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NCS⁴ Leads Training Course at NCAA National Office

Posted on February 10, 2022August 29, 2022

Participants from the NCAA and various Indianapolis sport venues and organizations attended a DHS/FEMA-funded Sport Event Risk Management course led by NCS⁴ at the NCAA National Office in Indianapolis last week.

The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) conducted a Sport Event Risk Management training course on February 1-2 at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) National Office in Indianapolis. Twenty people attended the two-day course, including those from the NCAA and representatives of various Indianapolis sport venues and organizations.

The Sport Event Risk Management course is designed to build sport and special event risk management capabilities for community-wide collaboration and mitigation. Safety and security teams increase their knowledge of planning, risk assessment, training, and continuous improvement practices through activity-based training modules. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective sport venues and coordinate the development or enhancement of a sport event security management system.

Mercurio Presented with Milton E. Ahlerich Distinguished Leadership Award

Posted on December 7, 2021August 10, 2022

Pictured left to right: 2021 Milton E. Ahlerich Distinguished Leadership Award winner Jim Mercurio, Executive Vice President of the San Francisco 49ers and Levi’s Stadium General Manager; Cathy Lanier, Chief Security Officer, NFL; and Dr. Stacey A. Hall, NCS⁴ Executive Director and Professor of Sport Management, The University of Southern Mississippi.

Jim Mercurio, Executive Vice President of the San Francisco 49ers and Levi’s Stadium General Manager, was presented with the Milton E. Ahlerich Distinguished Leadership Award during the 2021 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition’s Awards Luncheon on Nov. 10. The event is presented annually by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS⁴) at The University of Southern Mississippi.

The Milton E. Ahlerich Distinguished Leadership award recognizes a professional whose career includes multiple achievements and contributions to sport safety and security. The recipient’s service, commitment, ingenuity, and integrity must have elevated the profession to new levels to warrant this prestigious honor. The award recipient is selected by a panel of subject matter experts on behalf of the NCS⁴ and given annually at the National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition.