LPF Certification Courses
Granted Academic Honor

Matthews, NC (March 11, 2013)- The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) certification courses, the LPQualified (LPQ) and the LPCertified (LPC), have been granted an academic honor of excellence awarded by the Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Society (OSSNHS). The LPF is the first loss prevention industry association to be granted this academic distinction.

After a recent program review, the OSSNHS found the LPQ and the LPC to have content, scope, rigor, and assessment standards on par with traditional academic learning institutions. As a result, OSSNHS has granted LPF its very own chapter of this National Honor Society, a distinction usually reserved for the top college and university programs in the loss prevention discipline.

The OSSNHS is the only academic honor society dedicated exclusively to the entire security learning community. OSSNHS recognizes only those industry associations with certification programs which are considered to be truly academic in nature.

All LPC and LPQ certification holders will be admitted onto the OSSNHS master honor roll, should the certification holder so choose. There are no costs or fees for this academic honor.

"We are honored to have received this academic assessment and acknowledgement; and look forward to building a strong collaborative relationship with the Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society," said Gene Smith, president of The Loss Prevention Foundation. "We also thank Jeffery P. Grossman, JD, Assistant Professor of Homeland Security and Corporate Security Studies, St. John's University and managing director of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society for his leadership in recognizing public and private sector programs that meet excellence in academic standards."

"Our review team was extremely impressed with the learning processes LPF has incorporated into their certification programs", said Professor Grossmann. Having been responsible for hundreds of academic reviews of programs belonging to the Department of Defense and several branches of our nation's military, non-traditional adult education institutions, and traditional college and university academic disciplines himself, Professor Grossmann noted that "the LPF certification system has a solid foundation and should be considered a benchmark process within their industry".

LPF - Media Contact: Gene Smith, 866.433.5545, gene.smith@losspreventionfoundation.org

OSSNHS - Media Contact Jeffrey P. Grossmann, 718-990-7436, info@SecurityHonorSociety.org