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January 11, 2016 to May 20, 2016
 
 
Overall Best Student - The overall best student award is presented to the deputy with the highest cumulative score for all subjects, sponsored by the Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Foy
Franklin County Sheriff's Office 
Academic Achievement - The academic achievement award is presented to the deputy with the highest academic average, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association.
Trevor Daddis
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Law - The law award is presented to the deputy with the highest average scores for civil and criminal law, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Nicholas Wingate
Berks County Sheriff's Office
Firearms - The firearms award is presented to the deputy with the highest firearms range qualification, sponsored by the Deputy Sheriffs' Education and Training Board.
Nicholas Wingate
Berks County Sheriff's Office
Michael VanKuren Memorial Award
(Formerly the Defensive Tactics Award)
 
This memorial award is presented to the deputy with the highest score and profiency level in defensive tactics. Michael VanKuren was a Deputy Sheriff with the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, who was killed in the line of duty on March 31, 2004. Deputy VanKuren was also a Defensive Tactics Instructor with the Deputy Sheriffs' Training Academy.
Trevor Daddis
 Lancaster County Sheriff's Office