Friday, March 04, 2005
Sheriff Brad Ellsworth to present Alumni-in-Residence program
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Vanderburgh County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth will discuss his journey from undergraduate in the University of Southern Indiana’s Sociology Department to top law enforcement officer in the county in an Alumni-in-Residence program, “From College Classroom to Top Cop,” at noon Tuesday, March 22, in Carter Hall in the University Center at the University of Southern Indiana. He also will discuss crime patterns in the county and the major issues of his tenure as sheriff, including the new Vanderburgh County Jail and the deputy fitness program. Ellsworth is a 1976 graduate of Harrison High School; a 1981 graduate of USI with a bachelor’s degree in sociology; and a 1993 graduate of Indiana State University with a master’s degree in criminal justice. He also attended the FBI National Academy, the National Sheriff’s Institute, and Law Enforcement Executive Development School. He has risen through the ranks to his present leadership position, beginning as a patrolman in 1982. While a sergeant supervising the Narcotics Section, he instituted the first Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in Evansville-Vanderburgh County public and parochial schools. In 1999, he was elected sheriff of Vanderburgh County in his first attempt at public office and has worked tirelessly to enhance the quality of life for area citizens. Many civic organizations have honored Ellsworth for his work and volunteer activities. He was selected president of his Indiana Law Enforcement Academy class, received the FBI Community Director’s Award, and twice received the Sheriff’s Silver Merit Award. In 1996, he was named the Sons of the American Revolution Police Officer of the Year. He also won the Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity Friend of Education Award, the 1999-2000 USI Student Government Spirit of the Eagle Award for Alumni, the 1999 Smoke Free Indiana Outstanding Volunteer Award, the 2000 Westside Improvement Association Environment Award, and the 2002 USI Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2003, he was named a Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest honor an Indiana governor bestows, and was president of the Indiana Sheriff’s Association. He is on the board of directors of Operation City Beautiful, Old Courthouse Society, American Heart Association, Youth First, and Youth as Resources, and volunteers with Albion Fellows Bacon Center and Arc Crisis Center. “From College Classroom to Top Cop” is open to the public. For more information, contact Charles Petranek, professor of sociology, at 812/464-1724. |
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