The Catskill Chronicle

Sullivan County Sheriff  Mike Schiff (l) congratulates Sgt. Luis Alvarez (r) on receiving the NYS Sheriff’s Association Carl Draxler Award.

MONTICELLO – On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, The New York State Sheriffs Association bestowed its prestigious “Carl Draxler Award” upon Sergeant Luis Alvarez of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Patrol.

The Carl Draxler award is named after the late Sheriff of Chemung County and is presented annually to a Sheriff’s Office employee within the state, whose career has demonstrated outstanding devotion to his or her agency and community, above and beyond the normal call of duty.

Sergeant Alvarez was cited for his years of service in the Sheriff’s community affairs and youth programs, including DARE, the Sheriff’s summer camp, and Neighborhood Watch programs. Sergeant Alvarez is also credited with initiating what is believed to be the first School Resource Officer program in a college in New York State.

Sheriff Mike Schiff, who nominated Sergeant Alvarez for the award, called him “a true public servant” and ”a role model for our county’s youth.”

Sergeant Alvarez received his award at the Sheriff’s Association annual winter conference at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.