2024 GTSAC Traffic Safety Awards

The 2024 GTSAC Traffic Safety Awards were presented to:

Richard H. Austin Long-Term Service Award
- Sergeant Jerry Hilborn, who serves the Michigan State Police’s (MSP) Seventh District, for his years of dedicated service as a traffic crash reconstructionist for the Michigan State Police.

Outstanding Traffic Safety Achievement Award
- Bike Lights for Michigan Nights, for its efforts to decrease the number of bicyclist fatalities that occur in low-light conditions.
- Macomb County Department of Roads for its innovative efforts in reducing fatal crashes in the county.
- Sgt. Bradley Campbell, who serves out of MSP’s Lakeview Post, for his work ensuring work-zone safety during a large-scale road project in Ionia County.

Student Award
- Ms. Emilee Bonter, a freshman at Grand Valley State University, for her leadership role in promoting teen safe driving while a student at Herbert Henry Dow High School in Midland.

2023 GTSAC Traffic Safety Awards

GTSAC Richard H. Austin Long-Term Service Award
- Jim Santilli
- Doug McMullen
- Safe Kids Grand Traverse Metro Fire

GTSAC Outstanding Achievement Award
- Brad Bays
- Trp. Chad Conquergood
- Jim Freybler and Laurel Zimmerman
- Straits Technicians Alliance of Regional Safety
- Wexford Missaukee CTC Public Safety
- Third District Traffic Enforcement Squad

GTSAC Student Award
- Yingtong Tan

2022 GTSAC Traffic Safety Awards
GTSAC Richard H. Austin Long-Term Service Award
- Spl. Sgt. Brandon Davis
- Michael Harris
- Sgt. Doug Schutter

GTSAC Outstanding Achievement Award
- Buckle Down on the Buckle Up
- Fire Chief J. David Feichtner
- Lake City United Methodist Church Bicycle Rodeo
- S.T.O.P. Bad Driving Behavior
- Upper Peninsula Teenage Defensive Driving Program
- Tim Wheeler