A sergeant at the Nebraska State Patrol Troop E headquarters in Scottsbluff is the Patrol’s Sworn Supervisor/Manager of the Year. Sgt Monty Lovelace is one of 4 sworn and civilian NSP employees recognized yesterday in ceremonies in the Capitol rotunda marking State Employee Recognition Month.

Sgt Lovelace is an 11-year agency veteran assigned to the Investigative Services Division and who earned the International Association for Identification certification last year.

The citation for his Sworn Supervisor/Manager award says he’s set an example for his staff by completing 30 new cases, taking over the Troop E internet crimes cases, and working alongside staff to complete several high profile cases in the Panhandle.

The Civilian Supervisor/Manager of the Year is Deb Wingrove, the lead Information Technology Infrastructure Support Analyst at the State Patrol Headquarters in Lincoln.

Honored as the Sworn Employee of the Year was Trooper Pedram Nabegh..a 7-year veteran of the Patrol assigned to the Carrier Enforcement Division in Waverly, while the Civilian Employee of the Year is Mary Jones…a staff assistant with Troop C in Grand Island.