Kudos: New UGA police chief has College connection
Dan Silk (A.B. ’97, M.A. ’00, Ph.D. ’10) was named earlier this fall as the new chief of the UGA Police Department. Silk’s first two degrees are in religion, and he received his doctorate in adult education (now learning, leadership, and organization development) from the UGA College of Education.
His career in law enforcement began when he was an undergraduate student. He was hired by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in 1995 and went on to head the community policing, vice investigations and internal affairs units, and also served as the police chief’s chief of staff. While working for the police department, Silk continued his studies at UGA; his master’s is in Islamic studies.