Trevecca Nazarene University announced that retiring Mt. Juliet Police Chief James A. Hambrick has been named the school’s new chief security officer. He will lead Trevecca’s campus security team, working closely with Trevecca Security Director Greg Dawson, and will play an integral role in helping keep the University’s students, faculty and campus safe.
Hambrick is a Nashville native and graduate of Northwestern University’s Police Staff and Command School. He is a well-known figure in Middle Tennessee law enforcement for his 28 years of service with the Mt. Juliet Police Department, where he rose from dispatcher to the chief of police for the growing city. Hambrick holds a B.A. in Christian education, a master’s and doctorate in psychology and Christian counseling. He also recently took on the role of pastor at First Missionary Baptist Church in Franklin, Tennessee.