Distinguished Alumni Award Presented to Chief Bill Lamb

Fond du Lac Police Chief William (Bill) Lamb received the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award from UW-Fond du Lac Dean John Short at the Foundation’s annual scholarship and donor recognition event in October 2012.

UW-Fond du Lac selected City of Fond du Lac Police Chief William (Bill) Lamb to receive its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award.

This award honors and recognizes a former UW-Fond du Lac student who has attained notable achievement in their career field, demonstrated philanthropic or public service activity that supports the community or provided inspiration to others.

Lamb is a 23-year veteran of the law enforcement profession.

Born and raised in Fond du Lac, Lamb attended UW-Fond du Lac from 1986-88. He then transferred to UW-Oshkosh and later to Marian University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice. He is a graduate of the 209th session of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA.

Lamb began his career in 1988 with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department. In 1991 he joined the North Fond du Lac Police Department where he worked until June 2011. He served as North Fond du Lac’s Chief of Police for ten of those years.

Over the course of his law enforcement career Lamb has worked as a patrol officer, investigator, narcotics task force officer, patrol commander, deputy chief of police, operations commander and police chief. He has also held a number of specialized assignments and responsibilities including the positions of field training officer and unified tactics instructor. In addition to his duties as North Fond du Lac’s Police Chief, he was twice appointed to serve as the interim village administrator in North Fond du Lac.

Lamb is a past-president of the WI Chapter of the FBI National Academy Association and the Fond du Lac County Law Enforcement Executive’s Association. He currently serves as an executive board member of the WI Chiefs of Police Association.

Locally, he serves on the YMCA Board of Directors and is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Fond du Lac Noon Rotary. He has previously served as a board member of the Fond du Lac County Chapter of the Red Cross and the ASTOP Sexual Abuse Center.


Previous Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

2011 Kim Mooney
2010 Mark Strand
2009 Sandi Roehrig
2008 Oscar Kraus
2007 Robert (Bob) Carew
2006 Paul Rosenfeldt
2005 Don Noe
2004 Brenna Garrison-Bruden

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