William F Stovall served as the 3rd President and Chairman of the Board of the California Scottish Rite Foundation from 2006 through 2012. In June 2012 the Board of Directors decided to honor him and his service to the public by creating a graduate level scholarship for individuals pursuing a career in a field of public service. William F Stovall was born and raised in Long Beach, California, where he graduated from the public schools. He attended Long Beach City College until his studies were interrupted by the Korean War. After his discharge from the United States Air Force, he returned to complete an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration. He continued his education at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration, followed by a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. In addition, he is a graduate of the Delinquency Control Institute at the University of Southern California, and a graduate of the National Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Quantico, Virginia. He taught for nine years in the History and Government Department of Long Beach City College. Professionally, he served thirty years with the Long Beach Police Department, retiring in 1987 as Deputy Chief of Police. In addition, he also served as Assistant Fire Chief and City Personnel Services Officer during his career with the Long Beach Police Department. In 1989 he was listed in "Who's Who in California," and in 1990 he was honored as "Chief of Police of the Year" by the International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO. His service to the fraternity of Freemasons was equally extensive and impressive. He received the degrees of Masonry in 1967, in Queen Beach Lodge No. 540, which his father had served as Master in 1944. He served as Master of that Lodge in 1972, and again in 1976, and was officers' coach for many years. He also served as a District Inspector for the Grand Lodge of California in Long Beach for nine years. In 1977 he was appointed Grand Standard Bearer by Grand Master Donald B. McCaw, and Grand Marshal in 1980 by Grand Master H. Douglas Lemons. In October, 1991 he was elected Junior Grand Warden, and progressed through the Grand Lodge Line until his election and installation as Grand Master in October, 1994. During this time he served as a Trustee of the Masonic Homes of California, the California Masonic Foundation, the California Masonic Memorial Temple, and as a Founding Director of the Nob Hill Masonic Management Corporation. He also served on the Wardens' Retreat Committee, and as a Director of the National Masonic Foundation for Children, in Washington, D.C. In the Scottish Rite he served as Venerable Master of the Long Beach Lodge of Perfection in 1981, and in 1983, was coroneted a Thirty-Third Degree Inspector General Honorary in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. He served as the Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General for California in the Valley of Long Beach, and was Vice President of the Childhood Language Disorders Center in Long Beach, as well as President of the Board of Directors for the Long Beach Scottish Rite Cathedral. He was a Director for the California Scottish Rite Foundation, and Director of the Honors Ritual for the Scottish Rite in California. His other Masonic affiliations were numerous as a member of El Bekal Shrine Temple in Anaheim, he served on the Board of Governors of the Shriners' Hospital in Los Angeles. He was President of the Signal Hill High Twelve Club, the Long Beach Masonic Service Bureau, and was a member of the Long Beach Past Masters' Club. He is also a member of the York Rite Bodies in Long Beach, the Royal Order of Scotland, Allied Masonic Degrees, National Sojourners, the Southern California Past Masters' Association, Southern California Research Lodge, and the Royal Order of Jesters. In addition, he served as Sovereign of St. Croix Conclave of the Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine. He is a Senior DeMolay, with a Life Membership in Long Beach Searchlight Chapter, Order of DeMolay. He holds the Active Legion of Honor. In his civic activities, he served as president of the Long Beach Optimist Club, President of the Community Rehabilitation Industries, president and Chairman of the Board of the Travelers' Aid Society of Southern Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and was an officer of the Coordinating Council of the PT A. He served on the Board of Governors of the Downtown Long Beach YMCA, of the Los Altos Hospital of Long Beach, and of Doctors' Hospital of Lakewood. He also served as Vice President of the Retired Police and Fire Association of America, and is a life member of American Legion Post No. 496. He and his lovely wife, Beverly, have two sons, two daughters and a foster daughter, along with many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. His theme as Grand Master was "Freemasonry: For God, For Country, For Family," and he was responsible for bringing to California the "Masonic Model Student Assistance Training Prog ram" sponsored by the California Masonic Foundation, and providing training for public school teachers in the early identification of substance abuse and other dysfunctional behavior in children. This program exemplified his theme, because this highly successful program helped teachers rescue school children before their lives were ruined by substance abuse, gang involvement, and other devastating behaviors.