attitude for excellence

The Sheriff is sponsoring the Attitude for Excellence Program here at Dane County. This is a program that will reward all employees of the Sheriff's Office for attitude and actions which greatly exceed our expectations. In most instances, these actions are brought to our attention by citizen letters of commendation.

The Attitude for Excellence program is a way to remind all of us that our job is to always serve the citizenry as best we are able. Those employees who earn this award will receive a certificate and a special challenge coin. This particular coin is available only to those who receive the award.

2007 Recipients of the Attitude for Excellence Award

• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence to Sgt. Krist Boldt after receiving a letter from the Edgewood Campus Grade School. Edgewood thanked Sgt. Boldt for providing the real world application of science, specifically chemistry and its use for the Dane County Bomb Squad. The presentation “was interesting, informative, fascinating, and fun.” 12/18/2007
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence to Dep. Brian Bresina for his work on redesigning the Sheriff’s Office website. Dep. Bresina designed the site that made it easy to view with a professional appearance. 12/19/2007
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence to Systems Coordinator Pat Imhoff for her work on the Dane County Sheriff’s Office 2006 Annual Report. The report captured the many programs and successes of the Sheriff’s Office. 11/09/2007
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputies Randy Wiessinger, Steve Mueller and Nathan Alwin after receiving a letter from the Program Director of the Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center. The Director expressed her thanks for the deputies continued leadership in serving on the committee that puts the Safe Harbor Motorcycle Ride together each year.  09/26/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Sergeant R. J. Lurquin after receiving a letter from the General Manager of Sauk Prairie Harley-Davidson and the Director of Sauk Prairie H.O.G. Chapter. Each expressed their gratitude for Sergeant Lurquin's help in coordinating with this year's Freedom Ride to benefit Muscular Dystrophy. 09/26/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Paul Thompson after receiving a card from a woman whose father was missing. The woman wanted to thank Deputy Thompson for his assistance and the fact that he kept in close contact with her family over the course of two days. 09/26/07


• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Lieutenant Tim Schuetz after receiving a card from a man whose son Lt. Schuetz dealt with. The father wanted to express his thanks for Lt. Schuetz's professional conduct. The father described the incident as "....very delicate" and that Lt. Schuetz handled the incident "....very well." 10/23/07


• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Sergeant Krist Boldt after receiving an E-mail from a Wisconsin Department of Transportation head expressing her thanks to Sergeant Boldt for being a "....valuable resource for the state level TraCS project." " The Department Head stated Sergeant Boldt's "...ideas for improving this project could benefit all TraCS agencies. " 10-23-07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Kevin O'Brien after receiving a letter from a Dane County Judge expressing his thanks to Deputy O'Brien for an outstanding job done recently with jurors of a homicide trial. 11-02/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Lori Casper after receiving a card from a juror. The juror wanted to express her thanks for Deputy Casper ".... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long homicide trial. The juror also commented that Deputy Casper "...put a lot of hard work and dedication into this trial." 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Susan Bowers after receiving a card from a juror. The juror wanted to express her thanks for Deputy Bowers ".... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long homicide trial. The juror also commented that Deputy Bowers "...put a lot of hard work and dedication into this trial." 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Kurt Konkol after receiving a card from a juror. The juror wanted to express her thanks for Deputy Konkol ".... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long homicide trial. The juror also commented that Deputy Konkol "...put a lot of hard work and dedication into this trial." 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Paula Martinez after receiving a card from a juror. The juror wanted to express her thanks for Deputy Martinez ".... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long homicide trial. The juror also commented that Deputy Martinez "...put a lot of hard work and dedication into this trial." 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy David Hafeman after receiving a card from a juror. The juror wanted to express her thanks for Deputy Hafeman ".... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long homicide trial. The juror also commented that Deputy Hafeman "...put a lot of hard work and dedication into this trial." 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Detective Cheryl Patty after receiving a letter from a husband and wife whose son had been arrested and incarcerated. The parents expressed their thanks to Deputy Patty "... for being one of the most sensitive and caring individuals they've associated with....." 11/05/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Coy Bethel after receiving a thank you card from a citizen. The citizen expressed her thanks for Deputy Bethel's ".... compassion and concern during a domestic disturbance." The citizen believed Deputy Bethel was patient with her family and appreciated that he called her two weeks later to check on them and how they were doing. 11/05/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awareded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Kimberly Derse after receiving a card from a former juror. The juror expressed her thanks for Deputy Derse "... being supportive, kind, and helpful..." during a long trail.10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy Jay Linley after receiving a card from a former juror. The juror expressed her thanks for Deputy Linley "... being supportive, kind and helpful..." during a long trial 10/03/07
  
  
• Sheriff Mahoney awarded an Attitude for Excellence award to Deputy David Knapp after receiving a card from a former juror. The juror expressed her thanks for Deputy Knapp "... being supportive, kind and helpful..." during a long trial 10/03/07