FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DCC HONORS MORRIS, ELLIOTT

FOR LONG TERM SERVICE

            DANVILLE, VA, July 31, 2003 -- A recognition and appreciation luncheon was held recently for two retired Danville Police Department employees for their outstanding service to the Danville Community College Administration of Justice Program and its Curriculum Advisory Committee.  Former Chief of Police T. Neal Morris, and former Police Major B.C. Elliott received plaques for their combined total of 52 years of dedicated service as members of the advisory committee.

 In the photo at left, members of the Administration of Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee are shown with the two. Pictured left to right, are: (front row): Mike Cassada, retired Alcoholic Beverage Control Department Officer; B.C. Elliott; T. Neal Morris; James Ingram, retired Danville Circuit Court Judge; Samantha Luck, Danville Police Lieutenant; and Elton Blackstock, Lynchburg Regional Correctional Facility.  Back Row: Jim Binner, South Boston Police Department Deputy Chief; Danville City Attorney Tim Spencer, Administration of Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee Chair; Dr. Wade Davenport, DCC Dean of Arts and Sciences Division; Philip Broadfoot, Danville Chief of Police; Doug Morrison, Danville Probation and Parole Administrator; and Gary Goodson, Operations Officer for the Pittsylvania County Sheriff Department.

             In the photo at right, former Danville Police Chief T. Neal Morris, right, and former Danville Police Major B.C. Elliott, second from left, are shown with John Wilt, Assistant Professor of the Administration of Justice Program, left, and Tim Spencer, Danville City Attorney, and Chair of the Administration of Justice Advisory Committee, second from right.

            The Administration of Justice Curriculum Advisory Committee, whose members are appointed annually by the DCC Board, was established to assist DCC faculty in planning curriculum that will meet the needs of those entering the Administration of Justice field. The committee includes DCC faculty, police officers from Danville, Pittsylvania County and Halifax County, Probation and Parole Office Administrators, and other law enforcement officials who contribute their time and ideas to the program. Both Morris and Elliott were instrumental in helping to revise the curriculum to reflect three areas of specialization - Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Protective Services (Private Security).