Marco Police Foundation Awards Fall Scholarships

The Marco Police Foundation (MPF) awarded $35,000 in Fall Semester scholarships to ten students working on their undergraduate college degrees. MPF Scholarships are open to Marco Island Police Department personnel and their dependents and are awarded in the Spring, Summer and Fall of each year.

Those receiving scholarships, along with the schools they are attending, include Devin Baer (Tampa), Irie Gray (Hawaii), Arianna Guyer (South Florida), Isabel Haueter (FGCU), Jordan Pohutsky (Embry Riddle), Morgan Pohutsky (Alabama), Michael Reyes (Florida Gateway) and Joshua Stafford (an Iceland University).

In addition, Officers Hans Schmid and Melanie Lopez have been awarded scholarships as they work to complete their undergraduate work.

“We are pleased to present these scholarships to such a talented group of students,” said MPF President Michael Hook. “They are all outstanding candidates who are deserving of our support and the support of our community.”

For the 2024 calendar year, the MPF has now awarded almost $90,000 for the undergraduate studies of police officers and MIPD personnel dependents.

“We are especially grateful to all those who donated to our Foundation’s scholarship fund,” added Hook. “The continued support of our community through our many fundraising initiatives is critical in helping us help these future leaders further their education.”