On Thursday, June 5, 2008 the Massachusetts State Police honored thirty-eight award recipients at a Superintendent's Commendation Ceremony held at State Police General Headquarters in Framingham. The award recipients included state, federal and local police officers. The award recipients were honored for contributing to public safety and for engaging in police work that was beyond the call of duty. The Superintendent's Commendation is established to bestow recognition upon any person who has made an exceptional contribution to the Massachusetts State Police.
| Major | Dateo, Robert G. | MSP Retired |
| Sergeant | Coppenrath, Leonard G. | SPDU Plymouth |
| Sergeant | Doheny, Joseph M. | MSP Retired |
| Sergeant | Dolan, Christopher J. | SPDU Bristol |
| Sergeant | Ferrari, Thomas E. | MSP Retired |
| Sergeant | Kane, Charles F. | K9 East |
| Sergeant | Staples, John J | SP Logan |
| Sergeant | Thompson, David J | SP Logan |
| Sergeant | Warmington, R. Scott | SPDU Plymouth |
| Trooper | Archer, Mark E. | A Troop CAT Team |
| Trooper | Baker, Paul F. | SPDU Bristol |
| Trooper | Barnes, Stephen J. | SP Andover |
| Trooper | Colon, Ruben D. | SP Framingham |
| Trooper | Dumas, Nicholas F. | State Police Academy |
| Trooper | Flanagan, Kyle A | SP Leominster |
| Trooper | Loiselle, William C. | SP Northampton |
| Trooper | MacDonald, Arthur | SP Logan |
| Trooper | McCarthy, Michael F. | Gang Unit |
| Trooper | Patterson, David A. | Gang Unit |
| Trooper | Pillsbury, Donald S. | K9 West |
| Trooper | Pinkham, David L. | SP Shelburne Falls |
| Trooper | Reese, Edward D. Jr. | SPDU Bristol |
| Trooper | Rizos, David L. | SP Danvers |
| Trooper | Rodriquez, Melvin N. | SPDU Bristol |
| Trooper | Smith, Michael P. | SPDU Bristol |
| Trooper | Telford, Erick V. | Gang Unit |
| Trooper | Turgeon, Michael D. | SP Dartmouth |
| Trooper | Walls, Francis M. | Gang Unit |
| Trooper | Wyckoff, Robert L. III | SP Northampton |
| Captain | Carbone, Joseph | Fitchburg Police Retired |
| Deputy U.S. Marshal | Charette, Robert J. | U.S. Marshals Service |
| Detective | Bell, Ernest S. | Brockton Police |
| Detective | Caputi, David | Fitchburg Police Retired |
| Detective | Galvin, David T. Jr. | Hingham Police |
| Detective | Sousa, Glenn R. | Fairhaven Police |
| Detective Lieutenant | Tomaso, Henry | Fitchburg Police Retired |
| Officer | Romano, Michael A. | Hatfield Police |
