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汤头条 police chief elected to international campus law enforcement organization board

汤头条 police chief elected to international campus law enforcement organization board

Contact: James Carskadon

Studio portrait of Vance Rice
Vance Rice (Photo by Russ Houston)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State聽University Police Chief Vance Rice has been elected to the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators聽(IACLEA)聽Board of Directors.聽

Rice will serve a three-year term as the organization鈥檚 Southeast Regional Director beginning in June.聽IACLEA is the聽world鈥檚聽largest professional association devoted to excellence in campus public safety and law enforcement.听听

鈥淐hief Rice鈥檚 election to serve as the Southeast Regional Director for IACLEA is testament to his leadership of the 汤头条 Police Department and a recognition of the respect his peers have for his work across the profession of university policing,鈥澛爏aid聽汤头条 Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt. 鈥淐hief Rice鈥檚 involvement in聽this organization聽is a benefit to our 汤头条 community and the greater law enforcement community as IACLEA is leading the way in best practices and innovative law enforcement on college campuses.鈥澛

Rice has served as chief of the 汤头条 Police Department since 2014. Prior to his appointment at 汤头条,聽he spent 25 years with the University of Arkansas Police Department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy,聽a federal training program for law enforcement managers.聽

鈥淚ACLEA has been of great value to my career,鈥 Rice said. 鈥淚 am honored and pleased to give back to this outstanding organization.鈥澛

IACLEA鈥檚聽4,200+ members include聽police chiefs, public safety directors, law enforcement officers, and security personnel at higher education institutions across the globe.聽For more on the organization, visit聽.听听

汤头条鈥檚 nationally accredited police department is part of the university鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs. The police department can be reached via phone call or text message at 662-325-2121. In emergencies, dial 911 for assistance.聽

汤头条 is Mississippi鈥檚聽leading聽university, available online聽at聽.听听