Walt Collins Memorial Endowed Scholarship

The Walt Collins Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in memory of Walt Collins, an ordinary citizen who, when retired, was looking for some way to spend his time. One day he walked into the East Dallas Storefront (in the Asian community), and volunteered his time. He spent many hours and days and weeks helping where he was needed and getting other people interested in volunteering at the storefront. Mr. Collins continued his work even though he was dying of cancer, and was active as long as he could be. The scholarship was set up in his memory for students majoring in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice. Mr. Collins was given the J. C. Penney Golden Rule Award, and the United States Congress honored him with its national Citizen Award.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be a student attending either the Brookhaven Campus, Cedar Valley Campus, Eastfield Campus, El Centro Campus, Mountain View Campus or Richland Campus
• Must have graduated from High School this year
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Major in Law Criminal Justice
• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours for the period of the award
• Must answer the supplemental questions –
  Provide examples/descriptions of positive community and police relationships in your community.
  What would positive community and police relationships look like in your community?
• Recipient must attend a luncheon and a community event to be recognized.
• Recipient must maintain the above requirements to receive the spring scholarship. Failure to do so could result in a loss of scholarship benefits.