The Following is a list of past recipients of the Society of Professional Investigators Annual Award for outstanding Achievement in the area of law enforcement.

1957 ROBERT F KENNEDY,
Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field.

1958 EDGER D. CROSWELL,
N.Y State Police Sergeant who uncovered the meeting of notorious characters at Appalachian, N.Y.

1959 DETECTIVE DIVISION
of the Police Dept. of the City of New York.

1960 ARTHUR E CHRISTY,
Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office. Southern District. 1961

1961 URBANUS EDMUND BAUGHMAN,
Chief, U.S. Secret Service.

1962 CHARLES 'PAT' WARD,
Agent in Charge, N.Y Office, Federal Bureau of Narcotics

1963 JOSEPH KAITZ,
Commissioner, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

1964 MICHAEL J. MURPHY,
Police Commissioner, Police Department of the City of New York

1965 WILLIAM A. O'CONNOR,
Superintendent, Port Authority of New York Police Department.

1966 ALFRED J. SCOTTI,
Chief Assistant, District Attorneys Office, New York County.

1967 SANFORD D. GARELIK,
Chief lnspector, Police Department of the City of New York.

1968 JOHN J. MALONE,
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

1969 ALBERT F WHITAKER,
Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, New York Office.

1970 JOHN L BARRY,
Commissioner, Police Department, Sufolk County, New York

1971 LOUIS J. LEFKOWITZ,
Attorney General, State of New York

1972 MILES J. AMBROSE,
Special Assistant Attorney General for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement.

1973 CLARENCE M. KELLY,
Director Federal Bureau of Investigation.

1974 MICHAEL J. CODD,
Commissioner, Police Department, City of New York

1975 WILLIAM C. CONNELIE,
Superintendent, New York State Police Department

1976 MARIO MEROLA,
District Attorney, Bronx County, New York

1977 FRANK J. ROGERS,
Commissioner, New York State, Division of Criminal Justice Services

1978 ROBERT J. McGUIRE
Commissioner, Police Department, City of New York

1979 POSTAL INSPECTORS,
United States Postal Service

1980 THOMAS P PUCCIO,
ABSCAM Prosecutor.

1981 JAMES T. SULLIVAN,
Chief of Detectives, N.Y.P.D.

1982 DENNIS DILLON,
District Attorney, Nassau County.

1983 JOHN F. KEENAN,
U.S. Judge, Southern District New York.

1984 RICHARD NICASTRO,
Chief of Detectives, N.Y.P.D.

1985 MARIO BIAGGI,
Congressman

1986 CHARLES JOSEPH HYNES,
NYC Special Prosecutor Deputy Attorney General.

1987 RUDOLPH W. GUILIANI,
Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Southern District of New York. (This was BEFORE he served as Mayor of The City of New York)

1988 STERLING JOHNSON, JR.,
Special Narcotics Prosecutor for New York.

1989 PATTI ANN McDONALD,
devoted wife of PO. Steven MacDonald.

1990 JOSEPH BORELLI,
Chief of Detectives, N.YC. Police Department.

1992 NOEL SANCHEZ,
recipient of Irwin R. Rutman Award.
MICHAEL KOLENIAK, Certificate of Recognition
P.O. YOLANDA LUGO, Certificate of Recognition
ARTHUR C GRIX, Special Certificate of Recognition

1993 JAMES M. FOX,
Assistant Director in Charge, N.Y Division F.B.I. Office

1994 WILLIAM BRATTON,
Commissioner, Police Department, City of New York
FERNANDO MATTEO, recipient of Irwin R. Rutman Award.

1995 CURT WARGO,
Captain, Emergency Service Unit, NYPD
DR. DARIO GONZALEZ,
Medical Director of Training, Emergency Medical Service, N.Y.C. recipient of Irwin R. Rutman Award.
CRAIG SHELLY,
Chief of Marine Operations, FD.N.Y, Special Certificate of Recognition.

1996 MARY JO WHITE,
Law Enforcement Person of the Year
PATRICIA GILLESPIE, recipient of Irwin R. Rutman Award.

1997 RAYMOND W. KELLY,
U.S. Undersecretary for Enforcement, and Former NYC Police Commissioner. (Note: 2002--He is serving as NYC Police Commissioner, for a SECOND TIME)
DAVID MINSKI, recipient of Irwin R. Rutman Award

1998 RANDY MASTRO,
Deputy Mayor, NYC
recipient of the
Law Enforcement Person of the Year Award.
Family of Police Officer Anthony Mosomillo,
NYPD , recipient of the Irwin R. Rutman Award.

1999 Detective Anthony Senft, NYPD 
President Support Group
recipient of the Irwin R. Rutman Award