The University Police Department, during Friday's All-Employee Meeting, presented faculty members Stancy Bond, Dr. Joe Kreizinger and Dr. Adrienne Reynolds with its inaugural Monica C. McCullough University Police Department Service Award. (Photo by Todd Weddle/Northwest Missouri State University)

The Northwest Missouri State University Police Department recognized three faculty members Friday with its inaugural Monica C. McCullough University Police Department Service Award.

The University Police Department honored Stancy Bond, senior instructor of English; Dr. Joe Kreizinger, professor of theatre; and Dr. Adrienne Reynolds, assistant professor management; during the University’s All-Employee Meeting.

This award recognizes Northwest students or employees who are not members of the Police Department but have aided the department and its officers by offering solutions to prevent and solve crime, assisting an officer in the field or assisting the department in achieving its goals.

The award is named for Monica McCollough, who served the Police Department as a student dispatcher, full-time dispatcher and office manager from 2002 to 2014. She improved department processes and implemented programs that continue to serve the Northwest community today, including the Safe Ride Home program, which provides safe and timely transportation to students, and the Santa Cops program to assist families in Nodaway County with Christmas gifts.