Mark Napier, the 34th elected sheriff of Pima County in Arizona is also a graduate of Boston University’s Metropolitan College.
The Sheriff has been a Lead Facilitator for BU’s Master of Criminal Justice online program since 2004!
Napier has attributed past law-enforcement promotions to be the “direct result” of the MCJ Degree he earned online at Boston University.
“I started as one of the original students in the online MCJ program. Shortly after graduating, I was promoted from lieutenant to captain at the Tucson Police Department. I believe this was a direct result of my earning a master’s degree at BU. I was a facilitator for several years and enjoyed it a great deal. I now serve in the role of lead facilitator. It has been incredibly rewarding to see the dedication of the professors and to watch students successfully navigating the challenging curriculum. It is so gratifying to feel the real sense of pride that students exhibit as they near graduation.”
—Mark D. Napier (MET’04). Pima County Sheriff. MCJ course facilitator since 2004.
Today, the program Napier helped to establish is ranked No. 4 in Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Program by U.S. News & World Report.