USC Upstate
From left, Craig Hartley, executive director of CALEA, Chief Klay Peterson, USC Upstate Department of Public Safety, Glynda Miller, administrative manager of USC Upstate Department of Public Safety, Paula Brewster, CALEA recognition manager at USC Upstate Department of Public Safety, Sheryl Turner-Watts, vice chancellor for Administrative and Business Affairs at USC Upstate, David Myers, assistant chief of USC Upstate Department of Public Safety, and CALEA President Richard Myers.
Members of the University’s police department were recognized with accreditation for excellence in public safety and commitment to community.
“Our agency is honored to have earned this accreditation,” said Klay Peterson, chief of USC Upstate Department of Public Safety. “It represents years of hard work by the officers of our department who serve our community of learners through adherence to the highest standards in professional law enforcement.”
CALEA accreditation/recognition is granted for a four-year period, during which the law enforcement agency must submit annual reports attesting to continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.
Peterson also was recognized as a runner-up in the 9th annual Campus Safety Director of the Year by “Campus Safety Magazine”.