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Awards and Honors

Montgomery Bar Foundation - Awards and Honors

The Honorable Louis D. Stefan Law Enforcement Award

The Montgomery Bar Foundation regularly honors those in our community who go above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of others.  This award is given to nominees on merit to honor Judge Louis D. Stefan.  It is given to a law enforcement official who goes well beyond the scope of his or her duties in promoting the rule of law and administration of justice.  

Following is a list of past recipients:

2022/23 Sergeant Mark Huzzard
Montgomery County Sherriff's Office
2021 Stephanie Landes
Director of Supervision Services, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
2020 No Award Given due to Pandemic

2019

Detective Beth Sanborn - Lower Gwynedd Police Department

Julio M. Algarin
Warden, Montgomery County Correctional Facility

2018 Kevin R. Steele, Esq.
Montgomery County District Attorney
2017 T. Michael Beaty
Montgomery County Chief Deputy Sheriff
2016 none awarded
2015 Mark E. Talbot, Sr.
Norristown Chief of Police
2014 Francis L. Carroll, III
Lower Providence Township Chief of Police
2013 Michael P. Gordon
Chief Probation Officer
2012 Bradley M. Fox
Plymouth Township Police Officer
2011 James W. Staerk
District Attorney's Office
2010 Samuel Gallen
Deputy Chief County Detective
2009 John J. McGowan - East Norriton Police Department and;
Eileen Wahlon Behr - Whitemarsh Police Department.
2008 Mary Anders
Montgomery County Detective
2007 Bruce L. Castor, Jr.
Montgomery County District Attorney
2006 Lt. Anthony Spagnoletti
Montgomery County Detective Narcotics Enforcement Team
2005 Edmund H.C. Justice
Deputy Chief of Montgomery County Detectives
2004 Hon. John J. Durkin
38th Judicial District Justice
2003 John P. Durante
Montgomery County Sheriff
2002

Wendy Demchick-Alloy
Risa Vetri Ferman

MCAP: The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project

2001 Anthony Guarna
2000 Sgt. Gary Hildebrand
1999 none awarded
1998 Sgt. Gary R. O'Connor

 

 

The Honorable Milton O. Moss Public Service Award

Since the formation of the Montgomery Bar Foundation in 1987, the Foundation has honored Judge Moss by presenting the Honorable Milton O. Moss Public Service Award each year to a Montgomery County resident who has provided exceptional service in support of the justice system.  

Following is a list of past recipients:

 

2022/23 Edward F. McCann, Jr.
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office                   

2021

Susan Strong, Esq. & Edward Danelski, Esq.                      

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA       

2020 No Award Given Due to Pandemic                                    
2019 Dr. Valerie Arkoosh
Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
2018 The Honorable Margaret Hunsicker
2017 The Honorable Stanley R. Ott
2016

The Honorable Lois E. Murphy

2015 Montgomery County Paralegal Association
2014

The Honorable Steven T. O'Neill

2013 Lisa A. Shearman, Esq. (Wills for Heroes)
2012 The Honorable Paul W. Tressler
2011 Bikers Against Child Abuse
2010

Mary C. Pugh, Esq.

Executive Director, MCAP: The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project

2009

Richard A. Simon, Esq.

Montgomery County Public Defender's Office

2008

The Honorable William T. Nicholas

Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

2007

Virginia A. Coombs

Executive Director, Visiting Nurse Association
2006

Harvey F. Strauss

Director, Montgomery County Legal Aid

2005

Roger B. Reynolds, Jr.

Montgomery County Public Defender's Office

2004

Robert K. Kreamer, Jr.

Executive Director North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club

2003

Montgomery County Commissioners

Michael D. Marino, Chairman

James R. Matthews, Commissioner

Ruth Damsker, Commissioner

2002 Stewart J. Greenleaf
2001

Raymond M. Seidel

Tony Guarna

2000 The Rev. Albert Jerman Family
1999 Doris L. Freeman
1998 Dr. Robert Johnson Smith, Sr.
1997 Frank "Hank Cisco" Ciaccio
1996

John Stewart, Esq.

Publisher, Owner & President - The Independent and Montgomery Transcript

1995

Marilyn L. Steinbright

The Arcadia Foundation

1994

Donald DeVore

Henriette Barkmeyer

Grace Grantham

Edward Miller

1993

Lufay Butler

Prisoner Family Resource Center, Inc.

Montgomery County Youth Center

Foster Grandparent Program

1992

Abdul Ansari

Ziyadah Mussawir

Norristown Anti-Drug Coalition

1991

Anthony and Alice Mungin

Office of Children and Youth Foster Parents

1990

Guy Gabrielson, Jr., Esq.

Montgomery County Legal Aid Service

1989

Cynthia Gilhool

Victim Services Center of Montgomery County

1988

Susanne L. Galloway

Family & Youth Programs

1987

Matt A. Peskin

National Association of Town Watch, Inc.