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Muhler,</td><td>Monmouth County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Harry Freitag,</td><td>Cumberland County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Ralph G. Froelich,</td><td>Union County Sheriff</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>W. Robert Hentges,</td><td>Cape May County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Kevin J. Hoagland,</td><td>Middlesex County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>M. Claire French,</td><td>Monmouth County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Brett A. Radi,</td><td>Somerset County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Erma Gormley,</td><td>Sussex County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Joseph  P. Brennan, Jr.</td><td>Essex County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Rita Marie Fulginiti</td><td>Cape May County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Patricia Egan Jones</td><td>Camden County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2014          </td><td>Mary H. Melfi</td><td>Hunterdon County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Patricia J. 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Rosenberg Award<br>for Outstanding Service by a Deputy or Undersheriff</h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>2003</td><td>John Armeno</td><td>Sussex County Undersheriff</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Alan Falcone</td><td>Union County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Jennifer J. Trotman</td><td>Gloucester County Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Scott M. Colabella</td><td>Ocean County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Wade M. Hale</td><td>Burlington County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Suzann M. Callinan</td><td>Cape May County Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Eileen Mielczarek</td><td>Middlesex County Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Sharon A. Borys</td><td>Bergen County Special Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Herbert Stiles,</td><td>Salem County Deputy Clerk             </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Lorraine Senerchia</td><td>Hudson County Deputy Register       </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Felicia Santaniello</td><td>Monmouth County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Ted Kammer</td><td>Monmouth County Undersheriff</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Elizabeth A. Wilson</td><td>Warren County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Susan M. McKenna</td><td>Gloucester County Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>John Schmidt</td><td>Camden County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Elizabeth Hoffman</td><td>Cumberland County Undersheriff</td></tr><tr><td>2019   </td><td>Angela Rosa   </td><td>Sussex County Senior Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Walker M. Worthy Jr.</td><td>Mercer County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Cheryl Austin</td><td>Camden County Deputy Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Nawissa Tawech</td><td>Passaic County Deputy Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Antwan McClellan</td><td>Cape May County Sheriff’s Office</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Bong Dizon</td><td>Hudson County Clerk’s Office</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><br>Honorary Membership</h2> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Walter G. Halpin,</td><td>former Union County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>Edward A. Kelly, Jr.,</td><td>former Burlington County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>Gilbert W. Lugossy,</td><td>former Mercer County Sheriff</td></tr><tr><td>Vernon A. Noble,</td><td>former Somerset County Surrogate</td></tr><tr><td>Dr. Francis P. McQuade, Esq.,</td><td>public service to the residents of Essex County</td></tr><tr><td>Albert Driver,</td><td>former Mercer County Clerk</td></tr><tr><td>Ruth S. 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