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Major William (Bill) C. Kennedy
 Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

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William C. Kennedy started his carrier with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in 1991 as a Detention Officer.  He was promoted to the Patrol Division and served as a Patrol Officer for approximately two years, Major Kennedy was promoted to the School Resource Officer pilot program initiated by Sheriff Truman Jones.   At that time,  Officer Kennedy was assigned to Oakland High School for several years and was very instrumental in the growth of the SRO program.  Officer Kennedy moved through the ranks to Sergeant then in 1998 was promoted to Captain and Division Commander and in 2002 to, Major.   In addition to the responsibilities of the SRO program, Major Kennedy is responsible for the Youth Intervention, Wellness and Fitness Programs for the Sheriff's Office.  Over the years, Major Kennedy has been a tremendous resource in the development of numerous programs and collaborative efforts with other agencies and organizations.  He is excited about his development of programs for at-risk-youth called SAFE (Sheriff's Athletic Fellowship & Enrichment), Critical Incident Response Training Program for Safe Schools, Present & Future Development Teams, among others.  He is especially proud of all of his peers in the SRO program who go above and beyond what is asked of them each and every day to make our schools and community the very best. 

Among his many achievements are: Pennsylvania All-State Football Player and Wrestler, 1987; Full Football Scholarship to Middle Tennessee State
University, 1987; Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University and is a Certified Teacher 1992, In 1994, Major Kennedy received a Presidential
Citation Award from the National School Resource Officer Organization (NASRO); In 1996, Major Kennedy was awarded "Officer of the Year" from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office; Commander of the #1 SRO Role
Model Program in the Nation awarded by NASRO, 2000.  F.B.I. National Academy, Graduate Class 209th, 2002.

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