Corporal Ken Maxwell is awarded the 2023 Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Undergraduate Award
This scholarship is administered and maintained by the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
The award is named for Edward Kassinger, Director of the Public Safety Division from 1969-1983, and his late wife, Sarah. The award was established in 1984 by former employees and friends of the Kassingers who believe that students who work to help pay educational expenses should be recognized.
This is a cash award and students are eligible for the award even if receiving funds from the HOPE Scholarship or Tuition Assistance Program. The recipient(s) must meet the application requirements listed below.
Annually, the Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Award is given to a graduate and/or undergraduate student employed by the UGA Police Department, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, or a working student in the Criminal Justice Studies Program. These students must be working on a full-time basis while pursuing academic degrees to be eligible for the award.
Kassinger Scholarship Board Members
Shayla Appleby is awarded the 2023 Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Graduate Award
Thomas Haas is awarded the 2023 Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Undergraduate Award
- Asa T. Boynton – Board Chairman
- Edward T. Kassinger, Jr.
- Karen Kassinger
- Helen M. Cashon
- Mitch F. Jones
- June M. Oliver
- Steven D. Harris
Scholarship Recipients 1987 – current
- J. Douglas Nelson, Jr. – Undergraduate 1987
- Lisa A. Ramazzotti – Undergraduate 1987
- Ralph Delgiorno – Graduate 1988
- Pattie J. Williams – Undergraduate 1988
- Fred W. Greer, III – Graduate 1990
- Travis A. Bryan – Undergraduate 1990
- M. Shaun Deal – Graduate 1991
- Mitchell F. Jones – Graduate 1991
- Kimberly A. Johnson – Graduate 1992
- William R. Bray, IV – Graduate 1994
- Lara M. Rupert – Undergraduate 1994
- Danella Y. Carter – Graduate 1997
- Richard C. Mueller – Graduate 1997
- Jeffrey M. Strickland – Graduate 1999
- Charlie H. Wade – Graduate 2000
- Ellen Strickland – Undergraduate 2000
- Christopher W. Malarney – Graduate 2001
- William Gray – Graduate 2002
- Enoch Varner – Undergraduate 2005
- Philip Potter – Graduate 2006
- Michael Crespo – Graduate 2006
- Wesley Huff – Graduate 2007
- Eric Dellinger – Graduate 2011
- Thomas McDaniel – Graduate 2011
- Justin Gregory – Graduate 2012
- Lance Tipton – Undergraduate 2013
- Dr. John Newton – Graduate 2013
- Adam Fouch – Graduate 2014
- Heather Perry – Undergraduate 2015
- David Ian – Undergraduate 2016
- Davis Russell – Graduate 2016
- Allan Krish – Undergraduate 2017
- Sophie Raboud – Graduate 2018
- Renee Epps – Undergraduate 2018
- Britney Green – Graduate 2019
- Renee Nix – Graduate 2020
- Derrick Gregory – Graduate 2022
- Travis George – Undergraduate 2022
- Shayla Appleby – Graduate 2023
- Kenneth Maxwell – Undergraduate 2023
- Thomas Haas, IV – Undergraduate 2023
Application Process:
Annually, the Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship Award is given to a graduate and an undergraduate student employed by the UGA Police Department, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, or a working student in the Criminal Justice Studies Program.
The award is given after a candidate has graduated. The scholarship award will be based on the selection by a committee to be chaired by the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the UGA Chief of Police, the Director for the Criminal Justice Program, and the Director for Auxiliary Services. The above committee will review the applications and provide at least one but no more than three candidates to the Kassinger Board for selection.
Students interested in applying, should complete the necessary paperwork and forward it to: The University Office of Emergency Preparedness, Hodgson Oil Building – Suite 200 South, 286 Oconee Street, Athens, Georgia 30602-1977.
Application Requirements:
APPLICATIONS (download here) FOR THE AWARD should be submitted using the time-table below.
- Applicants must be employed by either by the UGA Police Department or the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness or be a current student in the UGA Criminal Justice Program. Recipients of the award must have been employed continuously full-time for a minimum of one year at the time of applying for the Award. Specific application requirements are noted in the Perpetual Fund Agreement (available by request).
- A criminal background check is required as part of the Fund application process for students in the Criminal Justice Program, at no cost to the applicant. (Applicants with the UGA Police Department and the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness are exempt from background checks related to the Award application process, as these applicants have previously undergone a background check as part of the pre-employment requirement)
- Undergraduate and graduate students must possess a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better. The minimum 3.0 GPA is required regardless of discipline.
- A letter must be submitted to the Fund custodian from the employee’s supervisor indicating above-average performance.
- The employee must be a candidate for graduation (or graduated) at the time the application is made. Coursework must be completed in time for graduation. Under certain circumstances, an extension may be granted with Board approval.
The worth of the applicant’s employment, while participating in an academic program at the University of Georgia, must be expressed in the application. - A letter from the applicant indicating what the scholarship means to him/her.
- Applicants must submit a certified copy of their transcript, verifying their status as a graduating student (or graduated) at an accredited college or university.
- Applicants must submit a wallet-size (2 x 4) photo with their application.
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the applicant’s major subjects must be submitted. Please submit all the required documents to:
- The Office of Emergency Preparedness
- Hodgson Oil Building, Suite 200 South
- 286 Oconee Street
- Athens, GA 30602
The Fund will be administered through the UGA Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Applications will be open in March – June of each year, with any awards given in the summer of that year, contingent upon available Award funds. Guidelines for the application / award dates are illustrated in Exhibit A. using UGA graduation schedules (note: eligibility for online graduation dates or other institution’s graduation dates will adhere closest to UGA’s graduation schedules). Future award years will follow this date pattern.
Exhibit A.
Graduation Date Eligible to Apply
- Aug. 2023, Dec. 2023, May 2024 – for a Summer 2024 award
- Aug. 2024, Dec. 2024, May 2024 – for a Summer 2024 award
- Aug. 2024, Dec. 2024, May 2025 – for a Summer 2025 award
Contribution Instructions
Contributions to this scholarship fund enable the fund to recognize and reward those who are willing to be gainfully employed while achieving academic goals. The Edward T. and Sarah Laurent Kassinger Scholarship is a tax-exempt fund. Please reference the fund number 79002003 when submitting a contribution.
Your support of this fund is most appreciated.
By Check, make check payable to:
The UGA Foundation
Mail check to:
UGA Gift Accounting
1 Press Place
Athens, Georgia 30602
