Nat Glover selected for Florida Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame
Retired Jacksonville sheriff, college president among 5 to be inducted for 2021
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Nat Glover is well known and respected following a life of service. (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Jacksonville Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Glover will be inducted on Saturday into the Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame.
Glover, 78, a law enforcement veteran with decades of experience, rose through the ranks of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and was elected Florida’s first Black sheriff since the Reconstruction era in 1995.
Glover told News4Jax a little run-in with the law when he was growing up in Jacksonville shaped his future as a cop.
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Glover was sheriff from 1993 to 2003 the first African American elected in Florida since the Reconstruction era . Author: Florida Times-Union, Beth Reese Cravey Published: 8:50 AM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 8:56 AM EST February 16, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Nathaniel Nat Glover, former Jacksonville sheriff and president of Edward Waters College, will receive the top honor at the 2021 OneJax Humanitarian Awards.
At an April 15 virtual ceremony, Glover will receive the Gold Medallion for Lifetime Achievement from OneJax, a nonprofit interfaith organization that promotes racial, religious and cultural tolerance in Northeast Florida.
Glover was sheriff from 1993 to 2003 the first African American elected in Florida since the Reconstruction era and president of historically black EWC from 2010 to 2018. In addition to his profession
10:10 AM EST Share Nathaniel Glover, Martin Goetz and Robert and Margaret Hill will be recognized April 15 at a virtual ceremony.
OneJax, an institute of the University of North Florida, announced the recipients of its 2021 Humanitarian Awards.
Honorees will be recognized April 15 at a virtual event.
Nathaniel “Nat” Glover, former Duval County Sheriff and former president of Edward Waters College, will receive the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award.
A Silver Medallion Award will be presented to Martin Goetz, CEO of River Garden Senior Services.
Robert and Margaret Hill also will receive a Silver Medallion. Robert Hill is a former CEO and vice chair of Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. and Margaret Hill is a community volunteer.