Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators names campus safety excellence award for UR Police Chief Robert C. Dillard
August 1, 2008
The Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators has created an award for campus safety excellence in honor of Robert C. Dillard, University of Richmond's police chief.
The award honors Dillard's long service to the association and his work to promote professionalism in campus safety throughout Virginia.
VACLEA announced the creation of the award and named the 2008 winner, Wendell Flynchum, police chief of Virginia Tech, at the organization's recent conference.
Dillard has been chief of Richmond's campus police since 1970 and previously served five years with the Henrico County police department. Under his direction, the university police department earned accreditation from both the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, one of only a handful of Virginia campuses to hold either qualification. The commission subsequently honored the campus force as a flagship police department.
Dillard directs more than 40 employees, including 17 sworn, armed officers.