That鈥檚 why the Fallen Officer Project that he created in 2018 continues to be so meaningful for him as it starts its fourth year.

McBride has selected 13 Culver-Stockton students to be in his 鈥淚n the Line of Duty鈥� class during the spring semester as part of the project. Students sign up for the class during the fall semester, and McBride interviews each one to make sure they know about the course鈥檚 expectations. Students all have criminal justice as either a major or a minor, and they receive three hours of credit.

Earlier this month, students picked an officer who died in the line of duty and reached out to the officer’s police department or family to ask if they could represent the officer. They researched the officer’s years of service, how the officer died and the family the officer left behind.

After students present their findings, they will participate April 11 in a 12-hour memorial walk on the track ringing Ellison Poulton Stadium on the C-SC campus. One of the fallen officers will be recognized each hour. Each student will wear a shirt with the fallen officer鈥檚 name on the back during the walk.

This year鈥檚 Fallen Officer Project also is serving as a fundraiser for the first time, helping two foundations. One is called聽聽in the Detroit, Mich., area. It was created by Elijah Richardson 鈥�18, the president and community initiatives director for WHOH. The foundation鈥檚 goal is to utilize inner-city youth to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community through traditional and nontraditional sports, along with creating a gateway to higher education and careers. Michael Johnson 鈥�19 is the foundation鈥檚 fundraising director.

The other foundation is聽, a group created in 2004 that honors people in Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri who worked in the police, fire and EMS services and have died in the line of duty. Supporting Heroes offers up to $5,000 in emergency funds to cover a family鈥檚 financial needs until state or federal benefits arrive.

The Fallen Officer Project鈥檚 fundraising goal for 2021 is $5,000, and McBride says any amount raised will be split between WHOH and Supporting Heroes.

McBride has established incentive fundraising goals. He will wear combat boots and a tactical vest with hard plate inserts for the memorial walk if $500 is raised, and he will take a bite on campus from the K-9 dog with the Marion County (Mo.) Sheriff’s Department Office if $1,000 is raised. If the fundraiser reaches $5,000, McBride will allow the students participating in this year鈥檚 Fallen Officer Project to design a logo related to the project that will be tattooed on his leg.

, or donors can contact McBride at smcbride@culver.edu.

A Hannibal, Mo., native, McBride is a commissioned sheriff’s deputy in Lewis County and served with the Hannibal Police Department from 2003 to 2012. He is in his seventh year as a member of the Culver-Stockton faculty, teaching courses on introduction to criminal justice, criminal investigation, policing, juvenile delinquency, homeland security, interview and interrogation and victimology.

He was awarded the 2020 Blue Apple for excellence in teaching, presented by the Culver-Stockton Teacher Organization and voted on by C-SC students. The criminal justice department was named the program of the year for the Fallen Officer Project as well.

CANTON, Mo. 鈥� 乱伦社区 faculty members Seth McBride, a lecturer in criminal justice, and Tyler Tomlinson 鈥�03, a lecturer in communication and the head coach of the women鈥檚 soccer team, were recognized on Sunday, Oct. 25 in The Quincy Herald-Whig’s annual 20 Under 40 publication.

The Herald-Whig has recognized 20 outstanding professionals under the age of 40 annually since 2007.

McBride is in his seventh year at the school and is serving his third year as the associate chair of the Division of Business, Education and Law.

A Hannibal, Mo., native, McBride is a commissioned sheriff’s deputy in Lewis County and served with the Hannibal Police Department from 2003 to 2012. To honor officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, McBride created the volunteer-driven Fallen Officer Project in 2018. Each spring, McBride selects a group of nine or 10 Culver-Stockton students to enroll in his 鈥淚n the Line of Duty鈥� class, where they learn about sacrifice in law enforcement and participate in the Fallen Officer Project.

In 2020, McBride was one of three faculty members to be awarded the Blue Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching that is presented by the Culver-Stockton Teacher Organization and voted on by C-SC students. The Criminal Justice Department also was named 鈥淧rogram of the Year鈥� for the Fallen Officer Project.

McBride also is the president and co-founder of the Blue Wolverine Foundation, which was created in November 2016 after McBride and his wife, Kayla, received their son鈥檚 Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. In collaboration with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the mission of the Blue Wolverine Foundation is to provide assistance to families in Northeast Missouri who have children with Type 1 diabetes.

In addition to creating and leading his own foundations, McBride also has served as a member of the board of directors at Douglass Community Services in Hannibal, Mo., since November 2015.聽

Tomlinson has served as head coach of the women鈥檚 soccer team at Culver-Stockton since February 2011 and is the all-time winningest coach in program history with a 88-75-15 overall record. This year鈥檚 team has a 3-3-1 record during an amended season. Tomlinson has had 17 players named to the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference team and 16 players named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Tomlinson is the media coordinator for the C-SC athletic department, a natural fit for him after previously working as a sports anchor at WGEM-TV in Quincy, Ill. He also was a co-host of WGEM Sportscenter, a daily talk sports show on WGEM AM radio.

Under Tomlinson鈥檚 leadership, the women鈥檚 soccer team has been a key contributor to the college鈥檚 annual Toys for Tots toy drive at Christmas. Tomlinson also has coordinated a Kick it for Cancer fundraiser for several years, raising funds for the National Foundation for Cancer Research. His team also is the host of a Field of Dreams Uganda night each season during which cleats, shirts, shorts, soccer balls and other items are collected and sent to orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda.聽

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