The Florida Sheriffs Association, following in its annual tradition, has awarded ten scholarships to hardworking students studying for a career in law enforcement, corrections or another criminal justice field. One of the recipients is from Santa Rosa County. Anthony Moffo, son of Major Steve Collier of SRSO, will be attending University of Tampa.
Recipients of the scholarships look to follow in the footsteps of their parents, as they are also the sons and daughters of employees working full-time for a Florida Sheriff’s Office. To be considered for the scholarship, students submitted a five-page application and an essay on how their parent motivated them to choose law enforcement. The applications and essays were reviewed by a committee of representatives from the Florida Sheriffs Association whose members selected the ten recipients.
Anthony has attended tours of the Florida First District Court of Appeal, the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, the SRSO County Jail, and has participated in numerous ride-alongs with the SRSO. In school Anthony played golf, ran track, and was a member of his church’s youth group. He has spent time as a volunteer with the Navarre Beach Marine Science Center, Interfaith Ministries, and Gulf Breeze Waterfront Mission. Anthony will be pursuing a degree in criminology.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida Sheriffs Association awards scholarship