Scholarship Fund Selects Five LAFD Merit Scholars For 2023 Grants
The Los Angeles Fire Department Scholarship Fund (LAFDSF) has announced its Class of 2023 Merit Scholars, who were honored at a June 13, 2023 ceremony at the Los Angeles Fire Department's Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park.
The LAFDSF, established in 2007 through private contributions, provides college tuition support to college-aged children of LAFD employees, and receives completed Merit Scholar Applications from approximately 40 qualified applicants each year. All applicants are evaluated on their academic, community service and extracurricular activities, as well as via a formal interview by the independent LAFDSF Board.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has no direct influence on Merit Scholar selection.
The five recipients for 2023 will receive $10,000 for each year they are enrolled in college. At this week's ceremony, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley was honored to present the first scholarship installments to:
- Bronson Bowman (Ocean View High School, Class of 2023)
- Katherine Cordaro (Great Oak High School, Class of 2023)
- Isabella Fortini (Adolfo Camarillo High School, Class of 2023)
- Ashlyn Quinn (South High School, Class of 2023)
- Lillie Vehling (Notre Dame High School, Class of 2023)
