The DPS Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest award presented by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It may be issued to any member of the Department who intelligently distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her own life. The deed performed must have been by voluntary act and of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to distinguish clearly the individual for gallantry and intrepidity above his or her comrades and must have involved risk of life, known to the member before performing the act. It must be the type of deed which, if left undone, would not subject him to any justifiable criticism. The act must be far above and beyond the normal call of duty.
- Bill Gerth - Rangers
- Johnnie E. Aycock - Rangers
- Stanley K. Guffey - Rangers
- Andrew Lopez - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- Steven Boyd - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region 6
- Michael Crump - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
1
- Hector Rodriguez - Traffic Law Enforcement / Driver License - Region
3
- John F. Hart - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
2
- Johnnie Aycock - Rangers
- Carey Matthews - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
5
- Tom Lambert - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region 2
- George K. Harris - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
1
- Cody Sanders - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
1
- Danny V. Rhea - Rangers
- Richard Fernandez - Traffic Law Enforcement / License and Weight
- Region 4
- Jeff M. Hudson - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- Tim Mollenkopf - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- William A. Lohman - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
2
- Juan Rodriguez Jr. - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- Robert K. Bratten - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- Scott Willeford - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
3
- Derome Daniel West - Traffic Law Enforcement / Highway Patrol - Region
6
- Jeffrey Dale Sones - Traffic Law Enforcement / License and Weight
- Region 6
- William Werkmeister - Texas Highway Patrol
- Terry Eaton - Texas Highway Patrol
- Leopoldo Sanchez - Texas Highway Patrol - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
- Vance Griffin - Texas Highway Patrol
- John Richard Smith - Texas Highway Patrol
- John David Cox - Texas Highway Patrol