NDPOA Lone eagle award recipients

Active Lone Eagle Award Recipients

1979: Ed Anderson: Fargo Police Department

1980: Jim Martin: North Dakota Highway Patrol

1980: Bob Harvey: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

1981: Erv Reidmann: North Dakota State Penitentiary

1982: Jerry Barnhardt: Dickinson Police Department

1983: Arlin Thompson: McLean Sheriff's Office

1984: Ray Atol: Williston Police Department

1985: Carroll Erickson: Minot Police Department

1986: Stan Lyson: Williams County Sheriff's Office

1987: Richard Hilde: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

1988: Nicholas Spaeth: North Dakota Attorney General

1989: Donald Rudnick: Cass County Sheriff's Office

1990: Aaron Rash: North Dakota State Crime Laboratory

1991: Lyle Gallager: North Dakota State Radio

1992: Dick Peck: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

1993: Dan Draovitch: Minot Police Department

1994: Bob Bennett: North Dakota Attorney General's Office

1995: Duane Wolf: Dickinson Police Department

1996: William Broer: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

1997: Heidi Heitkamp: North Dakota Attorney General

1998: Jerry Kemmet: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

1999: Ronald Kessler: Mercer County Sheriff's Office

2000: Leroy McCann: Grafton Police Department

2001: Pat Heinert: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

2002: Jim Thorson: Cass County Sheriff's Office

2003: Scott Busching: Williams County Sheriff's Office

2004: Ralph Mowder: Bismarck Police Department

2005: Wayne Stenehjem: North Dakota Attorney General

2006: Bryan Klipfel: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2007: Curtis Pellett: Wells County Sheriff's Office

2008: Dallas Carlson: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2009: Arland Rasmussen: West Fargo Police Department

2010: Steve Kukowski: Minot Police Department

2011: Barney Tomanek: North Dakota DOCR: P&P

2012: Kenneth Owens: Williston Police Department

2013: David Zeis: Cavalier County Sheriff's Office

2014: Les Witkowski: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

2015: Paul Laney: Cass County Sheriff's Office

2016: Lonnie Grabowska: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2017: David Todd: Fargo Police Department

2018: Kelly Leben: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

2019: Robert G. Timian: North Dakota Game & Fish

2020: Steve Gutknecht: Williston Police Department

2021: Leroy Gross: Jamestown Police Department

2022: Greg Fetsch: Cavalier County Sheriff's Office

2023: Tracy Meidinger: UND Police Department

2024: Brandon Solberg: North Dakota Highway Patrol

Retired Lone Eagle Award Recipients

1979: Gordon Kern: Bismarck Police Department

1980: Ralph Wood: North Dakota Highway Patrol

1981: Mel Felchle: Bismarck Polce Department

1982: Wally Gwynn: Fargo Police Department

1983: Orlin Benson: North Dakota Highway Patrol

1984: Olaf Haaland: Walsch County Sheriff's Office

1985: L.T. Anderson: Railroad Police

1986: Carl Schultz: Fargo Police Department

1987: Morrell Magee: Bowman County Sheriff's Office

1988: Lyle Lunde: Bottineau County Sheriff's Office

1989: Ralph Hamre: Mountrail Sheriff's Office

1990: Norm Evans: North Dakota Highway Patrol

1991: Ed Almaras: Eddy County Sheriff's Office

1992: Joe Christenson: Railroad Police

1993: Walter Raugett: Dickey County Sheriff's Office

1994: Ardel Wolff: Jamestown Police Department

1995: Gerald Schafer: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

1996: James Molash: Bureau of Indian Affairs

1997: Milton Weist: McIntosh County Sheriff's Office

1998: Gilman Johnson: Steele County Sheriff's Office

1999: Roger Brumfield: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2000: Roger Hall: Bottineau County Sheriff's Office

2001: Richard Bjornson: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2002: Milt Lennick: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2003: Bob Norton: Hettinger County Sheriff's Office

2004: Ray Goetz: North Dakota Game & Fish

2005: Jim Lueder: North Dakota State Radio

2006: James Nygaard: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2007: Dennis Rohr: Mandan Police Department

2008: Robert Coad: North Dakota State Penitentiary

2009: James Rice: Stark County Sheriff's Office

2010: Bruce Kemmet: Devils Lake Police Department

2011: Debrorah Ness: Bismarck Police Department

2012: Keith Witt: Bismarck Police Department

2013: Arnold "Arnie" Schimke: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2014:

2015: Lauren Wild: Walsh County Sheriff's Office

2016: Chuck Rummel: Dickinson Police Department

2017: Bruce Burkett: North Dakota Game & Fish

2018: Dan Donlin: Bismarck Police Department

2019: Robert O. Wefald: North Dakota Attorney General

2020: Bob Rost: Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office

2021: Mike Gerhardt: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2022: Wayne Stenehjem: North Dakota Attorney General

2023: James ("Jim") Frank: Devils Lake Police Department

2024: Michael J. Ness: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation