Please Note: Because the Master of Global Leadership and Management is a new program as of September 2010, Friends University does not have a current student or graduate to feature from this program. Instead, we have featured a graduate of the previous program that was offered, the Master of Science in Leadership and Management.

Many students at Friends University learn the virtues of public service. But Dwain Diehl has made a career of serving the public.

Diehl is a 2008 graduate of Friends University’s criminal justice program, a current student in the Master of Leadership and Management program, and a detective for the Wichita Police Department. He works as an investigator in the sex crimes and felony domestic violence division.

Diehl said his education at the University has been integral in his career.

“By earning my degree at Friends University, it allowed me to get promoted to the rank of detective,” he said.

Diehl chose Friends University “because of its reputation and excellent educational programs.” He said his education went well beyond the classroom.

“Not only is it a high-quality university, but the level of education at Friends allows students to apply it in many aspects of their lives,” he said.

While attending Friends University, Diehl has immersed and involved himself in several aspects of campus life.

“I participated in the Homecoming parade as a motorcyclist,” he said, “and I also give law enforcement speeches to students,” including talking to resident assistants about drug detection on college campuses.

On the job, Diehl says he is particularly focused on his work in something called Project Butterfly.

“It is a program with the Wichita Police Department and the YWCA Women's Crisis Center to assist women involved in prostitution get out of the lifestyle and live an abuse-free life,” he said.

Diehl said he is proud to be a graduate and current student of Friends University.

“The level of academics and education is priceless and is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life,” Diehl said.