{"id":1050,"date":"2019-07-17T18:19:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/wcsupolicehonored\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:19:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:10","slug":"wcsupolicehonored","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wcsupolicehonored\/","title":{"rendered":"WestConn police honored by regional college security association"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"sharingTools\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/sharingtools.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"breadcrumb\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/breadcrumb.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014  Western Connecticut State University Police Sgt. Richard Montefusco and Officer Arthur Shannonhouse received Exemplary Performance Awards on June 17 during the annual conference of the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Montefusco, of Shelton, and Shannonhouse, of Stamford, were honored at the closing banquet of the NECUSA conference at the Mystic Marriott Hotel in Groton. The award recognizes individuals from member institutions who exhibit exemplary performance and professionalism in handling incidents over an extended period, and who have made outstanding contributions to the safety and security of their campus communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>WCSU Chief of Police Neil McLaughlin Jr. praised Montefusco and Shannonhouse as worthy recipients of the Exemplary Performance Award. \u201cThey have made me very proud of their accomplishments, and I am extremely happy and excited that they have been selected to receive this prestigious award,\u201d McLaughlin observed.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the awards presentations, McLaughlin was elected to a two-year term as NECUSA vice president as a member of the association\u2019s new slate of officers installed at the closing banquet. The conference program on \u201cThe Impact of Violence on Campus\u201d also featured WCSU President Dr. James W. Schmotter as guest speaker at the luncheon session, and Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Walter Bernstein as a participant in a panel discussion on campus violence issues. <\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    For information, contact McLaughlin at (203) 837-9308 or mclaughlinn@wcsu.edu, or the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.<br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><br \/>&#013;<br \/>\n  Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics &#013;<br \/>\n  of New England\u2019s best small private universities.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebookShare\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/facebookshare.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;\n        <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; &#013; &#013; &#013; DANBURY, CONN. \u2014 Western Connecticut State University Police Sgt. Richard Montefusco and Officer Arthur Shannonhouse received Exemplary Performance Awards on June 17 during the annual conference of the Northeast Colleges and Universities Security Association. &#013; Montefusco, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1050","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}