Memorial Scholarship Honors Wildlife Officer Larry A. Hart

EATON, Ohio—The Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Larry A. Hart Memorial Scholarship.

This scholarship is funded by the Ohio Wildlife Officers' Lodge 143 of the Fraternal Order of Police and Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club of Preble County.

Larry A. Hart was a thirty-year veteran of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For most of his career, Larry served as a wildlife officer assigned to Preble County. Later, he worked as a Wildlife Officer/Field Supervisor in southwest Ohio. The legacy of integrity and commitment to Wildlife Management and Law Enforcement set by Officer Hart still serves as the gold standard today's young officers strive to attain.

To receive the $500 scholarship, applicants must be Ohio residents who have or will graduate from an accredited high school, or, any person who is or will be enrolled in an accredited college, pursuing a career in the field of law enforcement or natural resources.

Interested applicants can obtain the scholarship application by contacting the Larry A. Hart Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 1553, Middletown, Ohio 45042, or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. Please provide the name, address, and phone number of the applicant (include e-mail address if using USPS). The deadline for applications and recommendations is April 25, 2013.

For Further Information Contact:
Larry A. Hart Scholarship Committee
[email protected]