Who is Dale Boyer and what does he do?  This can be answered easily by stating that Boyer is the assistant director of campus security and, on a daily basis, he works to assist the director in the day-to-day operations of the office. This, however, is just one aspect of who Boyer is as a whole.  Boyer has held other positions on his road to Elizabethtown College as well.

As the assistant director of campus security, Boyer supervises the officers in the department and also assists in some administrative responsibilities. Along with these responsibilities, Boyer shares some responsibility for routine patrol duties, which include responding to emergencies that may arise, helping those with vehicle trouble, responding to medical emergencies and much more. As part of the campus security department, Boyer has the same responsibility as the rest of the department. He ensures the safety of everyone here on campus and protects the College’s assets. Boyer has been working at Etown since November 1990.

After high school , Boyer began working in a small butcher shop. Over his 14 years of employment at the butcher shop, he worked his way up to principal meat-cutter. In 1979, he also started working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as a conservation officer.  Boyer stayed with the Fish and Boat Commission for 18 years as a deputy waterways patrolman. Boyer made the decision to change his profession in 1990 when the owner of the butcher shop where he was employed sold the business. It was in that same year that Boyer arrived here at the College.

Boyer is not the only member of his family to ever work at the College. At one time, Boyer’s uncle was the director of dining services. A cousin of Boyer’s was also the manager of the Jay’s Nest when it was located where the dance studio is. Boyer married into a family full of Etown graduates. His wife, Sharon, was one of four sisters who all graduated from the College and became teachers. The Etown lineage does not stop there; Boyer also has a daughter who is a junior this year at Etown.

Boyer’s hobbies outside his life at the College include attending the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Pa. “Yes, I get dressed up and walk around with a big sword,” Boyer said.

Boyer has enjoyed his time here at Etown, especially his interactions with the students on campus. He noted that most are polite and often ready with a smile or a ‘Hi, how are you?’

“Do I enjoy working here? Absolutely,” Boyer said.