OSP BG Post Announces Trooper and Dispatcher of the Year
BOWLING GREEN – Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Jeffery J. Huffman has been
selected as the 2022 Trooper of the Year at the Bowling Green post.
The selection of Trooper Huffman, 32, is in recognition of outstanding service during
2022 at the Bowling Green post. Fellow officers stationed at the Bowling Green post chose
Trooper Huffman based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of
others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public.
Trooper Huffman is now in contention for the District and State Trooper of the Year
Award to be announced at a later date.
Trooper Huffman joined the Highway Patrol in 2017 and has served at the Bowling Green
post since graduating from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy with the 161st
Academy class. Originally from Fostoria and a graduate of Arcadia High School, Trooper
Huffman graduated from Bowling Green State University.
Dispatcher Jamie K. Mariano has been selected as the 2022 Dispatcher of the Year at the
Bowling Green Dispatch Center.
Mariano, 25, was honored in recognition of outstanding service of the past year at the
Bowling Green Dispatch Center. Sworn officers and dispatchers chose Mariano based on
technical job knowledge and ability, enthusiastic work attitude, teamwork, and prompt and
courteous response to the public’s requests for information and assistance.
Dispatcher Mariano is now in contention for the District and State Dispatcher of the Year
Award to be announced at a later date.
Dispatcher Mariano joined the Highway Patrol in 2018 and has served at the Bowling
Green Dispatch Center since joining the Division. Originally from Maumee and a graduate
of Maumee High School, Dispatcher Mariano attended Clark State Community College and
Ohio University in Chillicothe.