Maryland Chiefs of Police Association 

Award Winners 2026
(awards are for calendar year 2025)

MEDAL OF HONOR

Police Officer First Class Michael Brady
Baltimore County Police Department


Exceptional Police Performance
(Category A - 125 + Officers)

Police Officer First Class Elijah Cortez
Howard County Police Department

Exceptional Police Performance 
(Category B - 26-125 Officers)

Police Officer First Class Lamar Gayle
Laurel Police Department

Exceptional Police Performance

(Category C - 1-25 Officers)

Sergeant Steven Jackson
Cheverly Police Department

Exceptional Police Performance by a Unit/Team/Collaboration

Marine/Underwater Recovery Unit
Prince George's County Police Department

Exceptional Performance - Private Security

Geoffrey Nathan
Home Depot

Traffic Safety Award
(Category A - 125 + Officers)

Sergeant William Smith
Howard County Police Department

Traffic Safety Award
(Category C - 1-25 Officers)

Officer First Class Tyler De Meo
Fruitland Police Department

Scholarship Award

Evelyn Johnson - Montgomery County Police Department
Samuel Wantling - Frederick Police Department

Karen J. Kruger Scholarship

Police Officer First Class Nicholas Novak
Anne Arundel County Police Department