Retired NYPD Sergeant—Special Assignment Vincent Henry
to be Honored for Outstanding Community Service

March 13, 2002 — On Sunday, October 19, law enforcement expert Dr. Vincent Henry will be honored at the Fifth Annual Fundraiser of the College of Management Alumni Chapter at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York.

Dr. Henry, a C.W. Post alumnus, is an associate professor of criminal justice and sociology at Pace University. He is a retired sergeant-special assignment from the New York City Police Department, where he served as commanding officer of the education support section of the police academy. While studying toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice at C.W. Post, Dr. Henry earned numerous academic awards, honors and scholarships. He was the first police officer in the United States to win a Fulbright Scholarship which enabled him to study at the Centre for Australian Public Sector Management at Griffith University in Australia. He received C.W. Post's Outstanding Accelerated Student Award in 1987 before graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average in 1989. Dr. Henry earned a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the City University of New York (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) in 2001, and an M.Phil. in criminal justice from CUNY in 1996. He returned to C.W. Post in 1991, as an adjunct professor of criminal justice. He has also taught at St. John’s University in New York. Dr. Henry is widely published and a highly respected authority on criminal justice and has been the featured speaker at numerous police conferences. His publications include "The COMPSTAT Paradigm" and several forthcoming works, including: "Death Work: Police and the Psychology of Survival" and "Police, the World Trade Center Attacks and the Psychology of Survival: Implications for Clinical Practice."

The event, which is designed to recognize outstanding contributors to the C.W. Post and Long Island communities, will also support scholarships for students pursuing degrees in accounting, business, criminal justice, health care and public administration, and social work in the College of Management.

Also to be honored at the C.W. Post College of Management Alumni Chapter fundraiser are Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and C.W. Post alumnus Dr. M. Vicki Wacksman, founder and president of Wacksman Associate's Ltd., a management-consulting and training firm based in Dix Hills, NY.

The event will be held at the Harrison Conference Center in Glen Cove, NY. Entertainment will be provided by Eric Johnson, renowned jazz guitarist, and his group. For additional information about tickets and reservations, contact Carol Picarello in the College of Management Alumni Chapter at (516) 299-2420; fax 299-2640, or email muraskin@liu.edu