After Riley's first six months, administrators felt he had mended many of HUPD's wounds.
Riley's successes at Harvard follow a distinguished career in the state police.
He joined the force as a patrol officer in 1971, worked in Research and Development and at Logan Airport and rose through the ranks of corporal and sergeant to become commander of the division of Investigations and Intelligence.
He won friends and admirers among his colleagues, and was elected president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts by 1400 colleagues, for whom he negotiated a labor contract.
"Bud was a well-respected and competent officer, and handled crisis well on a daily basis," says state police spokesperson Robert Bird.
While on the state police force, Riley studied at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and during that time became familiar with the campus police system and got to know students and officers.
When the position of chief opened up, Riley says he saw HUPD as the only University police force he would want to work in. And after several rounds of interviews, he got the job in November 1995.
Read more in News
This Year, Wolf Won't Even Have to Bare Her TeethRecommended Articles
-
New, More Diverse Class of HUPD Officers Graduates, Part of Riley's Vision for Dept."I always wanted to be a police officer," said a beaming John Buckley, Just moments after he became one. Buckley,
-
Winning Friends: Bud Riley Woos Student Protesters, AdministratorsIn 1969, a little more than thirty years ago, police officers beat and clubbed student protesters occupying University Hall to
-
A Kinder, Gentler Police ForceThe Harvard University Police Department has come a long way since the days when 400 police officers--most from surrounding areas--ejected
-
Crossing the LineTake a ten-minute walk, and learn something interesting about Harvard and its law enforcement agency. Begin at Eliot House. If
-
Double Shifts for Harvard PoliceThe occupation of Mass. Hall by the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) is straining the resources of the Harvard University
-
HUPD Calls for Cambridge Police ReinforcementsThe Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) announced yesterday that it is requesting additional police officers from the Cambridge Police Department
