TO SERVE AND PROTECT: CARL DORTCH ’26 USES HIS ROLE AS A POLICE OFFICER TO GIVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY
Carl Dortch ’26, a philosophy major and history minor from Galesburg, has taken the lessons learned as a Knox student-athlete and is applying them to life and his newest adventure, serving as a police officer in Galesburg’s neighboring city, Knoxville. Dortch, who was a member of the Prairie Fire Basketball team, began his training immediately after his graduation. YOU’RE A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH OUT OF SCHOOL. WHAT HAS POST-GRADUATION LIFE BEEN LIKE FOR YOU? In the first month, I’ve been hit with so many things in life that I didn’t think about. I learned how healthcare works by…
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