Arms, West Virginia	Alabama
2006	George Mason, retired Chief, Capitol Police, Virginia	Ohio
2005	Meeting Canceled Due to Hurricane Katrina, No Award Given	Louisiana
2004	No award presented this year
2003	William F. Morgan Jr., Chief, Capitol Police, Connecticut	Virginia
2002	Steve Watson, Chief Deputy Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada	Florida
2001	Kevin M. Ebata, House Sergeant at Arms, Hawaii	No Meeting Held
2000	Carleton Turner, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Wisconsin
1999	Wayne Todd, Jr., Senate Sergeant at Arms, Florida	Missouri
1998	Tony Beard, Jr., Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, California	Hawaii
1997	Jim Melton, Senate Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina	New Hampshire
1996	Tommy Townsend, former Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Texas
1995	Warren Leary, retired House Sergeant at Arms, New Hampshire	Pennsylvania
1994	John Everhardt, retired Senate Sergeant at Arms, New York	Nevada
1993	Senator Lawrence Jacobsen, Nevada	South Carolina

John Everhardt "Trooper" Award

Recipient must have done something outstanding in their state that supported the legislative process and improved the effectiveness of the legislative institution, and/or, who has been a long-standing member of NLSSA who has shown the qualities of professionalism and integrity.

Year	Recipient	Location Awarded
2021	Lenore Adams, Facility and Continuity Coordinator, Montana Legislature	Montana
2020	No award presented this year
2019	Martin Brock, Chief of Legisaltive Police, North Carolina	Florida
2018	Anthony "Steve" Pike, Chief of Capitol Police, Virginia	Virginia
2017	John Hancock, Protective Services Division, South Carolina	Nevada
2016	Dennis Clark, Sergeant at Arms, Ontario	Washington, D.C.
2015	Chuck Williams, Chief Deputy Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina Rick DeLeon, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	New Mexico
2014	Virginia Drew, State House Visitor Center, New Hampshire	North Carolina
2013	Jimmetta Peoples, Senate Security, Alabama	Texas
2012	Morgan Cullen, NCSL Liaison to NLSSA	Wisconsin
2011	Carl Barnhart, Senate Security, Pennsylvania	Colorado
2010	No award presented this year
2009	No award presented this year
2008	Rod Welsh, House Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Concord
2007	No award presented this year
2006	Clarence Russ, House Chief Sergeant at Arms, Louisiana	Ohio
2005	No award presented this year
2004	Tony Beard, Jr., Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, California	California
2003	Earnest W. Sumner, House Sergeant at Arms, Florida Carleton Turner, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Virginia
2002	William F. Morgan Jr., Chief, Capitol Police, Connecticut	Florida
2001	Steve Watson, Chief Deputy Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada	No Meeting Held
2000	Jim Melton, Senate Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina	Wisconsin
1999	Jim Woods, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Kansas	Missouri
1998	Kae Warnock, NCSL Liaison to NLSSA	Hawaii
1997	No award presented this year
1996	No award presented this year
1995	No award presented this year
1994	Art Palmer, retired Director, Legislative Council Bureau, Nevada	Nevada
1993	No award presented this year
1992	John Everhardt, retired Senate Sergeant at Arms, New York	Arizona

Legislative Staff Achievement Award

The National Legislative Services and Security Association may give Legislative Staff Achievement Awards to recognize individual members and/or member offices for excellence in legislative work. Two recipients may be nominated each year to receive this award. The selection process must be equitable and open to all NLSSA members. "Excellence" can be defined as; top-quality, distinctive, of merit, outstanding, first-class, or expert. This can be awarded to a group or office as well as an individual.

Year	Recipient	Location Awarded
2021	Dustin Morgan, Deputy Sergeant at Arms, Florida Senate Lawrence Scott, Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Supervisor, South Carolina Senate	Helena
2020	Derek Hamilton, Chief of the Security Force, Alabama House of Representatives Matt Romei, Chief of the Capitol Police, Vermont	Helena
2019	Tim Hay, Sergeant at Arms, Florida Senate David Sauceda, Sergeant at Arms, Texas House of Representatives	Florida
2018	Lisa Macaulay, Senate Assistant Sergeant at Arms, Wisconsin Rick DeLeon, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Virginia
2017	Lenore Adams, Facilities and Continuity, Legislative Services Division, Montana Steve Pike, Chief, Capitol Police, Virginia	Nevada
2016	Virginia Drew, State House Visitor Center, New Hampshire Richard Webb, Senate Doorkeeper, South Carolina	Washington, D.C.
2015	Betsy Hossenlopp, Senate Nurse and Legislative Health Services Director, South Carolina Tim Flynn, Capitol Nurse Practioner, Texas	New Mexico
2014	Jeff Weaver, General Assembly Chief of Police, North Carolina Chuck Williams, Senate Chief Deputy Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina	North Carolina
2013	Martin Brock, Assembly Capitol Police, North Carolina Sam Smith, Senate Security, Alabama	Texas
2012	Carl Barnhart, Senate Security, Pennsylvania	Wisconsin
2011	Ted Blazel, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Wisconsin	Colorado
2010	Ken Scheer, Lieutenant, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas	Louisiana
2009	Alabama State Legislature, Alabama	South Carolina
2008	Jimmetta Peoples, Senate Security, Alabama Glenda Smith, Director of Accounting, California	Concord
2007	Sandra Dicke, House Chief Sergeant at Arms, Minnesota Tony Beard, Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, California	Alabama
2006	Clarence Russ, Chief Sergeant at Arms, Louisiana Rowena "Roni" Low, Administrative Assistant, Sergeant at Arms, Hawaii	Ohio
2005	Greg Schmidt, Secretary of the Senate, California Roderick Welsh, House Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Louisiana (Canceled)
2004	Dennis Trimble, Deputy Director Buildings and Grounds, Ohio Andrea Faber, Director, Capitol Visitor Services, Pennsylvania	California
2003	Dina Hidalgo, Senate Director of Personnel, California George Mason, Chief, Capitol Police, Virginia	Virginia
2002	William F. Morgan, Jr., Chief, Capitol Police, Connecticut Earnest W. Sumner, House Sergeant at Arms, Florida	Florida
2001	Kevin M. Ebata, House Sergeant at Arms, Hawaii Jon H. Hochkammer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Wisconsin	No Meeting Held
2000	Steve Watson, Chief Deputy Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada Carleton Turner, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Texas	Wisconsin
1999	John Gentrey, House Chief Sergeant at Arms, Louisiana Wayne Todd, Jr., Senate Sergeant at Arms, Florida	Missouri
1998	Tony Beard, Jr., Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, California Art Palmer, retired Director, Legislative Council Bureau, Nevada	Hawaii
1997	Jim Melton, Senate Sergeant at Arms, South Carolina	New Hampshire