On behalf of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Indiana State Senator of District 45 Chris Garten presented Chief Whelan with the Distinguished Hoosier Award for his lifetime of dedicated police service and for leading the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police in 2021.
In attendance was the Town Council, Town Manager, members of the Town of Sellersburg Police Department, the CEO of the IACP, and several police chiefs from neighboring departments including Jeffersonville and Clarksville.