LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 19, 2019) – Kentucky State Police honored 14 civilian employees on Friday, July 19, 2019 at a ceremony in Lexington, KY. These award winners have exceled in public service and dedication to the agency this past year.
KSP Commissioner Rick Sanders spoke prior to the ceremony thanking the winners for their dedicated service.
“We know that every one of our civilian employees is a Godsend to this agency,” said Sanders. “When the hot calls come in from the public these folks are there to answer the call – whether it be from dispatch, the garage, the crime lab or any of our administrative offices.”
LaGrange resident Kevin R. Woosley was named 2019 ‘KSP Civilian of the Year’. An 18-year veteran of the agency, Woosley is an Internal Policy Analyst III at KSP Headquarters in Frankfort.
Other KSP civilian employees who received awards included:
Police Communications Support Award
- Ronald Cobb, Police Telecommunicator II, Post 2-Madisonville
- Whitney Lyell, Police Telecommunicator II, Post 5-Campbellsburg
- Brian White, Police Telecommunicator II, Post 9-Pikeville
Post Operations Support Award
- East Troop - Ronnie Gross, Maintenance Worker II, Post 13-Hazard
- West Troop - Brittany Kenyon, Administrative Specialist II, KSP Post 15 - Columbia
Supply/Properties Management Award
- Steve Grose, Automotive Technician II, Supply Branch
Drivers Testing Award
- Karen Williams, Certified Driver’s Test Administrator I, Drivers Testing Branch - Ashland
Forensic Services Support
- Brittney Givens, Forensic Scientist Specialist II, Southeast Laboratory
Information Technology Award
- Vivian Cai, Data Base Analyst IT, Communications & Computer Technologies - Frankfort
Records Technical Support Award
- Erin True, Administrative Specialist III, Criminal Identification & Records Branch - Frankfort
Commercial Vehicle Support Award
- April Sears, Administrative Specialist III, Central Region CVE
Special Enforcement Support Award
- Dacia Wood, Criminal Intelligence Analyst I, Post 6 – Dry Ridge – Intelligence Branch
Administrative Services Award
- Kevin Woosley, Internal Policy Analyst III, Headquarters – Technical Services Division
Supervisor of the Year Award
- Beverly Wagoner, Forensic Laboratory Supervisor, Southeast Laboratory
PHOTO CAPTION: Award winners pictured from left to right: Karen Williams, Ronald Cobb, Beverly Wagoner, Whitney Lyell, Kevin Woosley, Erin True, Steve Grose, Brittney Givens, Brian White, Brittany Kenyon, Dacia Wood, Vivian Cai, Ronnie Gross, and April Sears.
