Sheriff Pruit Wins Law Enforcement Award
Glasscock County Sheriff Royce “Booger” Pruit was awarded the Tom Tellepsen Award, a highlight of the Annual Banquet of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas in Corpus Christi in July.
The award is named in honor of the late Tom Tellepsen, a native of Norway, who became a staunch and patriotic American. The Tellepsen Foundation, to honor his lifelong support of law enforcement, provides this award. Since the award’s beginning in 1975, the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, through its officers and board of directors, has selected an outstanding individual in law enforcement as the recipient. The award consists of a presentation of $1,500 and a plaque by a member of the Tellepsen family in behalf of the Foundation.
The award’s selection criteria recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of law enforcement and criminal justice and honors more than ability and performance. The recipient, who must possess these qualities, must additionally have demonstrated the human element that engraves his name in the hearts of all the law enforcement community, a genuine love of the profession.
Tom Tellepsen II said, in a letter to Pruit, “ . . .I had a chance to read all the nomination letters on your behalf. Your career has been superlative and quite fascinating. You have exhibited all the fine qualities of your profession in addition to leaving your positive influence on the community of Glasscock County for the past several decades . . .. You have honored the Tom Tellepsen Award by your selfless deeds and kind heart over the past forty years.”