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MAY 3, 2012
The award was established in 1988 in honor of former Scott County Sheriff John Dennis. Dennis served his county for 24 years and, in 1963, was elected president of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association. In 1976 Dennis retired from the office of sheriff following a successful campaign for the Missouri Senate seat in District 27, a position he held until his retirement from state government 1992. In 1988, Dennis was presented a Distinguished Service Award at which time the establishment of the John Dennis Scholarship Fund was announced. Since that time, the award has been given to Missouri students pursuing careers in the criminal justice field.
This years recipient of The John Dennis Scholarship was awarded by Sheriff Mike Shannon in the amount of one thousand dollars to Evan Tyler Ball of Howell County.
This Scholarship will be presented to sixteen college-bound Missouri high school seniors who intend to pursue a criminal justice career and will be attending a Missouri college or university Requirements of Applicants for the scholarships are:Applicants must be in good standing with his/her school
Applicants must have a good reference from his/her school counselorApplicants need to demonstrate financial need
Applicants are required to have a 2.0 GPA or greaterApplicants should be active in extra-curricular activities
A paragraph must be attached to the application detailing his/her goals ten years after high school graduation.