The scholarship program was founded in 2003 to benefit the sons and daughters of the employees of the Plano Fire Department.  The number of scholarships and the value of each may vary each year depending on the available funding.

To be eligible for application, the following criteria must be met:

* Applicant must be a child/dependent of a currently employed, or retired in-good-standing, Plano Fire Department employee.
* Applicant must be a high school graduate by June 15 of the current year
* Applicant must not have been convicted of a felony
* Applicant must be under 25 years of age
* Applicant must provide proof of enrollment to PFRA Scholarship Committee prior to a scholarship payment being completed
* If applicant is an incoming college freshman or equivalent, an acceptance letter, a fee receipt or other proof of enrollment from the college must be provided.
* If applicant has some college experience, proof of enrollment must be provided.
* Applicant must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours of college credits (or considered a full time student by the institution) at an accredited college, university, or vocational school.
* Previous winners must submit a new application to be considered for this year's scholarship award.

Click here to download the 2008 scholarship application (Word format)

2007 Scholarship Award Winners
Andrew Shafer, Andrew Mason, Daniel Smith, Ashley Edwards, Brandon Helm

2006 Scholarship Award Winners
Sabrina Rasor, Chelsea Peacock, Emily Eastham, Ashley Edwards

2005 Scholarship Award Winners
Michael Malone, Austin Combest, Justin Gladney, and Danielle Vice

2004 Scholarship Award Winners
Emily Gibbs, Amanda Mason, Heather York, Chad Overman

• Steve Duffy's daughter Elizabeth (2003) is a third year medical student at the University of Texas in Galveston and is studying to be an OB/GYN.
• Dwayne Dicken's son Zachery (2003) graduated from Texas Tech University, magna cum laude, with degrees in Wildland & Wildlife Management and Equine Science, and he has also graduated Fire School.  He owns a lucrative farrier business (as in shoeing horses!) in Lubbock.
• Gayland Gibbs's daughter Emily (2004) is teaching high school Spanish in the Floresville ISD.  She graduated in 2005 from the University of Texas with a double major in Business and Spanish.
• Bob Mason's daughter Amanda (2004) graduated from Texas A&M in 2006.  She is married and has taught elementary school classes in Virginia prior to having her first baby in the summer of 2008.
• Brent Overman's son Chad (2004) is currently a senior at Texas A&M.
• Wayne York's daughter Heather (2004) graduated with honors from Dallas Baptist University in 2007.  She is teaching in Garland and was married in the summer of 2008.
• Don Gladney's son Justin (2005) is a senior at Dallas Baptist University majoring in Biblical Studies with a minor in Philosophy; he has been called to be a minister.  He has further plans to earn a doctorate in Languages, Greek and Hebrew.
• Mark Vice's daughter Danielle (2005) has graduated from North Texas University with a major in Kinesiology and a minor in Biology.  She is engaged to a young man who wants to be a fireman.
• Larry Combest's son Austin (2005) is serving our country in the US Army and is stationed in Alaska.
• Mike Malone's son Michael Wade (2005) is a junior at the University of Texas in Dallas.  He is studying Art and Technology and plans to work in the field of animation.
• Allan Rasor's daughter Sabrina (2006 and 2008) is a junior at Southern Methodist University majoring in accounting at SMU's Cox School of Business.  She has earned Honors with Distinction and through her sorority is an active supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  Her plans are to earn an MS in Accounting and pass the CPA exam.
• Ronnie Eastham's daughter Emily (2006) is studying English and History at Texas Tech University and plans to attend law school after graduation.  She received the Emerald Scholar Award for outstanding GPA and is an officer in her sorority.
• David Edward's daughter Ashley (2006 & 2007) has been working in the Plano Public Safety Communications department and the Plano Library System.  In the fall of 2008 she will continue her junior year at North Texas State University.
• Toby Peacock's daughter Chelsea (2006), finished her freshman year at Texas A&M, has been working in a bank in Paris (Texas).  She is enrolled now at Paris Junior College and is studying to be a nurse.
• Mike Shafer's son Andrew (2007) attended the University of North Texas and is now pursuing a career in fire fighting.  He has completed EMT school and is now enrolled in an on-line fire school.
• Brooke Smith's son Daniel (2007) is in his junior year at Texas A&M Commerce majoring in Business.  He is active in his fraternity and involved in several charitable functions.
• Kelly Helm's son Brandon (2007) is a sophomore at East Central University in Oklahoma.  He is majoring in kinesiology and plays football.  He plans to be a coach and teacher.
• Bob Mason's son Andrew (2007) will begin his sophomore year at Texas A&M in the fall of 2008.  He is majoring in Community Health and plans to be a firefighter.  He has spent the summer of '08 attending Richland College and working as a lifeguard.
• Jeff Amadon’s son Taylor (2008) will be attending the Honors College at the University of Arkansas as an Engineering major.
• Allan Rasor’s son Randy (2008) will attend SMU pursuing MBA and Law degrees.
• Wayne York’s daughter Kaile (2008) will attend Baylor University as a pre-med student.

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