Spotlight on Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Paul Cross
Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery of him and his department.

Assistant Chief Paul Cross
Congratulations to MD Anderson Cancer Center & UTHealth/Texas Medical Center Assistant Chief of Police Paul Cross for being named one of this year’s Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.
Here are some of his notable achievements:
- Improved the active shooter drills and adopted the “Secure, Preserve, Fight” approach. More than 20 drills have been conducted since 2018.
- A recent employee engagement survey found officer/employee satisfaction has improved within his department.
- Injected new energy into his department’s participation in MD Anderson’s annual Boot Walk, benefitting the hospital’s cancer research efforts.
The Director of the Year winners and runners-up will be announced this summer at Campus Safety Conference East, being held in Bethesda, Maryland, July 12-14. For more information, visit CampusSafetyConference.com, email [email protected] or call (855) 351-0927.
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