Spotlight on Higher Education Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Ginger Walker
Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery of her and her department.
University of Houston Director of Emergency Management Ginger Walker
HOUSTON, Texas — Congratulations to University of Houston Director of Emergency Management Ginger Walker for being named one of this year’s higher education Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.
Here are some of her notable achievements:
- At no additional cost, utilized the university’s existing incident management system (typically used for responding to hurricanes and other emergencies) to serve as a COVID-19 case reporting and contact tracing system.
- Led school’s response to Winter Storm Uri and Hurricane Nicholas.
- Served as the lead coordinator for two major vaccine clinics held on campus.
About the Author
Robin Hattersley, Editor-in-Chief
Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.
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