William H. Adcox

William H. Adcox (born 1958) is the Chief Security Officer for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a pioneer of Threat Safety Science in healthcare. He is also the Chief of Police and Security Officer at the University of Texas at Houston Police Department, University of Texas System component. He has had a longstanding career as a police officer and Deputy Chief of Police in El Paso, Texas.

Early life and education Adcox joined the El Paso Police Department in 1978 after attending the El Paso Police Academy. He later attended Park College in Parkville, Missouri earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management in 1997. In 2004, he earned a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso, and has had subsequent business training at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania

Career El Paso Police Department, El Paso, Texas Adcox was sworn in as an officer of the law with the El Paso Police Department in 1978. He was promoted to captain of the Administrative Services Division in May 1993 where he managed 300 sworn and civilian personnel. In October 1993, he was appointed the captain of the Special Operations and Training Division where assisted in oversight of the department's implementation of community-based policing and increased minority representation on the academy training staff. In 1994, Adcox reviewed training staff and concluded that the ethnic and gender make up was not representative of the city or the department. He implemented a performance improvement program consisting of a rotation system, heightened staff standards, implemented a fair and equitable selection process for staff members, and recruited qualified interested staff members in order to address the issue of representation with noteworthy improvement in all measures.

In November 1996 until his retirement, he served as deputy chief, where he oversaw numerous successful multi-agency task force operations working with agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DEA and the FBI.

University of Texas at El Paso Police Department Adcox took the role of chief of police University of Texas at El Paso Police Department in September 1999. At the time, the UTEP police force policed a campus with 3,700 employees, 15,000 students, and thousands of annual visitors. Since his tenure as chief, the UTPD has maintained its accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). In 2009 the department was accredited by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) and received its second reaccreditation in 2014. The department also received Texas Police Chief's Association Law Enforcement Best Practices Recognition in 2010 and Re-Recognition in 2013. Adcox was appointed by Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa to the UT System Police Management Review Task Force and selection committee for the System Director of Police. He was a panelist participant for two major United States Department of Energy city, county, state and federal emergency response exercises, Space City Thunder in 2009 and Rolling Thunder in 2013.

Threat Safety Research and Development Threat Safety Research and Development Adcox is one of the pioneers Threat Safety Science for the healthcare industry sector along with his research colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center, clinical experts at the Texas Medical Center, and national threat management and patient safety experts. The research and development work is focused on prevention, preparedness, protection, and performance improvement related to manmade and natural threats.

Establishment of a Threat Management Unit Adcox established a Threat Management Unit at the University of Texas whose actions have resulted in a 300% increase in early intervention reporting between 2012 and 2014. They lead ongoing training and R&D in Texas, California, Florida, and Hawaii, and the programs have expanded to lifeguards, diving programs, and commercial air travel.

Certifications National Security Clearance – Federal Bureau of Investigation Master Peace Officer, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Police Instructor –State of Texas Academic Recognition Award - State of Texas

Professional Affiliations International Association of Chiefs of Police International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Police Executive Research Forum Texas Police Chiefs Association American Society for Industrial Security – Chief Security Officer (CSO) Roundtable International Association for Healthcare Safety and Security Security Executive Council Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

Honors and awards 2013 - Police Chief of the Year, University of Texas System Police 2013 - Most Influential People in Security, Security Magazine 2013 - IACLEA Award for Administrative Excellence, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators 2015 – Director of the Year for healthcare Public Safety, Campus Safety magazine 2015 – IHSSF Lindberg Distinguished Program Award, International Healthcare Safety and Security Foundation 2015 – NTOA Spirit Award, National Tactical Officers Association honoring UT Police at Houston –the only university police department in the nation to receive the NTOA award 2018 – Russell L. Colling Literary Award