January 8, 2018 to May 18, 2018
Overall Best Student - The overall best student award is presented to the deputy with the highest cumulative score for all subjects, sponsored by the Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Mazza
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Academic Achievement - The academic achievement award is presented to the deputy with the highest academic average, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association.
William Costello
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Law - The law award is presented to the deputy with the highest average scores for civil and criminal law, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Scott Baker
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Firearms - The firearms award is presented to the deputy with the highest firearms range qualification, sponsored by the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Board.
Matt Watkins
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Michael VanKuren Memorial Award
(Formerly the Defensive Tactics Award)
This memorial award is presented to the deputy with the highest score and profiency level in defensive tactics. Michael VanKuren was a Deputy Sheriff with the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, who was killed in the line of duty on March 31, 2004. Deputy VanKuren was also a Defensive Tactics Instructor with the Deputy Sheriffs' Training Academy.
Kevin Dock
Union County Sheriff's Office