In 1999 Karen Siemsen, Volunteer Manager of the Concord Police Department envisioned providing quality training and networking opportunities for both volunteers and volunteer coordinators. Through her vision the conference has developed into the non-profit organization known as Law Enforcement Volunteers of California (LEVOC).

The LEVOC "Karen Siemsen Volunteer Coordinator of the Year" perpetual award will be presented at the LEVOC conference to one law enforcement volunteer coordinator who best exemplifies these attributes.

Bud Shropshire, a volunteer with the Lodi Police Department was a founding member of the LEVOC Committee. To honor his outstanding service to police volunteerism, we developed the LEVOC "Bud Shropshire Volunteer of the Year" Award which was presented posthumously at the 2005 conference. LEVOC recognizes the value of law enforcement volunteers, and it is with that same spirit that this perpetual award was established.

The LEVOC "Bud Shropshire Volunteer of the Year" Award will be presented each year at the LEVOC conference to one law enforcement volunteer who best exemplifies these attributes.

• Nominations are limited to ONE PER AGENCY, PER AWARD
  
• The individual nominated for the award must have been a law enforcement volunteer or volunteer coordinator with their respective agency for a minimum of two (2) years.
  
• All nominees must be a volunteer or volunteer coordinator at a California law enforcement agency only. Past recipients are not eligible.
  
• Each nomination letter is limited in size to two standard typed pages with a maximum of 1000 words. Documents must be submitted in Microsoft Work or Acrobat Format if submitted by e-mail. Include the contact information of both the submitter and nominee. Include name of agency, phone number and email address.
  
• Nomination must be submitted by:
  Volunteer Award-a coordinator or other agency representative
  Coordinator Award-a volunteer or agency representative
  
• Each nomination must be supported with a letter of recommendation endorsed by a staff member at a supervisory or administrative level (limited to 1,000 words ). Both the nomination and a letter of support are required for a nomination to be accepted.
  
• Nominations must be received by mail, FAX or E-mail on or before September 15, 2009. Late nominations will not be considered.
  
  We encourage each agency to recognize their volunteers and coordinators by nominating them to receive these prestigious awards. The LEVOC committee will select the award recipients and present the awards at the 10th Annual LEVOC Conference on October 13, 2009.