By Cindy Granier
University of Houston Campus Safety and the UH Police Department are saying goodbye to Mae Hall, who has retired after serving as a campus security officer for nearly 13 years. Her last day was Jan. 31.
Hall joined the UH family in 2005, when she was hired as a security officer to patrol the campus by current Assistant Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice President for Campus Safety Malcolm Davis, who at that time was the chief of police.
Later, when the UH Department of Public Safety created the Virtual Patrol Room – known as the VPR – she was transferred by Davis to a position where her duties included monitoring the video feeds of the security cameras across campus. She worked in the VPR for the past nine years.
She remembers when there were approximately 356 cameras that she monitored. That number has now grown to over 1,500. She was always ready to learn all she could regarding the process of monitoring all of those cameras.
Coming from a family of 11 children, she has always tried to keep a happy, positive attitude throughout her career. She herself has three grown kids and 10 grandchildren, who she will enjoy spending more time with after her retirement.
Hall said that during her time at the University, she learned a lot from many great individuals. She cites three specifically as among her best teachers: Sgt. Richard Brenner, Officer Jeremy Johnston and former Sgt. Dan Greiner, who no longer works at UH.
Restructuring eventually led to the UH Department of Public Safety being dissolved a few years ago. Davis now leads UH Campus Safety and Chief of Police Ceaser Moore heads UHPD.
Davis remembers the days when the VPR evolved and the tireless effort Hall put into setting a positive example for others who worked there. He thanked Hall and offered his best wishes in her retirement by presenting her a certificate of appreciation.
Moore summed it up best when he said, “Everyone is very fond of Ms. Mae.”