In 2011, Brian and Mary Morrow of Northville Township, both of whom are Wayne County Assistant Prosecuting attorneys, established a college scholarship, named the Brian and Mary Morrow Community Service Scholarship, to reward the initiative of graduating seniors from the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) who have been actively involved in community service projects and who desire to continue their education at the college or university level.
Brian Morrow, who is the deputy chief of the Juvenile Division within the Prosecutor's Office and currently a candidate for the Wayne County Circuit Court, indicated that the scholarship was inspired, in part, by a Juvenile Division diversion program that he coordinates within the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office which began operating last year in conjunction with DPS. The program is called "Teen Court."
"The students from DPS that are involved in the Teen Court program are such quality kids, it really inspired us to want to help out in some small way," Brian Morrow said.
"As a family, we have always valued community service and encouraged our own kids to get involved whenever possible," Mary Morrow stated.
Winners of the Scholarship are selected on the basis of community service rendered, as well as scholarship and leadership. The winner of this year's $500 scholarship is Maknuna Ferdous, a graduating senior from Cass Technical High School who will be attending Oakland University this upcoming year. She hopes to major in the health sciences and go on to become a pharmacist. At Cass Tech, Ferdous was a Michigan Competitive Scholarship Winner, Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the National Honor Society.
Published: Tue, Oct 9, 2012
