Corey Hobdy of the Gallatin Police Department received the David Purkey Leadership Award during Class 125 graduation, held by the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Academy. From left are Travis Stansell, academy director; Hodby and Myles Cook, academy coordinator. The award is named after a lifelong public servant and former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. SUBMITTED
Corey Hobdy of the Gallatin Police Department received the David Purkey Leadership Award during Class 125 graduation, held by the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Academy. From left are Travis Stansell, academy director; Hodby and Myles Cook, academy coordinator. The award is named after a lifelong public servant and former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. SUBMITTED
Fifty-one cadets graduated from the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy on Aug. 15. These cadets mark the 125th class at the academy.
Based at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville, the academy is an intensive nine-week, 480-hour program. Upon completion, students are awarded the technical certificate in Basic Law Enforcement Officer Education and are eligible to apply for certification by the Police Officers Standards and Training Commission as a certified peace officer in the state of Tennessee after being employed by a law enforcement agency.
The program is part of the East Tennessee Regional Law Enforcement Academy established at Walters State by the POST Commission and is part of the college’s Public Safety Center of Emphasis, a designation recognizing its outstanding record in career preparation.
Awards given recognizing outstanding performance in the academy included the David Purkey Leadership Award presented to graduate Corey Hobdy of Portland who will work with the Gallatin Police Department.
Other Sumner County students who graduated include Christian Blizzard of Gallatin, (Gallatin Police Department); Kyle Bray of Portland (Gallatin Police Department); and Dawson Simmons of Portland, (Gallatin Police Department).
