Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund Offers Scholarship Opportunity
Scholarships Awarded by ACESF
The Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund is proud to announce scholarship donations of $9,500 to nine recipients for 2011. The ACESF is dedicated to providing financial support and assistance to employees of the Alabama Department of Corrections and members of their families who are needy, ill, or distressed because of disaster, hardship, or other circumstances. The ACESF awarded $6,500 to scholarship recipients in 2010.
Scholarship amounts are $1,000 for undergraduate students and $1,500 for graduate students. The number of scholarship awards depends upon donations received by the ACESF and the calendar year end of fund balance. Official high school or college transcripts are considered; along with test scores, grade point average, recommendation letters, extra curricular activities, and an essay describing the importance of the mission of the Alabama Department of Corrections, along with personal and career goals.
The ACESF will hold a reception to recognize all scholarship recipients on Wednesday, June 15, at 1:30 p.m. The reception will be held in the Media Room at the ADOC Central Office, 301 South Ripley St. We hope you will participate in this local event.
Scholarship winners for 2011 are as follows:
Pictured left to right: Taylor Culliver, Katherine Dean, Ashley Barrett, Brad Barber, and Brooke Marbutt.
Lt. Brenda King of Draper CF accepts ACESF Scholarship on behalf of daughter Jasmine King.
Stephanie Chauvin accepts ACESF scholarship with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nielson. Mr. Nielson is warden at the Red Eagle Community Work Center.
- Brad W. Barber received a $1,500 scholarship for graduate study at the University of Alabama in the field of Criminal Justice. Mr. Barber is a Correctional Officer at Bibb Correctional Facility and also serves as a member of the C.E.R.T. team. He hopes his graduate studies will help him to advance through the correctional law enforcement ranks and agency administration for the ADOC.
- Ashley Barrett received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at Auburn University Montgomery in the field of Business Administration. Ashley’s father is Warden Bobby Barrett at Kilby Correctional Facility.
- Kelsey Brown received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at the University of North Alabama in the field of Secondary Education (Mathematics). Kelsey’s father is Paul Brown, K-9 Captain at Limestone Correctional Facility.
- Stephanie Chauvin received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at Faulkner University in Montgomery in the field of Elementary Education. Stephanie’s grandfather is Warden Robert Nielson at Red Eagle Community Work Center.
- Taylor Culliver received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at the University of North Carolina in the field of Business Administration. Taylor’s father is Grantt Culliver, Institutional Coordinator over the northern region of the ADOC.
- Katherine Paige Dean received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at Auburn University in the field of Business Administration (Accounting). Paige’s father is David Dean, Correctional Officer at Hamilton A&I.
- Jasmine King received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at Auburn University at Montgomery in the field of Physical Science / Pre-Pharmacy. Jasmine’s mother is Brenda King, Correctional Lieutenant at Draper Correctional Facility.
- Brooke Marbutt received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at Bevill State Community College in the field of Nursing. Brooke’s father is Sherman Marbutt, Correctional Sergeant at Hamilton A&I.
- Karl Nelson, Jr. received a $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate study at the University of Southern Mississippi in the field of Sports Management. Karl’s father is Karl Nelson, Sr., Correctional Officer at Mobile Work Release / Community Work Center.
Through fundraising efforts and awards, the Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund attempts to reinforce the ADOC’s belief that our employees are our most valuable asset. All donations to this fund help make it possible to provide monetary assistance to our family of fellow ADOC employees in times of emergency need.
Congratulations to all of our 2011 scholarship winners!
About The Scholarship
Who may apply?
Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund offers college scholarships to employees, or their children and grandchildren.
The ACESF does not, and will not discriminate, on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin or on any other basis in either the application process or in the consideration and granting of the scholarships provided by the ACESF.
Scholarship Conditions
The amount of scholarships will be $1,000 for undergraduate students, $1,500 for graduate students. The number of scholarship awarded depends upon donations received by the ACESF and the calendar year end of fund balance.
Scholarships awarded by the ACESF will be transmitted directly to the educational institution for credit to the student’s account at the institution with notification of receipt to be received from the educational institution.
In order for the scholarship funds to be received to the benefit of the scholarship recipient, the student must enroll on a full-time basis at the institution selected, which full-time status must be certified to by the institution. Failure to qualify as a full-time student will result in a rescission of the scholarship with the funds being returned from the institution to the ACESF. The only exception to this rule is for current active ADOC employees who may enroll on a part time basis; and except as determined by the ACESF on a nondiscriminatory basis, there will be no deferral of enrollment.
The scholarships will not be awarded solely based on need, nor will need be a predominate basis upon which any determination is made.
The Application Process
Download the application packet here. The application packet describes the scholarships, the process, and full requirements.
The application (and all attachments thereto) must be completed, signed and submitted to the Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund, care of Brian Corbett at 301 South Ripley Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. If an applicant fails to complete the entire application or fails to submit all of the items in the format requested hereunder by the deadline date, the application will not be considered for any purposes or under any circumstances with respect to the scholarships of the ACESF.
Please note that applications submitted for children or grand children of ADOC employees must be signed by both the student applying for the scholarship and the parent / guardian of the applicant and, if either of such signatures is not on the application, the application will be not considered in the application process. The application with all required attachments and submissions must be received no later than March 31st.
The following items must be included in the application submission.
- Official Transcript
- Test Scores (ONLY for incoming freshmen)
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- The scholarship essay
About the Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund
The principal purposes of the Alabama correctional Employee Support Fund, Inc. is to provide financial support and assistance to persons employed by the Alabama Department of Corrections and members of such persons’ families who are needy, ill or distressed because of disaster, hardship, or other circumstances.
The ACESF also provides educational scholarship opportunities to persons employed by the ADOC and members of such persons’ families based on need and/or merit.
The ACESF conducts fund raising events to raise monies for use in the performance of the Corporation’s principal purposes. The annual ADOC golf tournament is our primary fund raising event. Since 2004, the ACESF has given almost $100,000 back to employees in need.
All tournament proceeds will support ADOC employees through an application and needs validation process to be approved by a committee of the ACESF. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for your support and participation in the annual Alabama Correctional Employee Support Fund Golf Tournament.