Police Chief Billy Cordell was named the recipient of the Chief Mike Gentry Executive Leadership Award by the Texas Police Chiefs Association.
Chief Cordell was selected from among 15 finalists across the state. The award is given to a police chief who demonstrates exemplary leadership and contributes to the betterment of their agency and community.
According to TPCA Executive Director Chief Gene Ellis, “The TPCA Mike Gentry Executive Leadership Award is to recognize a member of our association who has shown exemplary leadership in the law enforcement field. The chief is someone who, by virtue of exemplary leadership within a particular community or other service type opportunity, has brought positive recognition not only to themselves but to that of the agency as well.”
Chief Cordell accepted the award last week during the TPCA annual conference in Galveston.