The State Troopers Coalition celebrated it’s 2012 Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the prestigious “Venetian” located at 546 River Drive, Garfield, New Jersey 07026.
The proceeds from this State Troopers Coalition Awards dinner benefited “Operation Kids”, which is a multi-faceted child safety program that also provides life saving operations for critically ill children. The ticket cost for this charity dinner was $100 of which $25 is donated to Operation Kids”. The evening’s festivities included a cocktail hour, open bar, full course dinner and live entertainment.
2011 STATE TROOPER AWARD RECIPIENTS
 | Person of the Year | Hon. Joseph Vitale New Jersey State Senator |
 | Excellence in Media Award | Ti Hua Chang, Journalist WNYW - FOX 5 |
| Business Person of the Year | Harry Kalicovic, President Profit Marketing, Inc. |
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 | Administrators Award | Rabbi Abe Friedman, Community Liasion Officer New Jersey State Police |
 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Major Carmelo Huertas, New Jersey State Police (Ret) Director of Security of University of Medicine and Dentistry |