Our Annual Awards Night will be on April 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the lodge in Hanahan.  Letters have been sent to all agencies in Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties (also Hanahan and Goose Creek), asking for submissions for awards.  The committee welcomes submissions from individual officers as well.  You do not have to be a FOP member to submit or receive an award. 

Below you will find the requirements for each award.  Please review this and if you feel someone you know should be recognized, please take the time to complete a write-up and submit it to the committee for review.  Please be detailed in the write-up explaining the circumstances surrounding the incident or event.  Please attempt to keep the nomination to one page in length.

All submissions MUST be received no later than close of business on Tuesday, March 1, 2012, to be considered.  You can submit in one of two ways:  Email submissions to:  awards@scfop3.org or mail them to:  Tri-County Lodge # 3 P.O. Box 62469 North Charleston, South Carolina 29419 and mark them to the attention of the Awards Committee.  Email submission is the preferred method.

If you should have any questions, please contact Second Vice President Ed Semlitsch at esemlitsch@scfop3.org or by phone at (843) 367-7775. 

Member of the Year:    The recipient of this award will be an active member who in the last calendar year consistently demonstrated a tireless effort to promote and support the Fraternal Order of Police.  This member is active in lodge activities, functions and meetings. (The Eagle Statue)

Award of Valor:   The Award of Valor will be awarded to a law enforcement officer that voluntarily risks his/her own life to an extraordinary degree in saving or attempting to save the life of another person. (A Plaque)

Award of Merit:  The Award of Merit will be awarded to a law enforcement officer whose actions are above and beyond the call of duty which results in the saving of a life, a major case arrest or a major contraband seizure. (A Plaque)

Award of Appreciation:   The Award of Appreciation will be issued to a member who demonstrates exceptional actions which benefits the Good of the Order. (A Plaque)

Certificate of Recognition:   A Certificate of Recognition recognizes individuals, businesses or groups that assist the lodge in the accomplishment of the Lodge’s mission of “Serving the Law Officers of the Low-Country”. (A Certificate)

Award of Lifetime Achievement:  An award of Lifetime Achievement is given to an individual to honor his or her life-long contributions in law enforcement or the criminal justice profession. He or she has consistently maintained highly creative and effective effort, displayed exemplary service, and exhibited strong leadership skills. The individual must also enjoy a reputation as an innovator and leader among peers and within the local, state, and regional levels. (A Plaque)

Margie F. Cannon Award of Judicial Excellence:  This prestigious award honors a retired court judge who demonstrates the outstanding qualities of judicial excellence, including integrity, fairness, open mindedness, knowledge of the law, professional ethics, creativity, sound judgment, intellectual courage and decisiveness. (A Plaque)