Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College recently presented awards to top-ranking students in the 2009 graduating class of the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program. Students also presented the Skills Instructor of the Year award.
At the completion of the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program course sequence each year, the Law Enforcement Program celebrates the accomplishments of graduating students in the areas of leadership and technical skill proficiency. Award recipients are selected by the program staff and through training exercises. Dave Greeman and Scott Lyons, faculty in the Law Enforcement Training Program at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, presented the awards during a ceremony on July 12.
Marshall Titus of Rochester and Meghann Jones of Duluth received the Top Gun Awards, an award presented to the students who demonstrate exceptional mastery of the handgun, shotgun, and rifle during firearms training. Titus and Jones were the top students in a three-day competition requiring proficiency and timing using several types of firearms.
Chuck Anderson of Cloquet received the Les Northrup Award, an award presented to the student who demonstrates wisdom, vision, and leadership in the ongoing quest to improve him/herself and the community. Anderson was selected by the program staff for his displays of leadership ability, setting a good example to other students, surpassing standards and expectations, and his willingness to accept and complete extra tasks.
St. Louis County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant David Rolland of Duluth was named Skills Instructor of the Year by the students completing the skills training program. Rolland is an adjunct instructor in the program, teaching firearms training as part of the Law Enforcement Skills program. Rolland was chosen from among the 65 part-time and full-time instructors who teach in the program.
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Four students were identified for their leadership abilities and were asked to serve as squad leaders during the skills training courses. Each squad leader was responsible for a group of 14 to 17 law enforcement students, holding them accountable for their uniform appearance, behavior, attendance and participation in training exercises, and lending assistance to squad members when necessary. Squad leaders for the 2009 Law Enforcement Skills Training Program were Chuck Anderson of Cloquet, Justin Brown of Sapulpa, Okla., Shane Hegarty of Elk River, Minn., formerly of Moose Lake, and Shannon McCafferty of Duluth. Each squad leader received a plaque for their leadership, service, and accomplishments during the program.
