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2010 Correctional Officer of the Year – Shana Chambers

Officer Shana Chanbers is presented the 2010 C.O. of the Year Award by her father. Retired East. St. Louis Police Chief Isador Chambers.

Officer Shana Chambers
Bruce Morrison, Correctional Officer of the Year
Nominated by: Sgt. Nancy Sutherlin

Very rarely do you find an officer of C/O Chambers’ quality and dedication. She is the kind of officer every supervisor wants on their shift. She is extremely self motivated and does not have to be prompted to complete tasks assigned to her. No matter what the job entails, C/O Chambers will complete it without complaining and often comes up with solutions or innovations to help her do the job more efficiently.

She is very observant and has been instrumental in finding contraband before it is introduced into the facility. On several occasions she has discovered detainees smoking in the Female Recovery Room and has taken the time to thoroughly search them and the room until she has located the contraband and the detainee responsible for bringing it in.

2010 Civilian of the Year – Matt Green

Captain Steven Johns presents DSA Matt Green with the 2010 Civilian of the Year Award.

Deputy Service Aide Matt Green
Civilian of the Year
Nominated by Sgt. Michael Hundelt

In 2010 Matt Green came to investigation as the Investigation DSA. The training he received was very short but the transition went very smooth. He quickly grasped the work that was expected of him and proved very dependable and reliable. As time went on, he was given more tasks to look after and accepted every one of them with enthusiasm. Matt was eager to work and always willing to lend a hand.

In September 2010 I was assigned to Investigations as the supervisor. I relied heavily on Matt to get me up to speed on what was happening. During this time, I placed even more job duties on him and asked more of him. Again, Matt was more than happy to help.

Matt has numerous duties and they seem to increase every day. Each time I would ask him to handle something for me, he would reply yes and I knew I could count on him to take care of it. They say the true test of an employee’s worth is how the department runs when they are absent. I can say when Matt is off; it usually takes a couple people to fill in his responsibilities. He is a valuable member of the Investigations Division.

It is my honor to nominate DSA Matt Green for Civilian of the Year.

2010 Humanitarian Award – Don Reichling

Captain Steven Johnson presents Don Reichling, Jr. With the Humanitarian Award for his actions on June 6, 2010

Don Reichling

Humanitarian Award

Nominated by Deputy Brad Clossen

On June 6, 2010 at approximately 0530 hours Don Reichling was driving by a residence in the 3300 block of South Belt West. He saw smoke pouring from the house, stopped and called 911 for assistance. Don ran up to the house and kicked in the front door. He saw a man lying on the living room floor.

He was able to pull the victim from the house and take him to the front yard to await emergency medical care. The victim said he remembered being asleep in his bedroom. He woke up when he heard the alarm from his smoke detector. The victim was able to reach the living room before being overcome by the smoke. He could not remember anything else until he awoke on the front lawn. He was transported to Memorial Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.

For his act of bravery, that saved the live of another, Don Reichling is deserving of the Humanitarian Award.

Officers of the year 2009

C.O. Rod Wilson, Inv. Matthew Dobler and Bailiff Tammy Walters pose for BND photographer Time Vizer at today's employee awards ceremony.