SHERIFF DAVE WEDDING SELECTED CCO “OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD” WINNER

We are pleased and excited to announce that Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding  has been selected as the third CCO 2016 “Outstanding Community Service” Award Winner” for 2016.  Sheriff Wedding is extremely well thought of in our community and he gives a great deal of his time and financial resources to help those in need.

His career in public safety began in 1981 working as a civilian jailer.  He  worked his way up Corporate ladder and in 1983 he became a deputy sheriff .

Sheriff Wedding worked in various assignments as a young deputy including canine unit for several years. He held ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major, Chief Deputy before being elected Vanderburgh County Sheriff in 2014.

Sheriff Wedding graduated from the FBI National Academy in 1997.   He also attended many leadership courses including one at Northwestern University.

Sheriff  Wedding is active many community and support groups and organizations.   He is a strong supporter  of the Santa Clothes Club,  St Vincent Child Daycare, Youth Resources, Albion Fellows, 911 Gives Hope, Honor Flight and has a strong passion in helping local youth programs.

So far the 2016 the “Outstanding Community Services Awards” are Vicki Hubiak President Of HR Solutions and Anne Audain six time Olympician and world record holder in the 500 meter race. This years awards luncheon will be held at Tropicana-Evansville Walnut rooms A and B. The registration begin at 11:30 am, the event officially starts at 12 noon on October 26, 2016.  Last years event was a sellout.

Last years winners of the “Outstanding Community Services Awards” were: Vanderburgh County Commissioner Joe Kifer, well respected local attorney Joe Harrison, Jr, Indiana State Auditor Suzanne Crouch and former Vanderburgh County Sheriff and 8th District Congressmen Brad Ellsworth, Dr. Dan Adams, Dr Steven Becker MD, Tracy Zeller-President of Tracy Zeller Jewelry Holly Dunn-National Movation Speaker on Domestic Violence, Cheryl Musgrave who sits on the Vanderburgh County Board of Zoning Appeals and retired political icon Betty Hermann.