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BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University Assistant Director of Safety and Security
Emily Raymond recently passed the exam to obtain the Certified Protection Officer
(CPO) designation through the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO).
According to the IFPO website, the security profession operates in a constantly changing
environment and must provide a wide range of potential responses to evolving and increasingly
complex threats. Globalization and technology increase the scope of these threats
and accelerate the rate at which they change. Consequently, providing security has
become more complicated and the knowledge required by a competent security operative,
at any level, has grown.
“Emily does a great job and she is an important part of our department,” said Mark
Grabowski, director of safety and security at SBU. “I am very proud that she achieved
this professional designation.”
*Published: 11-8-19
