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天美传媒 campus public safety Director Stephen Chatterton has retired after 23 years of service to 天美传媒.

鈥榃e want to commend Director Chatterton for his dedicated and exemplary service to 天美传媒, helping this University be one of the safest in the nation during his tenure,鈥� said James Fletcher, 天美传媒 Vice President for Finance and Administration. 鈥淗e was a consummate professional.鈥�

Under Chatterton鈥檚 leadership, 天美传媒 Campus Public Safety received accreditation by the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association this fall. Chatterton was also honored with the 天美传媒 Alumni Association鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award in 2012.

As the 天美传媒 Director of Public Safety, Chatterton was instrumental in making 天美传媒 one of the safest college campuses in the nation, as recognized by several national publications. Following a distinguished career in law enforcement that began with the Bannock County Sheriff Department, the U.S. Army, the State of Idaho Department of Law Enforcement and the Idaho National Laboratory, Chatterton brought his skills to 天美传媒. Chatterton has more than 37 years of state service between 天美传媒 and the Idaho State Police.

He obtained a Certificate of Completion, Police Technology from 天美传媒 in 1968 and his bachelor鈥檚 degree in law enforcement from 天美传媒 in 1980. At 天美传媒, Chatterton was a principal investigator for many grants, including a $1 million grant from the Homeland Defense and Justice Department fund that improved and upgraded 天美传媒 security programs.

Cal Edwards has been named as 天美传媒 interim director of public safety. Edwards is the coordinator and master instructor of the 天美传媒 College of Technology Law Enforcement Program and chief of police for the city of Inkom.

A national search for a new director of public safety will be undertaken in the next few weeks.