Aug. 5, 2021

Media Advisory: Chief Brian Seastone Retirement Ceremony

  • What: University of Arizona Police Department Chief Brian Seastone retirement ceremony.
  • When: Today, Aug. 5. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. The program will begin at 3 p.m.
  • Where: Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom, 1303 E. University Blvd.
  • RSVP: Email Nick Prevenas, nprevenas@arizona.edu, if you plan to attend.

TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona is celebrating the career of UAPD Chief Brian Seastone in a reception today at the Student Union Memorial Center. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 3 p.m.

Seastone began his career in law enforcement in 1972 in Boulder, Colorado, and joined the University of Arizona in 1980. Seastone advanced through the ranks and was named Chief of Police in 2014. After a 41-year career with the university, Seastone retires as the longest-serving officer in the history of UAPD and the longest-serving police officer in the state of Arizona.

Seastone was the first Public Information Officer for the UAPD and established the department's first crime prevention unit in 1994. He was named the State of Arizona's Crime Prevention Officer of the Year in 1987.

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Media contact:
Nick Prevenas
University Communications
520-621-2194
nprevenas@arizona.edu

The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 40 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2019 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $734 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 66 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.

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