Campus Safety Announces the 2021 Director of the Year Finalists
Congratulations to the 17 campus protection professionals from around the nation who’ve been named finalists in this year’s Director of the Year awards program!
The Director of the Year winners and runners-up will be announced at Campus Safety Conference East, which will be held July 11-13 in Bethesda, Maryland.
The 2021 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists are:
Dustin Calhoun, Medical Director of Emergency Management, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Steven Ellis, Coordinator of Campus Security and Safety, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, California
Adam Garcia, Vice President & Director, Public Safety Services, Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ray Gerwitz, Executive Director & Deputy Chief Security Officer, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Mark Glenn, Colonel (Chief), Washington University in St. Louis Police Department, St. Louis, Missouri
The Director of the Year winners and runners up will be announced at this summer’s Campus Safety Conference East. To register for CSC East, visit CampusSafetyConference.com.
Thomas Graham, Director of Emergency Management, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Timothy Grant, Chief of Campus Police Services, College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey
David Hall, Director of University Safety, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
Ken Harr, Corporate Director & Chief Security Officer, Safety, Security & Emergency Management, Ballad Health, Johnson City, Tennessee
Mike Hodges, Director of Public Safety, Piedmont Healthcare, Athens, Georgia
Henry Horn, Chief of Police, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Police Department, Kansas City, Kansas
Gerald Lewis, Associate Vice President Public Safety & Chief of Police, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Thomas Mayhew, Director of Emergency Management & Safety, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia
George “Tom” Torregrossa, Director of Police Services, University of Louisiana at Monroe Police Department, Monroe, Louisiana
John White, Deputy Director, Safety & Security, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri
Babe Wilson, Captain, Field Operations Bureau, Wicomico County Public Schools, Salisbury, Maryland
Jeffrey Yarbrough, Chief of Police, Round Rock Independent School District Police Department, Round Rock, Texas
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