THE BILLY OSBORN MEMORIAL
AWARD
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THE BILLY OSBORN MEMORIAL
AWARD
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| In the past, a committee made recommendations for
the Award. Due to a death, medical issues, and retirements, the committee
ceased to function after 2005, and the award was not presented for two
years.
Rather than using committee recommendations, the WSATI Southern Chapter Executive Board wanted all of the Southern Chapter members involved in the decision making process for the Billy Osborn Memorial Award. Nominations were requested from WSATI Southern Chapter members for the 2007 Billy Osborn Memorial Award. The Award was reinstituted in 2008, with the awarding of the 2007 Billy Osborn Memorial Award. The 2009 Billy Osborn Memorial Award will be presented at the 2010 WSATI Training Seminar in May 2010. WSATI Southern Chapter is now accepting nominations for the award. If you wish to nominate someone, please contact 2009 WSATI Southern Chapter Past President Jim Williams at 562-570-7362 or email. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 17, 2010. If you did not know Billy, Billy was a long-time friend of law enforcement while he was part of the State Farm SIU. Billy was also a long-time member of the Southern Chapter of WSATI. Billy was one of those people who you could always count on when you needed something, whether it was something planned months in advance or something that came up which needed immediate response. Quite literally, Billy would find a vehicle for a bait car at a moment's notice, or somehow locate $5,000 buy money late on a Friday afternoon...and he would deliver them to you with a smile on his face. After Billy's untimely death, the WSATI Southern Chapter memorialized him by establishing an annual award to recognize an individual within the Southern Chapter who showed the contribution and dedication to vehicle theft investigation and the WSATI Southern Chapter that was so apparent by Billy. To Learn More About Billy Osborn please
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The following people have been recognized by the Southern Chapter membership and presented the Billy Osborn Memorial Award: |
| YEAR | RECIPIENT | AGENCY AT TIME OF AWARD |
| 2008 | BUD HOOD | ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT / OCATT (RETIRED) |
| 2007 | DENNIS FRIAS | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SOUTHERN FEAR TEAM |
| 2004 | BILL LOVOLD | AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SIU |
| 2003 | LOU KOVEN | LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BAD CATS |
| 2002 | CAROL VANNATTER | AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SIU |
| 2001 | TERRY CRAMER | ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT |
| 2000 | FRITZ GRIMSLEY | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL / OCATT |
| 1999 | GARY LABB | SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT |
| 1998 | JOAN PITTS | HERTZ RENT-A-CAR |
| 1997 | JERRY PARK | SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT |
| 1997 | GEORGE SENTMAN | AVIS RENT-A-CAR |
| 1996 | GENE MEREGILLANO | ESCONDIDO POLICE DEPARTMENT |
| 1996 | EMILE MAASSEN | AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SIU |
| 1995 | MYRON SMITH | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL |
| 1994 | DAN RYAN | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |
| 1993 | MARIANNE FINNEY | STATE FARM INSURANCE SIU |
For photos of the past recipients of this award, please
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