Dr. (Amb.) Victoria Omonigho Ekhomu has been named the 2023 recipient of the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence. The award is given out each year to an individual or organization for professional excellence and/or outstanding service/acts in the security profession. The recipient also displays a commitment to the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO)’s professional development opportunities for the security profession.
In 2017, Security magazine and the IFPO founded the Bill Zalud Memorial Award for Professional Excellence, named in honor of former Security magazine Editor in Chief and Editor Emeritus Bill Zalud. Bill Zalud began his career in the U.S. Army. In 1987, Zalud became the editor of both SDM and Security magazine. He spent over three decades covering and shaping the security industry. In 2009, Zalud became the Security magazine Editor Emeritus and continued to conduct research and write insightful articles, columns and blogs. He was the author of the Zalud Report, a popular column about technology and industry trends. The archives of his column are available online at securitymagazine.com.