Past Award Winners
James H McGroarty Fire Investigator of the Year Award
| Year | Name | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | John Morgan | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 1990 | ||
| 1991 | Raymond Berg | Greene County |
| 1992 | George Wheaton | Steuben County |
| 1993 | Gerald Kelder, Jr. | Kingston County |
| 1994 | Robert G. Muller | Albany County DA’s Office |
| 1995 | Glenn Martin | Hudson Fire Department |
| 1996 | John DeNio | NYS Insurance Frauds |
| 1997 | Michael E. Knowlton | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 1998 | Gene West | FDNY |
| 1999 | James H. McGroarty | Syracuse Fire Department |
| 2000 | John DeMio | Cohoes Police Department |
| 2001 | Eugene Pietzak, Jr. | Nassau County Fire Marshals Office |
| 2002 | Peter Lattanzio | Town of Colonie Fire Services |
| 2003 | Kevin Parrett | NYPD Arson and Explosion Squad |
| 2004 | Dale H. Moone | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 2005 | Mark Sauter | Albany Police Department |
| 2006 | James B. Cable | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 2007 | Mike Cummings | |
| 2008 | Michael Casler and Ron Ryan | Onondaga County Fire Investigation |
| 2009 | Thomas Dorrer | |
| 2017 | James Ryan | OFPC DHSES |
| 2018 | Ken Heffernan | City of Syracuse Fire Dept. |
| 2021 | Richard Daus | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 2022 | John Fairclough | NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control |
| 2023 | Vincent Spampinato | NYS Department of Financial Services, Fraud Bureau |
Prosecutor of the Year
| Year | Name | County |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Daniel Dwyer | Albany |
| 1991 | Gary Miles | Jefferson |
| 1992 | Steven Lungen | Sullivan |
| 1993 | Thomas Spina | US Attorney |
| 1994 | Guy Tomlinson | Montgomery |
| 1995 | Robert Winn | Washington |
| 1996 | Andrew Baxter | US Attorney |
| 1997 | Joseph Mrusak and Rosanne Johnson | Erie |
| 1998 | Robert Storch | US Attorney |
| 1999 | Cheryl K. Fowler | Albany |
| 2000 | James B. Veragson | Cayuga |
| 2001 | Glen Suddaby and Timothy Hennigan | Onondaga |
| 2002 | David Hoovler | Orange |
| 2003 | Richard E. Swinehart and Robert A. Mascari | Seneca |
| 2004 | Michael McDermott | Albany |
| 2005 | Donald Williams | Ulster |
| 2006 | Peter Timmons | Suffolk |
| 2007 | P. David Soares | Albany |
| 2008 | Edward McGoughlin, Kristine Hawlk, and Richard Fiorillo | Dutchess |
| 2009 | Louise Sera | |
| 2010 | Michael Canty | New York |
| 2011 | Richard D. Northrup | Delaware |
| 2015 | Cindy Intschert | Jefferson |
| 2016 | Brian Green | Monroe |
| 2017 | Joel Abelone | Rensselaer County DA |
| 2018 | Jasper Mills | Rensselaer County |
| 2019 | Rob Moran | Onondaga County DA Office |
| 2021 | John Muehl | Otsego County DA Office |
| 2022 | Leanne Moser | Lewis County District Attorney’s Office |
| 2023 | Executive ADA Stewart Rosenwasser | Orange County District Attorney’s Office |
Alton Lewis Team of the Year Award
| Year | Name | Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jefferson County Arson Task Force | |
| 1992 | Schenectady City Arson Task Force | |
| 1994 | Cayuga County Special Task Force | Auburn Fire and Police, Cayuga SO, OFPC |
| 1995 | City of Cohoes Arson Task Force | |
| 1997 | City of Albany | Fire, Police, DA, OFPC, ATF, Colonie |
| 1998 | Utica Arson Strike Force | |
| 1999 | Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office | Fire Marshal’s Office and Police Arson/Bomb Squad |
| 2000 | Niagara County Fire Investigation Unit | |
| 2001 | Ulster County | NYSP, Arson Task Force, DA, Woodstock Fire and Police |
| 2002 | Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office | |
| 2003 | Erie County Sheriff’s Office | |
| 2004 | NYS Insurance Fraud’s Bureau | |
| 2005 | City of Watertown | |
| 2006 | City of Schenectady | Fire, Police, OFPC, ATF |
| 2008 | Jefferson County Cause and Origin | |
| 2009 | City of Watertown Fire Dept. Police Dept. & OFPC | |
