The Monrovia Police Officers' Association will award one scholarship each year to a student with an intellectual or developmental disability who plans to continue his/her education in a university, community college, or trade/vocational school, with the sole or main intent of gaining the knowledge and/or training necessary to improve life-skills, gain employment, and become more self-sufficient.
For purposes of this scholarship application, the Monrovia Police Officers' Association adopts the definition used by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, which is that an intellectual or developmental disability is “a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.”
The Monrovia Police Officers' Association requests permission to use the award winner’s likeness and/or the award winner’s family members’ likenesses on promotional materials including, but not limited to, the Monrovia Police Officers' Association website, informational pamphlets, mailers, and other publications.
The Monrovia Police Officers' Association will award one scholarship each year to a student with an intellectual or developmental disability who plans to continue his/her education in a university, community college, or trade/vocational school, with the sole or main intent of gaining the knowledge and/or training necessary to improve life-skills, gain employment, and become more self-sufficient.
For purposes of this scholarship application, the Monrovia Police Officers' Association adopts the definition used by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, which is that an intellectual or developmental disability is “a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills.”
The Monrovia Police Officers' Association requests permission to use the award winner’s likeness and/or the award winner’s family members’ likenesses on promotional materials including, but not limited to, the Monrovia Police Officers' Association website, informational pamphlets, mailers, and other publications.
Creation and disbursement of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Scholarship exemplifies the terms outlined in the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Constitution Article I Section I-A, which identifies the primary purpose of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association as: “To help our community by providing programs for the betterment of the community; to encourage, contribute to, and promote the well-being of the youth of the community; for the promotion of patriotism; and other projects to meet the specific community needs.”
The creation of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Scholarship was voted for unanimously by the 2017 Monrovia Police Officers' Association Board of Directors, to wit:
President: Seth Hermes
Vice President: John Donchig
Treasurer: Evelyn Ruedas
Treasurer: Chad Harvey
Secretary: Brent McClure
Board Member: Michael Garcia
Board Member: Adam Villalobos
Board Member: Erin Maller
Board Member: Judy Potapa
Annual continuation of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Scholarship may be approved by a Board of Directors vote no later than December 31 of the year preceding the scholarship’s disbursement.
Disbursement of funds for the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Scholarship is authorized by the Monrovia Police Officers' Association By-Laws, Article IX, Section 2.
The Monrovia Police Officers' Association Scholarship Selection Committee will consist of five members of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association general membership, which by definition may also include members of the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Board of Directors. The selection committee members will be chosen based on demonstrated interest in the form of an official memorandum submitted to the Board of Directors, and chosen by a Board of Directors vote. Final appointment to the scholarship selection committee will be done by the Association President, under the terms outlined in the Monrovia Police Officers' Association Constitution, Article VIII, and the Monrovia Police Officers' Association By-Laws, Article VII.