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GVSU POLICE ACADEMY HOLDS 47TH GRADUATION CEREMONY
August 12, 2021
After 15 weeks of intense training, 34 police academy recruits graduated from the Grand Valley State University Police Academy.
The 47th graduating class was honored during an August 12 ceremony held in the Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Haas Center for Performing Arts on the Allendale Campus.
The keynote speaker, Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Kempker, said Grand Valley produces some of the finest officers in the state with its high standards and commitment to ethics and integrity. He said law enforcement often sees the worst of the world and it can be discouraging to meet people in their darkest hour.
“The world is a big place and can be a tough place,” he said. “You can’t change the world but you can change a person’s world. We have the opportunity to alter the outcome of people’s lives.”