BROWNWOOD – May 25, 2018 – William Ratliff, Howard Payne University freshman from Kyle, has been awarded a scholarship by the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas. Sheriff Vance Hill of Brown County presented the award to Ratliff during a luncheon held at the end of the spring 2018 semester.
Ratliff is a criminal justice major and a member of the HPU Yellow Jacket football team.
“I would like to thank the Sheriffs’ Association for granting me this scholarship and Sheriff Hill for presenting it to me,” said Ratliff.
The Sheriffs’ Association of Texas offers scholarships to eligible students pursuing an academic degree at a college or university. In addition to the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas scholarships, several others are made available through the generosity of individuals or organizations. These funds are managed by the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas to award to qualified students. The scholarships are awarded once in the spring semester and once in the fall semester of each year.
Each applicant must have a parent in law enforcement in Texas; must be a high school graduate and have completed at least one semester of college; must be enrolled in a college or university, in an academic course of study, as a full-time student during the semester the application is submitted; must be younger than 25 years of age at time of application; must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5; and must not have been convicted of a crime which would make an individual ineligible for employment in his/her field of study.
For the spring 2018 semester, the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas awarded 16 scholarships to students throughout the state.
“Will Ratliff is an outstanding young man who is a blessing to have in the classroom,” said Lynn Humeniuk, associate professor of criminal justice and sociology and director of HPU’s criminal justice program. “I am grateful to Sheriff Hill for all his support with the criminal justice program at HPU and for representing the Sheriffs’ Association that is so generous with its funds.”
For more information about the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, visit www.sheriffstx.org.
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Cutline: Sheriff Vance Hill of Brown County (right) recently presented the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas scholarship to HPU freshman William Ratliff.