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AWARDS

HAL LIPSET “TRUTH IN ACTION” AWARD

This award originated in 1967 when it was introduced by the Officers and Board of W.A.D. as the ‘Truth in Action’ award. It is
presented to an individual for service to mankind by outstanding acts of compassion or heroism or leadership or achievement
and service outside of W.A.D. in the fields of private investigation, private security, criminal justice, jurisprudence, or technical
and scientific expertise. In 1998 the name of the award was changed to the ‘Hal Lipset Memorial Truth in Action Award’ in honor
of Past President Hal Lipset. The recipient is normally chosen by the local host, or in their absence by the Conference and Mid-
Term Committee with approval by the Awards Committee.

Past Award Recipients
2018 Lt. Randy Sutton, Retired, Las Vegas Metro Police, Las Vegas, USA
2017 Dhirendra Pundir, Senior Editor of News Nation, New Delhi India
2016 Dan Fleseriu, Eagle Security International, Bucharest, Romania
2015 Dr. Peter Collins, Forensic Psychiatrist with Ontario Provincial Police
2014 Tim McKinnell, Local Private Investigator
2013 Professor Vincenzo Mastronardi, Rome Italy
2012 Bob Ward of Boston’s FOX 25 News
2011 Priscilla Lui - Vice Chairperson of the Hong Kong Committee on Children’s Rights
2010 Kenneth de Martino of Guard and Warden Services House Ltd, Malta
2009 Leslie De Mello Barreira Leitao – Journalist, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008 Julia Ormond - International stage and film star, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
2007 Horst Oertle - Police Officer, Zurich, Switzerland
2006 Sumio Hiroshima - WAD Member, Tokyo, Japan
2005 John Walsh - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2004 Gennady N. Zaitsev - The Hero of the Soviet Union, Moscow, Russia
2003 Jimmie N. Mesis - Publisher, PI Magazine, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
2002 Eddy L. McClain - WAD Member, Glendora, California, USA
2001 Professor Dr. Gunther Geserick – Berlin, Germany
2000 Dato’ Lee Lam Thye, DPMP, JMN - Malaysia
1999 David Protess - Professor of Journalism, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Illinois
1998 Major General N. Vishwanathan - Crriminal Investigator, India
1997 Jan Blaauw - Former Chief of Police, Amsterdam
1996 Howard Tagamori - Chief of Police, Maui, Hawaii, USA
1995 Claude Poirier - Investigative Reporter, Montreal, Canada
1994 Guy Shipler - Investigative Reporter, Reno Nevada, USA
1993 Robert Tur - Helicopter Reporter, Los Angeles, California, USA
1992 Louis Tobback - Minister of the Interior, Brussels, Belgium
1991 Rafe Mair - Investigative Reporter/Radio Host, Vancouverm Canada
1990 John Moore - Ireland
1989 Chief Inspector Barry Dunn, Australia
1988 Mike Silva - Helicopter Pilot, KCNC-TV, Denver, Colorado, USA
1987 Abby Nathan - Israel
1986 Wilfred D. Anthony - WAD Member, Singapore
1985 Janes Conway
1984 Y. Katoor - India
1983 Larry Price - Hawaii, USA
1982 Raniero Rossi - WAD Member, Purugio, Italy
1981 Robert List - Governor of Nevada, USA
1980 Herbert Y.H. Liang - Hong Kong
1979 Dr. Alton Ochsner – President Emeritus, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1978 Jousimaa Kyosti – Inspector General, Finland
1977 Bob Mayer – News Correspondent, Miami, Florida, USA
1975 William J. Keating – Former Member of U.S. Congress
1973 Ellis Sandlin – WAD Member
1967 William J. Raggio – D.A., Reno, Nevada, USA

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