Law Enforcement Torch Run


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2011 LETR Promotional Video

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For more information about the Law Enforcement Torch Run, contact Torch Run Director Bill Frick, Torch Run Associate Director Karen Morrow, Torch Run Associate Director Thurman Whisnant, SONC VP For the Torch Run Jamie Vaughn or SONC Sr. Manager for the Torch Run Dot Kohlbach.


Keep up with the latest news on the Law Enforcment Torch Run with The Guardian , the newsletter of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Executive Council.

Torch Run Recognition Programs

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their efforts to make the NC Law Enforcement Torch Run Successful year after year?

Recognizing the importance of the volunteers that make the North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run so successful, two unique programs have been created to honor the people who dedicate their time and effort to raising funds for Special Olympics.  Nominations due by November 1 each year and the honorees are announced at the NC Torch Run Conference in January.

The NC Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame was created to recognize outstanding individuals who have significantly contributed the Torch Run’s statewide success for Special Olympics.

North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame Nomination Form(.pdf)

The Bill Dalton Unsung Hero Award was created to recognize an outstanding individual who contributes to the Torch Run and Special Olympics in spirit, dedication and enthusiasm in an effective but unheralded fashion.

Bill Dalton Unsung Hero Nomination Form (.pdf)

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Past Inductees into the NC Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame

Year Individual Agency
2004 Mike Teem Raleigh Police Department
2005 Bill Dalton Fayetteville Police Department
2005 Roy Forrest Guilford County Sheriff’s Office
2005 Wayne Sumpter Huntersville Police Department
2006 Martha Forrest Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
2006 William Frick Chapel Hill Police Department
2007 Hank Guess Hickory Police Department
2007 Tony Hamrick High Point Police Department
2008 Bill Lyons Wilkes County Community Corrections
2008 JD Parks Chapel Hill Police Department
2009 Phillip Smith Chapel Hill Police Department
2009 Karen Morrow NC SBI
2009 Kendall Pike NC ALE
2010 John Diggs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
2010 Keith Jones Guilford County Sheriff’s Office
2011 Tommy Newman Raleigh Police Department
2012 Cindy Martin Guilford County Sheriff’s Department
2012 Claudia Morgan Winston-Salem Police Department

Past Recipients of the Bill Dalton Unsung Hero Award

Year Individual Agency
2007 Hilde Dalton
2008 Mary Ann Propst Raleigh Police Department
2008 Ken Beaver Piedmont Corrections Institute
2009 Brian Henderson Guilford County Sheriff’s Office
2009 Dennie Crowder Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
2010 Mike Overman Greensboro Police Department
2010 Libby Grigg Hickory Police Department
2010 Gaye Dimmette Wilkes County Correctional Center
2011 Edwin Simpson Pender Correctional Institution
2012 Lester Lowe Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office

All members of the NC Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame and recipients of the Bill Dalton Unsung Hero Award are commemorated on a plaque in the lobby of the Special Olympics North Carolina offices in Morrisville.