ITHACA, N.Y. -- Curtis S. Ostrander is the new director of the Cornell University Police Department, Steve Golding, executive vice president for finance and administration, announced May 2, effective immediately. As director of Cornell Police, Ostrander will be responsible for leading the university's broad-based campus law enforcement agency.

Ostrander, a veteran police administrator with 28 years of law enforcement experience, has served as deputy director of Cornell Police since January 2001. Prior to his association with Cornell, Ostrander was the administrative captain of the Ithaca Police Department, where he received numerous written commendations and distinguished service awards during his 20 years of service. He is a graduate of the State University of New York with a B.S. degree in criminal justice and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. 

"As the unanimous choice of the search committee, Curt has a strong record of demonstrated abilities with which to lead our Cornell Police Department," Golding said. "Curt brings both his knowledge of working in a local, municipal law enforcement agency [Ithaca Police Department] and also his experience working in campus law enforcement here at the university, which I believe is definitely a 'win-win' for a university as widely diverse as ours, and for the communities that surround our borders."