This is awarded to the individual who has demonstrated excellent work performance; developed or implemented innovative programs and projects; shown initiative; possessed outstanding competence and has achieved a high measure of credibility among her peers.
The Advisory Council found it difficult to select one clear winner in this category so two women will be sharing the same award. The first recipient has been with the Ontario Provincial Police for 33 years and has achieved several ‘firsts’ in her career. She was the first OPP female to work in the field of forensic identification; the first woman to take an Identification course at the
Ontario Police College and the first woman to teach the basic identification course. Her nominators use the words professional, enthusiastic, exceptional, dedicated and hard working to describe her abilities. When called on to give testimony for a homicide cold case she was extremely well prepared and in the words of a retired forensic officer, “a number of young officers should have been there to see how expert testimony is given.”
Her abilities have been put to the test in many instances during her career. These have included raising the signature of the King of Norway from a piece of glass and examining over 100 firearms and associated components stolen from a Canadian Forces Base to identify and link a second suspect to the stolen property.
For her constant excellence in the field of forensic identification the 2004 Award for Excellence in Performance is presented to Senior Forensic Analyst Doris Rumsby. |
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