I was in the first Nashville cohort class Bethel (then College) had in Nashville. Before Palmer Plaza, we met weekly at a hotel on Music Row. I graduated May 2, 2004, with a BS degree in Organizational Management.
I’ve worked for the Nashville Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years and I am currently the Director of the Security Services Division. For the past 15 years, I’ve been assigned to the FBI’s Violent Crime/Gang Task Force out of the Nashville Resident Agency. In December 2012, I graduated with the 251st Session of the FBI National Academy. In 2014, my partner and I were peer-nominated and selected as Tennessee’s Top Cops by the National Association of Police Organizations. We were recognized Nationally as two of America’s Top Cops, and presented that award in Washington DC. In 2015, I was twice given the United States Attorney’s Office Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement.
My Bethel degree helped me move up through the ranks at the Nashville Sheriff’s Office and was instrumental in obtaining a command level position. Additionally, the friendships I made during my time at Bethel have carried through to this day. I have convinced several of my coworkers of the importance of completing their degree at Bethel University and many have done just that.
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Kevin Carroll
Bachelor of Science – Organizational Management, Class of 2004
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