Honoring Indiana's Drug Recognition Experts
Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) play an instrumental role in keeping Indiana's roads and communities safe. DREs receive specialized training to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs. Because of their training, they are often called upon by law enforcement to assist with traffic stops with the goal of keeping impaired drivers off the road.
To recognize this select group of officers, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute created the Indiana Drug Recognition Expert Awards Program in 2016. Every year, officers are invited to attend a ceremony, during which the following five awards are presented.
2024 Ceremony
- Award Recipients
Name Agency Award County Image Corey Adam Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Porter JPG Michael Allen Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Orange Thomas Blythe Porter Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Porter Beau Brumett Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Daviess Jonathan Carder Hamilton County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) Hamilton Justin Gage Elkhart Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Elkhart JPG Garrett Hoppock Jennings County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) Jennings Robert Lenover Hendricks County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) Hendricks Jacob Ridgway Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Boone Michael VenSolk Elkhart Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Elkhart Dustin Voss Elkhart Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Elkhart JPG David Caswell Indiana State Police Longevity Award (10 year) Marshall JPG Donald Dalley Marion Police Department Longevity Award (10 year) Grant Erin Keppeler Grant County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (15 year) Grant Marty Corley Michigan City Police Department Longevity Award (15 year) LaPorte Gregory Jesse Michigan City Police Department Longevity Award (15 year) LaPorte JPG Joshua Blocher Noblesville Police Department Longevity Award (20 year) Hamilton JPG John Kreiger Fort Wayne Police Department Longevity Award (20 year) Allen JPG Paden Clements Benton County Sheriff's Department DRE Performance Award Benton JPG Casey Lehman Elkhart County Sheriff's Department DRE of the Year Elkhart JPG Heather Hollister Jasper County Sheriff's Department DRE Instructor of the Year Jasper JPG
2023 Ceremony
- Award Recipients
County Name Department Award Allen Daniel Hartman Fort Wayne Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Allen David Hochstetler Fort Wayne Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Bartholomew Danielle Stigers Columbus Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Cass Bryce Hall Logansport Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Clark Joe Waters Clark County Sheriff's Office Longevity Award (5 year) Delaware Brandon Qualls Muncie Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Elkhart Jason Ray Elkhart Police Department Longevity Award (10 year) Greene Brent Robinson Linton Police Department Longevity Award (10 year) Hamilton Andrew Reiss Noblesville Police Department Longevity Award (25 year) Hendricks Michael Wittl Avon Police Department Longevity Award (15 year) Jefferson Devlin McMindes Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) Marion Matthew Pankonie Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept Longevity Award (5 year) Montgomery Matt Schroeter Crawfordsville Police Department DRE of the Year (2022) Orange Noah Ewing Indiana State Police DRE Performance Award Randolph Michael Burk Winchester Police Department Longevity Award (20 year) Shelby Jeffery Dewitt Shelby County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (10 year) St. Joseph Dominic Hall South Bend Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) St. Joseph Joseph Querciagrossa St. Joseph County Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) St. Joseph Joshua Siekman St. Joseph County Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Steuben Matthew Kling Angola Police Department DRE Instructor of the Year (2022) Union Bryan Fox Kingsford Heights Police Department Longevity Award (20 year) Vanderburgh Tanner Hurley Indiana State Police DRE Performance Award Vigo David Ewing Vigo County Sheriff's Office Longevity Award (5 year)
2022 Ceremony
- Award Recipients
Name Department Award Image Ryan Rockey Fort Wayne Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Michael Hollandsworth Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Andrew Dougan Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Andrew Watson Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Cameron McCreary Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) James Herbert Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) JPG David Kinyon Carmel Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Dillon McDaniel Hamilton County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Brandon Gehlhausen Westfield Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Ben Fenstermaker Indiana State Excise Police Longevity Award (5 year) Noah Frizzell Lake Station Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Jordan Billups Winfield Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Steven Glass Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) JPG Corey Cronk Mishawaka Police Department Longevity Award (5 year) Brent Gramig Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 year) Ryan Smith Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (10 year) JPG Paul Stolz Indiana State Police Longevity Award (10 year) JPG Robert Hainje II Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (20 year) JPG Matthew Schroeter Crawfordsville Police Department DRE Performance Award JPG Peter Mungovan Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Emeritus Award Chris Smith Indiana State Excise Police Lt. Gary Dudley DRE Instructor of the Year Award JPG Noah Ewing Indiana State Police Officer David Moore DRE of the Year Award JPG
2021 Ceremony
- Award Recipients
Name Agency Award Image Matthew Wilson Ft. Wayne Police Department Longevity Award (5 years) JPG James Bailey Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 years) Dustin Zehnder Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 years) JPG Kevin Crask Hamilton County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 years) JPG Nathan Tompkins Greenwood Police Department Longevity Award (5 years) David Bowles Indianapolis Airport Police Department Longevity Award (5 years) Adam Moor Indiana State Police Longevity Award (5 years) Adam Blanton Wayne County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (5 years) Corbin Smith Indiana State Excise Police Longevity Award (10 years) Ben Phelps Lebanon Police Department Longevity Award (10 years) Dustin Lundgren Bristol Police Department Longevity Award (10 years) JPG Richard Trail Jasper County Sheriff's Department Longevity Award (10 years) Chris Roberts Crane Naval Support Police Department Longevity Award (10 years) Matthew Kling Angola Police Department Longevity Award (10 years) JPG Robert Duckworth Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Longevity Award (15 years) JPG Chris Smith Indiana State Excise Police Longevity Award (15 years) Jason Overfield Rockport Police Department Longevity Award (15 years) JPG Susan Reidenbach Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Longevity Award (25 years) JPG Joey Jones J. O. Jones Consulting, LLC DRE Ambassador Award JPG Timothy Shortt LaPorte County Sheriff's Department DRE Emeritus Award JPG Daniel Shragal Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department DRE Emeritus Award JPG Timothy Huber Newburgh Police Department DRE Evaluation Award JPG Michael Wittl Avon Police Department Lt. Gary Dudley DRE Instructor of the Year Award JPG Noah Ewing Indiana State Police Officer David Moore DRE Officer of the Year Award JPG
