Many years back, when I was working with Metropolitan Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, we proudly founded among the first scholarship programs in security. So, it gives me great pleasure to shine a light on some recent and varied security scholarship programs, touching many walks — from kids of first responders, to loss prevention professionals, to women entering cybersecurity, to those in need and more.
I was fortunate to be on hand for the ESA chapter, Nevada Security Association, as they awarded 2017 NSA John Rodda Memorial Scholarship Winners, Diego LaRochelle, child of LVMPD Captain, and Alea Lehr, daughter of Henderson fire engineer. More recently in Florida, Skylar Odin of Miami Springs, daughter of Chief of Hialeah Fire HQ, took ESA-FL’s 2017 first place in the Youth Scholarship Program. Promoting goodwill among the electronic life safety and security industry and police and fire officers, the ESA and state chapters nationwide have been providing college scholarships like these since 1996, now totaling more than $545,000.