2025 Scholarship Recipients
- Jan 1, 2025
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The Scholarship Committee is excited to announce the following award recipients of the 2025 PFRA Scholarship program. The Committee had a very difficult time this year, being able to select only three recipients, as the entire pool of candidates were all outstanding. The PFRA Scholarship Committee sends their appreciation to everyone who submitted an application. It is very clear that all of the students who applied will have a very successful education and career ahead of them.
Riley Belcher
Riley Belcher is the daughter of Lieutenant Brian Belcher in the Fire Marshall Office. She stated she was inspired by her firefighting father to pursue a career in the medical field. Riley set the stage for higher education while attending Sachse High School where she received the President’s Education Award and Academic Excellence Award and was a member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club. She graduated in May 2024 and began her pursuit of getting a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Stephen F. Austin.
Luke McAdoo
Luke McAdoo is the son of Driver/Engineer Clinton McAdoo of Station 4 C Shift. Luke graduated from Whitesboro High School in the top 5% of his class and was a Commended National Merit scholar and was 3rd Overall State TMSCA (Texas Math & Science Coaches Association) Seniors 2025, and 15 top-ten placements in State TMSCA 2022-2025. Luke has been accepted at TAMU with a “plan to gain a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering and pursue a career in the field of Innovation, either developing new technology or working to improve designs on pre-existing technology.”
Isabella Stevens
Isabella Stevens is the daughter of Firefighter/EMT Jeffrey Stevens assigned to Station 4-B Shift. (FF Stevens was deployed with other first responders in Kerr County during this photo. A family photo will be taken at a later date.)
Isabella is a recent graduate of Forney High School and is enrolled at Texas A&M University at College Station. She graduated in the top 5% of her class and plans to major in Sports Management and minor in Business. Isabella is considering several different careers within the Sports Business field. She is specifically looking into Social Media Marketing and Sports Marketing jobs, and had already received a Social Media Marketing Certification through her business endorsement in high school.