Public Safety Officer of the Year

Katie Hodges, GS University Police officer, rescued student who drove into pond

Officer Katie Hodges, center, of the Georgia Southern University Department of Public Safety, stands with GS Police Deputy Chief Clay Gracen, left, who nominated her, and GS Police Chief Laura McCullough after Hodges received the award for valor as Bulloch County Public Safety Officer of the Year during Thursday evening's banquet. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

AL HACKLE/staff Officer Katie Hodges, center, of the Georgia Southern University Department of Public Safety, stands with GS Police Deputy Chief Clay Gracen, left, who nominated her, and GS Police Chief Laura McCullough after Hodges received the award for — Officer Katie Hodges, center, of the Georgia Southern University Department of Public Safety, stands with GS Police Deputy Chief Clay Gracen, left, who nominated her, and GS Police Chief Laura McCullough after Hodges received the award for valor as Bulloch County Public Safety Officer of the Year during Thursday evening's banquet. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

Officer Katie Hodges of the Georgia Southern University Police was less than two years into her career as a law enforcement officer when her actions on April 8 saved a 21-year-old student from drowning in a pond on campus. During a banquet Thursday, Hodges was named Bulloch County Public Safety Officer of the Year.

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