The work-based BA (Hons) and foundation degrees are believed to be the first degree courses in the world to focus on crowd safety and are delivered through a blend of workshops and online learning.
This year’s graduates were the first to complete the honours degree course.
The two cohorts graduated alongside 1,500 students and honorary graduates in ceremonies between 3 September and 7 September.
The courses are open to all those working within crowd and event management or associated professions, such as the emergency services and local authority event licensing.
Bucks New University is the home of the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies and students on both the BA (Hons) and foundation degrees are taught by leading industry figures including: Tony Ball, managing director of show & event security; Mark Hamilton, director of events at G4S; and Dr Mick Upton, founding chairman of Showsec International.
Dr Upton, head of the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies, said: “The crowd safety management foundation degree course has once again provided a creditable award for a cohort of talented crowd management practitioners.
“The 2012 graduates will go on to aid the efforts of previous graduates from the course that are working hard at international level to introduce a common approach to crowd safety planning at organised social events.
“We also saw an exciting development in the graduation of the first cohort to gain a BA Honours in crowd safety management.”
This year’s graduates on the BA (Hons) degree were: Nick Dymond, managing director of Diamond Security Ltd; Andy Fraser, consultant crowd safety manager at Fraser Associates; Andy Hollinson, crowd safety consultant at Response Security Solutions Ltd; Peter Jordan, managing director of PJ Production Services (Ireland); Colin Lish director of tour security at Headline Security Management Ltd; Gary Masters, security and traffic operations manager in venue management at the NEC, Birmingham; Luca Nalewaj, crowd safety consultant at SafeCrowds.com; Morten Therkildsen, crowd safety manager and senior advisor at ComCom Safety (Denmark); David White, tour and event security consultant at Headline Security Management (HSM) Ltd; and Michael White, licensing manager at Test Valley Borough Council.
The Foundation Degree graduates were: Glen Ball, crowd manager at Show & Event Security Ltd; Adriaan Brynard, regional events manager – South East at G4S Secure Solutions; Benjamin Burrows, regional manager at G4S Events; Ruth Cleland, events manager at G4S Northern Ireland; William John Herriot, event manager at St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council; and Ralf Zimme, director of safety management at Esprit Arena, in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Tony Duncan, tour security director for Lady Gaga’s The Born This Way Ball tour, and Jon Jacobsen, managing director of SOS Security, in Norway, also graduated in MSc business risk and continuity management.
