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| Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
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Douglas County Deputy Honored with Tom Rice Award
For Immediate Release
Douglas County Marine Deputy Pete Wood was honored by the Oregon State Marine Board recently with a special award for his service as a training instructor working to improve the skills of marine officers across the state.
The Tom Rice Instructor award is given to an instructor who displays the character of the man whose name appears on the award. “Patience, kindness, knowledge, talent, experience, and a willingness to help others become better at what they do. This is the very definition of the character of Deputy Wood,” said Tony Van Meter, Law Enforcement Coordinator for the Marine Board. “The boat wheel was chosen for the award because it symbolizes the role instructors’ play in guiding fellow Marine Law Enforcement officers through the difficult jobs we ask them to perform. Deputy Wood has been instrumental in the effectiveness of our law enforcement training program.”
The award is named after the late Tom Rice, who was a well-liked and respected marine deputy who served Josephine County and the Marine Board for years. He was killed in a helicopter accident while on duty in 2002.
The first recipient of the “Tom Rice Instructor Award” was Josephine County Deputy Ernie Fields. In 2005, Coos County Deputies Will Coleman and Doug Strain shared the award.
Other awards announced during the conference include: Most Improved Yearly Program to Marion County; Most Improved Seasonal Program to Crook County; Seasonal Program of the Year to Polk County; Education Award to Marion County; Education Award –Seasonal Program, to Deputy Mark Jubitz, Hood River County; Officer of the Year to Deputy Steve Dangler, Multnomah County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to Roger Pearce, Wasco County; BUII Enforcement to Deputy Paul Vitus, Lane County, Deputy Jimmy Gyllenskog, and Ian Lance, Jackson County, and Deputy David Zahn, Marion County; Trooper of the Year to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP Oakridge and Trooper Martin Maher, OSP Cottage Grove; Tom Rice Instructor of the Year to Deputy Pete Wood, Douglas County; Special Instructor Award to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP Oakridge; Manager of the Year to Sergeant Russ Wright, Crook County and Sergeant Tim Steele, Marion County; Program Administration Award of Excellence to Clackamas, Josephine and Sherman Counties.
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