Ken Vance appointed to POST

     Ken Vance left GCSU after serving 22 years as the Director, or “Chief,” of Public Safety last Tuesday, Aug. 14.
     His resignation follows his appointment by Governor Sonny Perdue as Executive Director of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
     Vance’s new position, which began Aug. 15, is based out of Clarkdale,Ga. but will allow Vance to continue to operate out of, and spend time in, Milledgeville. Also, Vance has served on the Milledgeville City Council for the past 26 years and will be able to finish out his term while beginning his new position at the POST.
     Dave Groseclose, the assistant vice president for Human Service and Budget, is currently acting as the interim director of Public Safety.
     Deputy Director of Public Safety, Richard Goodson, was appointed as interim chief by University President Dorothy Leland while a national search for Vance’s replacement is ongoing.
     “I am extremely pleased with Mr. Groseclose’s acting in that capacity in the short term,” Vance said of Groseclose.
     The remainder of the Public Safety staff is expected to stay the same.
     Goodson served under Vance for the last ten years.
     “Chief Vance saw to it that we had the equipment that we needed and the training that we needed to approach the new year,” Goodson said of Vance’s preparation over the summer before leaving for his new position.
     Vance will miss GCSU as he graduated from here.
     “I’ve been extremely fortunate to have gotten a degree here, gotten married here, worked most of my adult life here, and raised a family here,” Vance said. “This place will always be home.”
     Vance is well-known around campus as the Chief with the tie-dye shirt.
     “I have worked with him on several occasions and he has always been a very supportive and involved member of the GCSU community,” said senior Political Science major Justin Mays.
     Vance’s farewell to students includes encouragement to get to know the officers and personnel at Public Safety, to make good life choices and, finally, “Be safe, be responsible and remember the chant that begins, ‘‘No Means No.’”

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