Susan M. Hunter Scholarship

Deeply held correctional ideals embodied the career of the late Susan M. Hunter, who was Chief of the Prisons Division at the National Institute of Corrections, for 20 years. She advocated correctional professionalism that requires gender parity among inmates and staff, adequate programs, and special considerations for the unique needs of women inmates and those requiring mental health services. She realized and proclaimed that the key to achieving these ideals was through the training and education of staff. The Susan M. Hunter scholarship honors Susan’s educational ideal by honoring you for your educational goals and efforts. CLA grants you this assistance as a child of a correctional employee. Go forth and strive for the enlightenment and knowledge that will prepare you to contribute to a better world. 

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CLA is now accepting applications for the 2023 Susan M. Hunter Scholarship.  

The Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship is named in honor of Susan M. Hunter, former Director of the Prisons Division at the National Institute of Corrections, as a lasting tribute to her commitment to the field of corrections.   

Susan passed away in 2004 from breast cancer.  CLA’s Past Presidents’ Committee had been working toward a scholarship program for children of correctional staff. In the wake of her death, CLA grieved the loss of Susan, and the Committee made a logical decision to name the scholarship program after Susan, who had embodied the ideals of an educated and enlightened correctional workforce. Her life’s work continues in our memory of what she held dear, which is now expressed in our profession with contributions to deserving students whose parents labor in our Association's chosen field. 

Eligibility Requirements for the Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship: 

  • Students must be the child of a corrections employee (current full-time, retired, or deceased) within any CLA member Department of Corrections or jail/prison system. 
  • Vendor employees, correctional employees, their siblings, spouses, and grandchildren are not eligible. 

  • Incoming first-time freshmen, along with enrolled full-time college and graduate students, must have a minimum GPA of 3.3. Students may be working toward a degree in any area of study. 

  •  Students must be enrolled full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university, or an accredited graduate program.

For 2023, awarded scholarship amounts will be $1,500 for undergraduate and graduate students and $1000 for individuals who had received a $1,500 scholarship a prior year. 

You can view a list of scholarship FAQs here.

To apply, students can use the following link.

Susan M Hunter Scholarship Application

The application deadline is March 31st, 2023.

Any questions can be directed to Tanna Perez at [email protected].

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 SUSAN M HUNTER
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS


Jade Barbee
AL DOC


Ethan Barnes
ID DOC


Rachel Brzezicki
DE DOC


Richard Caccamise
FBOP


Alex J. Correia
MA DOC


Iris Denner
FL DOC 


Victoria Dichio
FL DOC


Trinity Duquette
NYS DOCCS


Mathew Frank
MO DOC


Chloe Goebel
MN DOC


Josephine Griebel
WY DOC


Kadie Holien

WA DOC 


Ethan Hopper
ODRC


Savannah Houser
NC DOC


Liam Kennedy
ODRC


Leo Laguerre
CT DOC


Brenan Mansker
TDCJ 


Madison McCuin
VT DOC


Taylor Messer
FBOP



Madison Mora
NYS DOCCS


Haley Moran
HI PSD


Sophia Newsome
FBOP


Kamryn Nicholson
MI DOC


Doreen Ontiveros
FBOP


Jordan Pechous
SD DOC


Travis Persons
CO DOC


Afreen Refai
FBOP 


Olivia Ruschioni
MA DOC


Rose Smith
KY DOC


Reagan Spomer
ND DOCR


Ethan Stanley
AR DOC


Addison Stephani
MN DOC



Amanda Thorpe
CO DOC


Max Wierenga
WI DOC



Emily Wilson
MD DPSCS


Jarret Winders
MD DPSCS



Aisa Wrights
FBOP



Joshua Yon
ND DOCR




 

 

 Previously Awarded Scholarship Recipients
who were also awarded in 2022


Sana Ahmad
FBOP
2019, 2021, 2022

Samantha Frankmore
CO DOC
2021, 2022 
Jacob Machner
VA DOC
2020, 2022
 Delaney Seaton
PA DOC
2021, 2022
Evan Arsenault
NH DOC
2020, 2021, 2022

Tray Goddard
OK DOC
2021, 2022
Oli Martin
KY DOC
 2020, 2021, 2022
Faheed Shafau
MI DOC
2021, 2022
Madalyn Bass
FL DOC
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

 Veiauna Herman
IL DOC
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Cora McCann
OR DOC
2021, 2022
Megan Sickler
FBOP
2021, 2022
Madison Browning
NC DPS
2021, 2022

Aaron Hinchliffe
FBOP
2021, 2022

Cecily McCormack
VT DOC
2021, 2022
Caroline Smith
FBOP
2020, 2021, 2022
Peyton Calvao
MA DOC
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Frukan Ileaasu
CT DOC
2021, 2022
Nico Menjivar
FBOP
2021, 2022
Ethan Stewart
VA DOC
2019, 2021. 2022
Abigail Childress
VA DOC
2021, 2022

Jessica Imbriglio
RI DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Bradley Miller
OR DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Kaley Sykes
VA DOC
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 
Jayden Clark
SD DOC
2021, 2022

Jaxon Ingram
FBOP
2021, 2022
Christian Mitchell
NC DPS
2021, 2022
Haley Sykes
VA DOC
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Derek Countryman
NYS DOCCS
2019, 2022

 May Jagodzinski
WI DOC
2019, 2021, 2022
Isabella Nagy
PA DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Diane Tran
ME DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Alexandra Doughty
MN DOC
2020, 2022

Cameron Kasbarian
MA DOC
2021, 2022
Brad Osterhout
MI DOC
2021, 2022
David Nainoa Kiyoshi Visperas
HI PSD
2021, 2022
Zoey Foster
ODRC
2021, 2022

Benjamin Lages
FL DOC
2021, 2022
Claire Ratcliff
ODRC
2020, 2021, 2022
 Hibah Vora
NYS DOCCS
2019, 2022
 Zuzanna Fracz
MI DOC
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Morgan Lawson
VA DOC
2021, 2022
Natalia Rivera
NJ DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Maxwell Whiffen
2017 - 2022
MA DOC

 

  Lacy Roberts
MO DOC
2020, 2021, 2022
Ryan Yachere
PA DOC
2020, 2021, 2022

The 2023 Scholarship application will open on February 1st.  
For questions about the Susan M Hunter Scholarship, please email
[email protected]

 

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