EXECUTIVE BOARD ROGER MAYBERRY PRESIDENT Ret. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department BILL WESTERMANN VICE PRESIDENT Ret. Los Angeles Police Department GARY NISSEN SECRETARY Ret. Riverside Police Department ALBERT KAAN TREASURER Marin County, DA Inv. LUIS N. ALTAMIRANO CONDUCTOR U.S. Postal Service JOSE GONZALEZ GUARD INS JOHN P. DOBSON CHAPLAIN San Francisco District Attorney’s Office STEVE JAMES CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES Long Beach Police Department THOMAS C. SHOULTZ NATIONAL TRUSTEE Ret. Ontario Police Department

CALIFORNIA STATE LODGE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 2599 Coyote Road Willits, California 95490-9034 (707) 456-0312 http://www.cafop.org 2005 ESSAY CONTEST REPORT On behalf of the Essay Contest Committee, we present this report on the 2005 Law Enforcement Essay Contest. This years contest is entitled; “My Freedom as an American” Fliers for the contest were mailed to nearly 2000 public and private schools statewide. The final date for submitting an essay was April 15^th, 2005. We received nearly 1700 essays from across the state. We are please to announce that this years Grand Prize winner is Jesse Mooney from Highway Bible Christian Academy, Placerville. Jesse’s essay was thoughtful and included many historical perspectives as to what freedom really means to us as Americans. As usual, many teachers expressed their sincere thanks to the Lodge for sponsoring this contest. On behalf of the Essay Contest Committee, it has been our pleasure to serve and help promote our Lodge through this effort. Fraternally, Henry Boggs / Al Kaan 2005 Essay Contest Committee Chairs Click here for Northern Division winners Click here for Southern Division winners