Kentucky Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Jerry Wagner was presented the Melvin Shein Award at the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council meeting this past Thursday, February 13th, 2025.
The Shein Award, named for Dr. Melvin Shein of Louisville, has been awarded annually since 1973. It is presented for distinguished service in the field on law enforcement in the Commonwealth. The recipient of the award would be a person who had contributed the most to assist and promote law enforcement during the current calendar year.
Dr. Shein graduated in 1939 from Berea College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry. He graduated from the University of Louisville with a Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1943, and earned a Master of Science Degree in Pathology from the University of Louisville in 1950.
He was a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Louisville, and has been a lecturer for the Kentucky State Police Academy. Early in 1972, Dr. Shein gratuitously conducted four half-day seminars for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council in Frankfort, Bowling Green, Richmond, and Louisville. Through these seminars, Dr. Shein gave of his knowledge to many police officers in the techniques and procedures of emergency childbirth and external cardiac resuscitation.
Dr. Shein has made outstanding commitments and contributions to the law enforcement field in Kentucky. His conscientiousness was demonstrated when he donated to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council a plaque, which is presented annually to the person contributing the most to assist and promote law enforcement in the Commonwealth for the year. Each year the recipient of this award is acknowledged on the Shein Award, which is displayed in the office of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council in Richmond. Additionally, the recipient is presented with an award of his own.