Faculty
Patrick Oliver (Program Coordinator)
Professor Oliver serves as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Criminal Justice Program. Prior to coming to Cedarville in 2005, he served 27 years in law enforcement, including Chief of Police in the City of Fairborn, Grandview Heights, and Cleveland, Ohio, and as Ranger Chief of Cleveland Metropolitan Parks. He also spent eleven years as a trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Masters of Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College.
In addition, Professor Oliver has completed programs with the Penn State University Police Executive School, FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development School, and the Ohio Association of Police Executive Leadership College. He is also a Certified Law Enforcement Executive. Besides teaching and program development, Professor Oliver serves in many law enforcement organizations. These include the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (consultant, trainer, and former President), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (consultant, trainer, and Civil Rights committee), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (consultant, trainer, and the education and training committee), and as a Commissioner for the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
Donald Hanna
Professor Hanna serves as Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. His area of specialization is leadership, and he has published several books and delivered many seminars on police leadership. Prior to coming to Cedarville, Professor Hanna invested 32 years of his life in the field of law enforcement; 24 of those years were spent as Chief of Police. He is a former board member of the Police Executive Research Forum. He received his M.A. from the University of Illinois in 1969 and has been at Cedarville since 1995.