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Officers Herrick and Youngers of ������'s University Police Department, and student intern Jillian Mitchell ‘25, were recently honored by the SUNY Police Chiefs Association in Albany.

Herrick and Youngers received the Life Saving Award for their efforts during an April 2025 call. Herrick and Youngers applied life-saving tourniquets to a student who suffered severe lacerations and blood loss from an accident that occurred in the Merritt Athletic Center. Herrick and Youngers were supported on the call by Lieutenant Tomaszewski and Officer Richenberg until assistance from student-run Geneseo First Response and Livingston County EMS arrived at the scene. 

In his nomination of Herrick and Youngers, Lieutenant LoPiano said the officers’ actions while tending to the incident “exemplify the highest standards of emergency response, compassion, and teamwork.”

Jillian Mitchell, a senior business administration student, received the Harris Family Student Personal Safety Achievement Award. Mitchell has worked in the UPD since February 2023. She provides professional customer service in the parking office, assisting students and employees with parking passes, paying tickets, and processing appeals. Mitchell also takes on other tasks, including checking the Blue Light and Elevator Emergency phones each month to ensure campus safety. Upon graduating in December, Mitchell will continue with UPD as a communications and security specialist.

“Year after year, Geneseo’s UPD members are recognized for outstanding police work and professionalism,” says Chief Scott Ewanow. “We are grateful for the recognition, and I am proud of the dedicated UPD team who ensure safety and security for our campus and community.”