Sponsors

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Charlotte Museum of History would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for making Beneath the Badge: Policing in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County possible.

For participating as exhibit sponsors:

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For sharing their time, assistance, artifacts, or information:

Kemika Alloway	June Lancaster
Retired Capt. Mitchell Barnes,	Patricia Levins
Mecklenburg County Police Department Historical Collection	The Frank Littlejohn Family
Retired Officer Tracy Barrett	Officer Jay Littlejohn
Lauren Batten	Carland S. Looper
Ray A. Booton	Capt. Roslyn Maglione
Sgt. Nelson Bowling	Caroline Mah
Tony Bridges	Caroline Manning
Holly Bruster	Officer Greg Martin
Shelia Bumgarner	Matthew Mathis
Retired Sgt. E.C. Burgess	Retired Major Jackie Maxwell
Retired Officer Rick Burgess	Sgt. Kim Maynard
Trena Cadenhead	Katie McCormick
Retired Sgt. Vincent “Bud” Cesena	Officer John Melekian
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library	Detective Joel McNelly
The Charlotte Observer	Janie Morris
Sgt. Ken Clark	Jerry Moore
Retired Officer Frank Coley	Retired Deputy Chief Glen Mowrey
Fran Cook	Capt. Glen Neimeyer
John Couchell	Retired Capt. Kathy Nichols
Retired Sgt. J.D. Cox	Todd Nordhoff
Detective Dan Cunius	Meredith Olan
Richard Danielsen	Jim Palermo
Maria David	Paul Paskoff
Margaret Robertson Dawson	Tanja Pauler
Duke University Libraries	Marion Paynter
Retired Capt. Paul Earls	Tom Phlegar
Sheree Enfinger	John and Doris Pierczynski
The Fesperman Family	Angela Redfern
Christianne Faulk	Joyce Reimann
Rachel Ferrell	Retired Sgt. Ricky Robbins
Bert Fox	Todd Roberts
Eloise Ganey	Officer Marc Robson
Former Officer Annie M. Gillespie	Doc Russell
The GOV Channel	Sgt. Dave Scheppegrell
Officer Charles Gunter	David Schultz
Retired Sgt. Randy Hagler	Marilyn Schuster
Johnny Harris	Anne Schwarting
Retired Sgt Johnnie Helms	Jamie Schwartz
Sgt. Benton Herring	Retired Capt. Linda Gail Sloan
Sgt. P.N. Hildenbrand	Rick Smith
Retired Capt. Walter Hilderman	Wayne Smith
The History Channel	Smithsonian Channel
Retired Officer Cheryl Horner	Retired Officer James C. Stanton
Retired Officer Bill Howie	Retired Major Tim Stewart
Bill Hovis	Danielle Strayer
Mary Hovis	Jeff Taylor
Capt. Michelle Hummel	Retired Sgt. F. Pete Toomey
Mary Jerz	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Library
Donna Johnson	Retired Officer Larry Walker
Jane Johnson	Detective Kevin Wallin
Officer Tim Jolly	Maj. Rick Williams
Andrea Jones	Capt. Steve Willis
Jimmy Jones	Sgt. Jim Windle
Officer Michael Kelley	Svanny and Ken Wong
Officer Dan Kellough	Retired Deputy Chief Nina Wright
Officer Wendy Kerle	Officer Mike Wyrick Jr.
Detective Sidney Lackey	Graydon Yoder

 

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For historical scholarship that influenced this project, or for past efforts to preserve local police history:

John Brevard Alexander	Janette Thomas Greenwood
Retired Capt. Mitchell Barnes	Sally E. Hadden
Sgt. Tom Barry	Thomas W. Hanchett
Patty Beatty	Retired Capt. Walt Hilderman
LeGette Blythe	Retired Lt. J. R. Hall
Officer Eric Boulware	Retired Sgt. Mike Justice
Retired Officer Eloise Brown	Darrellyn Kiser
Charles Brockman	Mary Kratt
Retired Officer Mickey Casey	Deputy Chief Harold Medlock
Retired Sgt. Vincent “Bud” Cesena	David Moore
Retired Officer Frank Coley	Dan Morrill
Retired Sgt. J. D. Cox	Officer David Padgett
Detective Dan Cunius	Charles M. Strong
Marvin Dulaney	Sgt. Tori Tellis
Officer Christopher Eubanks	Daniel Augustus Tompkins
David Goldfield	Lois Moore Yandle

Except where otherwise noted, images used in this exhibit are from the CMPD History Collection.

 

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Beneath the Badge: Policing in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County is a partnership between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, led by Chief Rodney Monroe, and the Charlotte Museum of History, led by President & CEO Mary Davis Smart.

Project Staff:

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department:

Melissa Manware Treadaway, History Committee/Project Manager

Sgt. Tom Barry, History Committee

Officer Eric Boulware, History Committee

Erica Dunham, Intern

Nicole Neil, Intern

Maurice Osborne, Graphic Design

Armanda Venezia, Intern

Deputy Chief Harold Medlock, History Committee

 

The Charlotte Museum of History:

Halley Cella, Development Assistant & Membership Director

Angelica Docog, Director of Program

Carly Getson, Education Content Specialist

Lee Goodan, Exhibits Manager

Leslie Kesler, Historian & Curator

Anne Lane, Collections Manager

Kevin Larrabee, Registrar

Brandie Macdonald, Volunteer & Education Coordinator

Chuck McShane, Curatorial Assistant

John Noblitt, Property Manager & Conservator

Ryan Sumner, Independent Historian & Curator

Christy Williams, Director of Marketing & Events

 

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