Spotlight on Higher Education/Healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year Finalist Jerry Connolly
Check out some of this Director of the Year finalist’s top accomplishments, as well as a photo gallery of him and his department.
Jerry Connolly, Chief of Police, Florida SouthWestern State College
Congratulations to Jerry Connolly, Chief of Police at Florida SouthWestern State College, for being named one of this year’s higher education and healthcare Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.
Some of his notable achievements include:
- Secured additional officer benefits, including holiday pay and shift differentials, as well as FSWPD vehicles for sworn officers.
- Led multiple tabletop exercises with larger areas of the college, including Academic, Student Services, and Operations.
- Saved FSW approximately $450,000 by eliminating a third-party security services contractor and reallocating the funds to hiring additional department employees, which enhanced the department’s capabilities.
Winners of this year’s Director of the Year awards will be announced at this summer’s 2024 Campus Safety Conference, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, July 8-10. For more information and to register, visit CampusSafetyConference.com.
Read about the other finalists.
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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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