Suburban Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Class of 51 Recruits
The Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at College of DuPage recently graduated 51 recruits representing 37 police agencies in Northern Illinois.
The ceremony honored the recruits for completing 12 weeks - 480 hours - of basic law enforcement officer training which began this past spring.
Six special awards were presented to the recruits. Officer Brian Bastian of the Broadview Police Department was presented the Firearms Proficiency Award. Officer Ognjen Saric of the Mount Prospect Police Department and Katrina Smolarczyk of the Wheeling Police Department shared the Academic Achievement Award. Officer Andrew Kolodziej of the Addison Police Department received the Best Overall Physical Fitness Award and Officer Alexander Wagner of the Woodridge Police Department received the Most Improved Physical Fitness Award. Officer Kevin Lackey of the Evergreen Park Police Department earned the Leadership Award. Officer Ryan Harrison of the Glencoe Department of Public Safety earned the George Graves Award for being selected as the most distinguished recruit by his fellow officers in the class. All award winners received plaques with their names engraved.
The graduating recruits are as follows:
Nikki Arroyo, Hanover Park Police Department
Alex Bandas, Highland Park Police Department
Brian Bastian, Broadview Police Department
Bartosz Bazan, Glenview Police Department
Emily Beck, Aurora University Police Department
Kevin Berland, Hinsdale Police Department
Samantha Bishop, Tinley Park Police Department
Zach Carney, Elmhurst Police Department
Michael Ciupka, Hanover Park Police Department
Garrick Corder, Lake County Sheriff's Office
Michael Crowe, Morton Grove Police Department
Quentin Davie, Deerfield Police Department
Andrew Derry, Aurora Police Department
David Emrich, Crystal Lake Police Department
Jeffrey Fabis, Huntley Police Department
Timothy Gannon, Round Lake Beach Police Department
Kevin Gauer, Hanover Park Police Department
Thomas Gilbert, Addison Police Department
Kathryn Gordon, Lake County Sheriff's Office
Ryan Harrison, Glencoe Department of Public Safety
Phillip Hernandez, Mount Prospect Police Department
Rachel Heyde, Libertyville Police Department
Justin Hough, Morton Grove Police Department
Jason Kidd, Palatine Police Department
Andrew Kolodziej, Addison Police Department
Brian Kruschke, Northlake Police Department
Joseph Kurpiel, Skokie Police Department
Jeffrey Kutschke, Wilmette Police Department
Kevin Lackey, Evergreen Park Police Department
Shane Long, Skokie Police Department
Michael Maloney, Crystal Lake Police Department
Chris Murphy, Round Lake Police Department
Joseph Pastick, Darien Police Department
Bret Potter, Wheeling Police Department
Michael Rojas, Countryside Police Department
Richard Romani, Downers Grove Police Department
Alex Ruffolo, Addison Police Department
Ricardo Sarabia, Bellwood Police Department
Ognjen Saric, Mount Prospect Police Department
Robert Sbarboro, Batavia Police Department
Jessica Sexton, Skokie Police Department
Katrina Smolarczyk, Wheeling Police Department
Adrian Stapor, Chicago Heights Police Department
Benjamin Steinmetz, Streamwood Police Department
Robert Toussaint, Morton Grove Police Department
Martin Vega, Elgin Police Department
Alexander Wagner, Woodridge Police Department
Jonathan Walker, Barrington Police Department
Latasha Williams, Elgin Police Department
Paul Wrona, Northlake Police Department
Mark Zajac, Shorewood Police Department
SLEA Director Michael Casey addressed the assembly of approximately 500 guests made up of the graduates' family members as well as representatives of the recruit officers' employing agencies. The keynote speaker was Chief Brian King of the Wilmette Police Department, who welcomed the graduates to the law enforcement profession.
The ceremony was held in the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage. For more information on the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, visit the web site at www.cod.edu/slea.