Jean Hillstrand Memorial Scholarship

Jean Hillstrand Memorial Scholarships

2008 COPSA Scholarship Winners

1. Jake Dooley

Jake is a senior at Manchester High School and will be attending Western Connecticut State University in the Fall. He plans to enter the nursing field. Jake’s father is a dispatcher at Manchester Police Department. Jake plays baseball for Manchester High and is active in many civic and volunteer activities.

2. Tara Stockman

Tara Stockman is enrolled at the University of Connecticut and plans to become a teacher. She is an excellent student and very involved in many volunteer activities involving children. Her father is a police officer for the North Haven Police Department.

3. Michael Ward

Michael is a senior at Shepaug Region 12 High School in Washington. He has been accepted to Geneva College where he will major in criminal justice. He is very interested in both criminal justice and physical education. His mother, Carol Swigart, is the Chiefs Administrative Assistant in the Newtown Police Department.

4. Samantha Gregorio

Samantha Gregorio is a senior at Woodlands High School in Beacon Falls. She will be attending the University of New Haven in the fall where she will study dental hygiene. Her goal is to become an orthodontist. She is an excellent student, is involved in sports, Advance Placement classes and also works part time. Samantha is the daughter of Officer John Gregorio from the Milford Police Department.

The Jean Hillstrand Memorial Scholarship is named for a charter member of the Chiefs of Police Secretaries Association, which was organized in 1986. Mrs. Hillstrand served as the Secretary to the Chief of Police in the Berlin Police Department for 18 years. She was an active supporter of C.O.P.S.A. and made valuable contributions to the organization in its formative months. It is fitting and proper that this memorial scholarship is offered on the anniversary of her untimely death in 1988.

Two scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each are offered to foster pride and to encourage people to pursue higher education.

Any person who is an employee of a Police Department whose Secretary is a member of C.O.P.S.A. is eligible to apply.

Also, any student whose mother, father or guardian is an employee of a member police department is eligible to apply.

Applicants should be entering or enrolled in a formal program of higher education in an accredited school/college/university.

Scholarship applications must be submitted before February 28, 2008 to Marcia Krusewski, c/o Jean Hillstrand Scholarship Committee, Milford Police Department, 430 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT 06460