| 2010 | Fulton County Fire Investigation Team | |
| 2011 | Delaware County Fire Investigation Team | |
| 2016 | Onondaga County | |
| 2018 | Schenectady Arson Task Force | Schenectady Fire and Police, Schenectady County DA Office, ATF |
| 2019 | Rochester Arson Task Force | |
| 2021 | Otsego County | DA’s office, NYS DHSES OFPC Investigators, City of Oneonta Police Department, City of Oneonta Fire Department, New York State Police, Sotera Investigative Group |
| 2022 | City of Troy, Rensselaer County | Troy Fire Department, Troy Police Department, Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office |
| 2023 | Town of Newburgh | Chief Fire Inspector Gerald Canfield, Asst. Fire Inspector Investigator Joseph Mattina, Detective Christopher Shaw,Forensic Detective Shawn Connelly, Forensic Investigator Adam Zielberger |
| 2023 | NYS DFS Fraud Bureau | Asst. Chief Investigator Sean Ralph, Investigator Vincent Spampinato |
| 2023 | Westchester County DPS Arson Unit | Detective John Peters, Arson K-9 Daisy |
| 2023 | Bureau of ATF | Special Agent CFI Elizabeth Goddard, Financial Auditor Melissa Rodriguez |
| 2023 | Joseph E Myers Investigations | Investigator Joseph Myers, Sr., Investigator Joseph Myers, Jr. |
Jack Meehan Photography Award
Accidental
| Year | Name | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Eugene Malone | Fairview FD |
| 1990 | Peter Lattanzio | Town of Colonie |
| 1991 | Larry Smith | Batavia FD |
| 1992 | Joseph Toomey | Albany FD |
| 1993 | Joseph Toomey | Albany FD |
| 1994 | John Hilson | Albany FD |
| 1995 | Frank Milazzo | Ulster County |
| 1996 | David Brant | Progressive Insurance |
| 1997 | B. James Olmstead | Delaware County |
| 1998 | George B. Eighmie | Delaware County |
| 1999 | Michael Kohberger | Chemung County |
| 2000 | Dana R. Paduano | NYSP |
| 2001 | John Saviano | Scarsdale FD |
| 2002 | Ed Reed | Jefferson County |
| 2003 | Michael Russo | TJ Russo Consultants |
| 2004 | Robert Gerardi | Scarsdale FD |
| 2004 | William Hunt | Columbia County |
| 2005 | Eugene Pietzak, Jr. | Nassau County Fire Marshal |
| 2006 | Joseph Bisognano | Town of Colonie |
| 2006 | T. G. Kolb | Watertown FD |
| 2007 | Lawrence D. Rossini | Orange County |
| 2007 | T. G. Kolb | Watertown FD |
| 2016 | Theodore Kolb | |
| 2017 | William Hayes | Cayuga County |
| 2018 | Pete Davis (1st), Mike Monat (2nd), Bill Haynes (3rd)/td> | |
| 2019 | Andrew Casucci | Saratoga County |
| 2021 | Brian Marscelli | |
| 2023 | Lieutenant Anthony Cruciata, Jr. | New Rochelle Fire Department |
Jack Meehan Photography Award
Incendiary
| Year | Name | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Eugene Malone | Fairview FD |
| 1990 | Peter Lattanzio | Town of Colonie |
| 1991 | John Hilson | Albany FD |
| 1992 | Dennis Egan | Seneca County |
| 1993 | Samuel J. Apcadipane, Jr. | Jamestown FD |
| 1994 | Marc Manth | North Tonawanda FD |
| 1995 | Joseph Bisognano | Town of Colonie |
| 1996 | David Jones | Jefferson County |
| 1997 | T. G. Kolb | Watertown FD |
| 1998 | Joseph Maxwell | |
| 1999 | Marty Miller | Rome FD |
| 2000 | Peter Lattanzio | Town of Colonie |
| 2001 | Ed Reed | Jefferson County |
| 2002 | Dana R. Paduano | NYSP |
| 2003 | Eugene Pietzak, Jr. | Nassau County Fire Marshal |
| 2004 | Timothy Mulvaney | Jefferson County |
| 2004 | Robert Gerardi | Scarsdale FD |
| 2005 | Robert Gerardi | Scarsdale FD |
| 2008 | Jerome Wilson | |
| 2016 | Theodore Kolb |
Legislator of the Year
| Year | Name | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ralph Eannace, Jr. | Oneida County Executive |
| 1998 | Sherwood Boehlert | US Congressman |
| 2000 | Sherwood Boehlert | US Congressman |
| 2001 | George E. Pataki | NYS Governor |
President’s Award
| Year | Name | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | George Wheaton | |
| 2018 | Michael Knowlton | NYS OFPC |
| 2019 | Dave Powell | |
| 2020 | Nick Fletcher, Ric Giampaolo & Ted Lachenauer | |
| 2021 | Robert Sheps | |
| 2022 | Gene Pietzak | |
| 2023 | Robert Stephens | Sotera Investigative Group |