Bryan Police Officers’ Association Mark Hiatt Scholarship Program
History
The Bryan Police Officers’ Association (BPOA) Mark Hiatt Scholarship Program was established after the death of Bryan Police Officer Mark Hiatt. On December 2, 2000, Officer Mark Hiatt was responding to a funeral escort on his motorcycle. A truck failed to yield right of way making a left turn in front of Mark at the intersection of 29th Street and Haswell Dr. Mark was 37 years old and served 6 years with the Department. Mark left behind a wife and two children. Officers remember his infectious smile “No matter what kind of day it was, Mark was always smiling.”
BPOA is excited about giving our eighth annual Mark Hiatt scholarships this year. The recipients will be announced in June and a presentation will be made to them. The Association will then make payment directly to the institution of the recipient.
Scholarship Criteria
Each applicant must:
- Complete the BPOA scholarship application
- Provide a copy of your acceptance letter from an accredited post-high school technical/tradeschool, junior/community college or university
- Provide an original, sealed high school transcript, minimum GPA of 3.0
- Provide 3 teacher recommendations forms and 1 law enforcement recommendation form(attached to the application)
- Provide an essay on why you feel you should be selected as a recipient, your future goals, andyour life experiences that have influenced you to choose your career path.
- Essay should be typed, at least one page, but no longer than two pages in length, Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced with one inch margins.
Completed pages numbered 1-9 of the applications and all required documents may be mailed or delivered in person to this address:
BPOA Mark Hiatt Scholarship Program
Attn: Aaron Winton
303 E. 29th St.
Bryan, TX 77803
If selected, you will be notified by phone, mail, and/or email. There will be a scholarship presentation at a later date to be determined.
For any questions, please contact the scholarship chairperson, Aaron Winton at 979-209-5300 or awinton@bryantx.gov.
Download the 2025 Scholarship Application (PDF)
Application Deadline
All applications must be received or postmarked on or before May 2, 2025.
