Protecting Those Behind The Badge
Protecting Those Behind The Badge
This week’s #WhatsUpWednesday post focuses on Stone Dillon from Alabama. Currently attending the University of Alabama, Stone plans to get his BSN in Nursing.
Being awarded the Police Benevolent Foundation Alabama Division Scholarship was a great honor and blessing for Stone. “The PBF scholarship helps me represent my dad, who is an officer, in a positive way through my academic success. This scholarship has helped me in my pursuit of a degree in nursing. My dad is an officer and my mom is a nurse. I have a brother who is also in college, so the scholarship money was a great help to my parents. I plan to follow in my mom’s footsteps and strive to be as good of a nurse as she is,” Stone said.
Growing up as the child of a police officer greatly affected Stone. He said, “It has made me more aware of what was going on around me. This helped keep myself and others safe. It also taught me to be respectful and to stand up for what is right. I feel honored to be the child of a police officer, as I know my dad works hard every day to keep citizens in my community safe. My dad has put his own life in danger at times to make sure a dangerous criminal was caught. While it may not be the highest paying job, my dad has been an officer for more than 20 years and has shown me that you can make a career if you work hard and believe in what you do.” Stone went on to say, “I am truly honored that I was chosen to represent the PBF with the scholarship and am very grateful that the PBF provides these opportunities to the children of law enforcement officers.”
We are currently accepting applications for the 2018 scholarship season. To receive more information and apply, please visit pbfi.org/scholarship and send the completed application to us by June 1, 2018. If you have any questions, please email scholarship@sspba.org or call 1-800-233-3506 ext. 235.