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Montgomery Bar Foundation - Awards and Honors
The Honorable Louis D. Stefan Law Enforcement Award
The Montgomery Bar Foundation regularly honors those in our community who go above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of others. This award is given to nominees on merit to honor Judge Louis D. Stefan. It is given to a law enforcement official who goes well beyond the scope of his or her duties in promoting the rule of law and administration of justice.
Following is a list of past recipients:
| 2025 | Detective Sergeant William "Bill" Murphy Bridgeport Police Department |
| 2024 | Officer Edward Butterworth, Sr. Norristown Police Department |
| 2022/23 | Sergeant Mark Huzzard Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |
| 2021 | Stephanie Landes Director of Supervision Services, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas |
| 2020 | No Award Given due to Pandemic |
| 2019 | Detective Beth Sanborn Lower Gwynedd Police Department |
| 2019 | Julio M. Algarin Warden, Montgomery County Correctional Facility |
| 2018 | Kevin R. Steele, Esq. Montgomery County District Attorney |
| 2017 | T. Michael Beaty Montgomery County Chief Deputy Sheriff |
| 2016 | none awarded |
| 2015 | Mark E. Talbot, Sr. Norristown Chief of Police |
| 2014 | Francis L. Carroll, III Lower Providence Township Chief of Police |
| 2013 | Michael P. Gordon Chief Probation Officer |
| 2012 | Bradley M. Fox Plymouth Township Police Officer |
| 2011 | James W. Staerk District Attorney's Office |
| 2010 | Samuel Gallen Deputy Chief County Detective |
| 2009 | John J. McGowan East Norriton Police Department |
| 2009 | Eileen Wahlon Behr Whitemarsh Police Department |
| 2008 | Mary Anders Montgomery County Detective |
| 2007 | Bruce L. Castor, Jr. Montgomery County District Attorney |
| 2006 | Lt. Anthony Spagnoletti Montgomery County Detective Narcotics Enforcement Team |
| 2005 | Edmund H.C. Justice Deputy Chief of Montgomery County Detectives |
| 2004 | Hon. John J. Durkin 38th Judicial District Justice |
| 2003 | John P. Durante Montgomery County Sheriff |
| 2002 | Wendy Demchick-Alloy MCAP: The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project |
| 2002 | Risa Vetri Ferman MCAP: The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project |
| 2001 | Anthony Guarna |
| 2000 | Sgt. Gary Hildebrand |
| 1999 | none awarded |
| 1998 | Sgt. Gary R. O'Connor |
The Honorable Milton O. Moss Public Service Award
Since the formation of the Montgomery Bar Foundation in 1987, the Foundation has honored Judge Moss by presenting the Honorable Milton O. Moss Public Service Award each year to a Montgomery County resident who has provided exceptional service in support of the justice system.
Following is a list of past recipients:
| 2025 | William L. Landsburg, Esq. (posthumously) |
| 2024 | Cary Flitter, Esq. |
| 2022/23 | Edward F. McCann, Jr., Esq. Montgomery County District Attorney's Office |
| 2021 | Susan Strong, Esq. & Edward Danelski, Esq. Legal Aid of Southeastern PA |
| 2020 | No Award Given Due to Pandemic |
| 2019 | Dr. Valerie Arkoosh Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
| 2018 | The Honorable Margaret Hunsicker |
| 2017 | The Honorable Stanley R. Ott |
| 2016 | The Honorable Lois E. Murphy |
| 2015 | Montgomery County Paralegal Association |
| 2014 | The Honorable Steven T. O'Neill |
| 2013 | Lisa A. Shearman, Esq. (Wills for Heroes) |
| 2012 | The Honorable Paul W. Tressler |
| 2011 | Bikers Against Child Abuse |
| 2010 | Mary C. Pugh, Esq. Executive Director, MCAP: The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project |
| 2009 | Richard A. Simon, Esq. Montgomery County Public Defender's Office |
| 2008 | The Honorable William T. Nicholas Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas |
| 2007 | Virginia A. Coombs |
| 2006 | Harvey F. Strauss Director Montgomery County Legal AId |
| 2005 | Roger B. Reynolds, Jr. Montgomery County Deputy Public Defender |
| 2004 | Robert K. Kreamer, Jr. Executive Director North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club |
| 2003 | Michael D. Marino Montgomery County Commissioner |
| 2003 | James R. Matthews Montgomery County Commissioner |
| 2003 | Ruth Damsker Montgomery County Commissioner |
| 2002 | Stewart J. Greenleaf |
| 2001 | Raymond M. Seidel |
| 2001 | Tony Guarna |
| 2000 | The Rev. Albert Jarman Family |
| 1999 | Doris L. Freeman |
| 1998 | Dr. Robert Johnson Smith, Sr. |
| 1997 | Frank "Hank Cisco" Ciaccio |
| 1996 | John Stewart, Esq. Stewart, Wood & Branca/Publisher Owner & President The Independent and Montgomery Transcript |
| 1995 | Marilyn L. Steinbright The Arcadia Foundation |
| 1994 | Donald DeVore Foster Grandparent Program Montco Youth Center |
| 1994 | Henriette Barkmeyer |
| 1994 | Grace Grantham |
| 1994 | Edward Miller |
| 1993 | Lufay Butler Prisoner Family Resource Center, Inc. |
| 1992 | Abdul Ansari Norristown Anti-Drug Coalition |
| 1992 | Elimu Bey Norristown Anti-Drug Coalition |
| 1992 | Ziyadah Mussawir Norristown Anti-Drug Coalition |
| 1991 | Anthony and Alice Mungin Office of Children and Youth Foster Parents |
| 1990 | Guy Gabrielson, Jr., Esq. Montgomery County Legal Aid |
| 1989 | Cynthia Gilhool Victim Services Center of Montgomery County |
| 1988 | Susanne L. Galloway Family & Youth Programs |
| 1987 | Matt A. Peskin National Association of Town Watch Inc. |