Duffy Award

JOHN J. DUFFY MEMORIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

2008 John J. Duffy Award Recipient
Detective Thomas G. McHale, Jr. - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

Named for our first President, John J. Duffy of Davenport, Iowa the "Dufffy" is awarded to the individual or entity, who by their leadership, heroism, or tireless and unselfishness, has brought credit to the National Council of Investigation and Security Services and to the professions. Every other year, NCISS reaches outside our regular membership and looks to a person or organization that exemplifies the spirit of this award.


John J. Duffy	Bruce Hulme, Gary Kuty, Bob Heales, Brian McGuinness Vince Ruffolo, Past Duffy Award Recipients	2008 Duffy Award Recipient Detective Thomas G. McHale, Jr. - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department

PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE JOHN J. DUFFY MEMORIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

○	Joe Duncan of Nashville, Tennessee, NCISS first Chairperson	1985
○	The International Association of Chiefs of Police, IACP	1986
○	Bert Hinds, of Cincinnati Ohio, past president of NCISS	1987
○	Edward del Pino, the off-duty security officer and hero of the Staten Island ferry massacre who disarmed a sword-wielding attacker	1988
○	Eddy McClain; of Fallbrook, California past president of NCISS	1989
○	William Salud, Editor, accepted for the magazine SECURITY	1990
○	Charles E. Dennis of Severna Park, Maryland past president NCISS	1991
○	Vincent Ruffolo of Chicago, Illinois, past president of NCISS, perennial chair Security Companies Organized for Legislative Action (SCOLA)	1992
○	Robert McCrie of New York, Editor of Security Letter	1993
○	Ralph Day of Jackson, Mississippi, past president of NCISS	1994
○	Harry Rakosky, the vacationing security director who tackled and disarmed an attacker who was machine gunning the White House	1995
○	Bruce Hulme of New York City, past president of NCISS	1996
○	Los Angeles Police Department, Threat Management Unit	1997
○	Gary Kuty of Columbus, Ohio, past president of NCISS	1998
○	Rick Massimei, Chairman of the Private Security Council of ASIS and Vice Chair of NASCO	1999
○	Michael Duffy of Davenport Iowa, past president of NCISS	2001
○	Lawrence Sabbath, Vice President of Sellery Associates, NCISS 'Lobbying firm in Washington D.C.	2000
○	Kenneth Romine of Columbus, Ohio, past president of NCISS	2002
○	Bruce Brownyard, Brownyard Programs, Ltd.	2003
○	Robert A. Heales, R.A. Heales & Associates, Ltd.	2004
○	U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, Dallas, Texas	2005
○	Brian P. McGuinness - Coral Gables, Florida - past president of NCISS	2006
○	PI Magazine - Freehold New Jersey	2007
○	Detective Thomas G. McHale, Jr. - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department	2008

Past recipients of the Duffy Memorial Award that were in attendance at the 2005 New Orleans conference. From left to right Bob Heales, Lawrence Sabbath, Gary Kuty, Bruce Brownyard, Bruce Hulme, Vince Ruffolo and Bert Hinds (not pictured Eddy McClain). (to enlarge picture click on photo)