NDPOA Peace Officer of the Year Award Recipients

1995: Dennis Pederson: Fargo Police Department

1996: Norman Ruud: North Dakota Highway Patrol

1997: Gregory C. Warren: West Fargo Police Department

1998: Michael J. Ness: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

1999: Wayne Samdahl: Pembina County Sheriff's Office

2000: Richard Weigelt: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2001: John Fulwider: McKenzie County Sheriff's Office

2002: Eric Pederson: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2003: Roger Clemens: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2004: Dale Maixner: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2005: Gary Grove: Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office

2006: Bradely Berg: West Fargo Police Department

2007: Margie Zietz: Minot Police Department

2008: Pat Rummel: Billings County Sheriff's Office

2009: Robert O. Browne: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2010: Arnie Rummel: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2011: Aaron Hummel: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2012: John Fugleberg: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2013: Tim Erickson: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2014: Rick Richard: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2015: Kevin Hagen: North Dakota Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation: P&P

2016: Garner Jones: Bismarck Police Department

2017: David Wallace Sr.: Stark County Sheriff's Office

2018: Kyle Stern: North Dakota Highway Patrol

2019: Steven J. Gilpin: North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation

2020: Cody Holte: Grand Forks Police Department

2021: Jason Falk: Jamestown Police Department

2022: Troy Fleck: Burleigh County Sheriff's Office

2023: Jake Wallin: Fargo Police Department

2024: Paul Martin: Mercer County Sheriff's Office

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