The Alfred State Police Academy is proud to announce that 13
recruits have graduated from the 2020 session. This year’s academy yielded a
100 percent employment rate, meaning that all of the graduates were hired by police
departments.
Recruits who graduated this year include Isaac Rodriguez,
Michael Harrington, Chloe Wormsley, Brian Harrison, Michael Ruggles, Brendan
Terry, Tyler Crouch, Tyler Congdon, Gage Harrison, Emily Waite, Steven Brongo,
Austin Plank, and Andrew Merring.
Municipalities who benefited from hiring these Alfred State
Police Academy grads include the Bath Police Department, Wayland Police
Department, Mount Morris Police Department, Hornell Police Department, Allegany
County Sheriff’s Office, Greece Police Department, Alfred Police Department,
SUNY Geneseo Police Department, Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, and Bolivar
Police Department.
Session Director and Chief of the University Police
Department at Alfred State Scott Richardson said, “We are all so very proud of
our academy graduates. The stress associated with attending a police academy is
immense, and then when you add a pandemic to the equation and civil unrest, the
stress level increases significantly for the recruits, as well as the academy staff.
This year’s class did not back down from the challenge. They embraced it and it
made them stronger. The bond that they all have with each other will last
forever.”
Richardson added, “Also, the fact that 100 percent of our
graduates are currently employed by police agencies is an accomplishment that
makes us equally as proud. It is a testament to the quality of police officers
that we are putting out into communities. These young officers have set the bar
for future recruits.”
Wendy Dresser-Recktenwald, Alfred State’s chief of staff,
said, “Alfred State College is proud of its academy graduates and is excited
for their future. Getting through the academy during a pandemic and civil
unrest – especially over police – will be a memory they will always have. We
are confident we are producing solution-focused officers who will be future
leaders.”
Alfred State Police Academy organizers would like to thank
the instructors who helped teach the recruits, as well as the municipalities
that provided instructors. They include the Alfred Village Police Department,
Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, Bath Police Department, Canisteo Police
Department, Cuba Police Department, Finger Lakes Paralegal, Hornell Police
Department, Monroe County Humane Society, New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation Police, Steuben County District Attorney’s Office,
Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, Alfred State, the University Police Department
at Alfred State, and the Wellsville Police Department.
For more information and to apply to the Alfred State Police
Academy, contact the Center for Community Education and Training (CCET) at
CCET@AlfredState.edu or Tammy Edwards at 607-587-4017.
