Victim Services Award latest honor for BJ’s
Stephanie Warsmith
BJ reporter Stephanie Warsmith received
the Rev. Dr. Robert A. Denton Outstanding
Victim Services Award from the Summit County Victim Assistance Program for her supportive
actives about crime victims and their needs.
The group’s
president/CEO Leanne Graham praises Stephanie’s 25 years of work for 25 years
at the BJ.
The award is
named for after the founder of Victim Services, Denton, an ordained minister,
police academy graduate, police chaplain and sociologist who is retired.
Stephanie also
has won a national police reporting award and numerous state journalism awards.
When Stephanie
married her husband, Duane, in 2005 her father, Steve, was dying of cancer. She
and Duane opted to marry in the backyard of Warsmith’s family home with just a
few family members and friends present.
Denton traveled
to Grove City south of Columbus to officiate the wedding.
For details
about about services available to victims, visit https://victimassistanceprogram.org/victim-rights/
or call VAP 24/7 at (330) 376-0040.
No comments:
Post a Comment