Batavia student earns scholarship to assist with criminal justice education
Press release:
Annually, the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute awards a $250 scholarship to deserving students enrolled in criminal justice, police science or a similar program in each of the state’s community colleges and at SUNY Canton.
This year, three students enrolled in Criminal Justice at Genesee Community College received such a scholarship. They were nominated by GCC's Criminal Justice faculty. One of them attends college at the Batavia campus.
She is Edna M. Higgins, of Hutchins Street, Batavia.
In addition to a $250.00 check to further her education in Criminal Justice, she received a scholarship certificate from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute. These were presented to her by Genesee County Sheriff Gary T. Maha.
