THE HARRIS Y. COTTON MEMORIAL SCHOLAR SH I P AWA R DED B Y THE CO U NTY P ROS E CUTORS A S S OCIATI O N OF THE STATE OF N E W J ERSEY, INC. A 5 0 1 ( c ) (6) CORPORATION P R OSEC U TOR JEFFREY H. SUTHERLAND CAPE MAY COUNTY P R O S EC UT O R ’S OFFI C E 4 MOORE ROAD , DN - 110 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE , NEW JER SE Y 0 8 210 THE HARRIS Y. COTTON MEMORIAL SCHOLAR SH I P THE C OUNTY PR O SE C U T ORS A S SOC I AT I O N OF THE S T A T E OF NEW J E R SEY, I NC A 5 01 ( c ) (6) C O R P O R AT I O N GENE R AL I N FO RM AT IO N The Co u nty P r os e cut o rs Assoc i a t ion of t h e S tate of New J e rse y , In c ., a 5 0 1(c) (6) Corp o r a t i o n, is a no n - p r o f it c o rp o r a t i o n w hi c h a nnu a l ly a w a rds sc h o l a r s hips to l a w st u d e nts a nd c o ll eg e a nd g r a du a t e stud e n t s. Each sc h o l a r s hip is a o n e - yea r g r a nt in t h e am o u nt o f $ 3 , 5 0 0 p a id dir e ctly t o t he r e c i pi e n t. P e rso n s ma y not r ea pp l y for succ ee d i ng yea rs. To be e li g i b l e , a n a p p l i c a nt m ust be a New J e rsey r e s i d e nt a cc e pted for a d m iss i on to a l a w s c hoo l The a p p l icant m ust h a ve a n i nter e st in p u rs u ing a car ee r a s a pros e c u t o r w ith a n em ph a s i s in Dom e stic V i o l e nce o r H a te C r i me s p ros e c u t io n s The a p p lic a nt m ust a lso d em o n str a te f in a n c i a l n ee d. Ap p licat i o n s m ust be p o s tmarked or emailed by S e pte m b e r 3 , 2 0 2 1 P e rs o n a l inter v i e ws o f fin a l ists w i ll be c on d uc t e d. A p p lican t s w i l l be n oti f i e d o f t he Committee ’s d e c i si o n in Oct o b e r 2 0 2 1 Ap p licat i o n s sh o uld be s e nt to: Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office 4 Moore Road, DN - 110 Cape May Court House , New Jersey 08 210 jsutherland@cmcpros.net Harris Y. C o t ton ( 1 9 2 9 - 1 9 9 7 ) H a rris Cot t on w a s a c a r i n g , co m p a ss i o n a te a nd g iving p e rs o n wi t h a t r e me ndo u s s pi r it a nd a g r ea t sense of h u m o r He w a s con s id e r e d to be t he D ea n of Pro s e cut o rs in t he St a te of New J e rse y H a rris C o t t on w a s b o rn i n H a r r isb u r g , P e nns y lv a ni a He g r a d u a ted f rom Vi l l a nova University a nd r e ceiv e d a d eg r e e in B io l og y He h a d o nce c o ns i d e r e d b e i ng a do c t o r b u t t o ld a r e p o rter in 1 9 80 t h a t he “co u ld n ’t g e t in t o me dical sc h ool a nd te n ding b a r just d id n’ t se e m like a g ood kind of fu t ur e ” He jo i n e d t h e Ar m y d u ri ng t h e K o r ea n W a r He b e ca m e a l a b tech n ic i a n p e rfo r m ing a ut o ps i e s in J a p a n a nd K o r ea Up o n r e t u r ning f r om his m il i tary s t in t , he liv e d i n A rd m o r e , P e nns y lv a ni a , a nd c om m uted to Wo o db u r y , N e w J e rse y , f o r a b a rten d i ng jo b He subsequ e n t l y e n r o l l e d i n R utg e rs U n iv e rs i ty L a w Sch o ol a n d w a s a d m i t ted to t h e b a r in 1 9 5 8. H a rris C o t t on h a d a s t r o ng l eg a cy of r e sp e ct f o r p e rson a l ri g h ts. His f a t he r, Ch a r l e s C am p Cot t o n, a s tau n ch C i vil R i g hts s up p o r t e r a n d co u nsel to t h e N AACP, h a d serv e d a s the G l ouce s ter C o unty Pr o secu t or f r om 1 9 40 to 1 9 4 5 Fo l l o wing in his f a t he r’s f o otst e p s, H ar ris Cot t o n serv e d t w o f ive - y ea r ter m s a s t h e G l o uce s ter Co u nty P r os e cut o r. The f ir s t term w a s from 1 9 7 5 to 1 9 80 wh e n it w a s s t i l l a p a r t - t i m e p osi t io n H is sec o nd te r m co mme nced in 1 9 91 a nd e n d e d i n 1 9 9 7 He d i e d a t t h e ag e of 6 8, 4 0 m i n utes b e fo r e his second term o f f i c i a lly e nd e d. H a rris C o t t on w a s a s t r o ng a dvocate for p ro t e c ti ng in d ivi d u a l ri g ht s U n d e r h is w a tch, sp e c i a lized Un i ts in t h e G l ouce s ter C o unty P ros e cut o r’s Of f ice, s uch a s t h e Dom e stic Vi o l e nce Unit a n d t he H a te C r i m e s Uni t , r e ceiv e d t h e type of s up p o r t n ee d e d to agg r e ss i v e ly co m b a t c r i m in a l a cts t h a t serve t o u n d e r m ine b a s i c p e rs o n a l r i g hts. As a t r i bute t o H a r r is C o t t o n, a v a n g u a rd of in d ivi d u a l r i g hts, t his sc h o l a rs h ip w a s e st a bl i sh e d by his f ri e n ds a nd co l l eag u e s in his mem o r y PAGE 1 OF 5 HA RR IS Y. C O T T ON M E M O R IAL SCHOLAR S HIP Ap p licat i on I Pers o n a l Hi s t o ry of Ap p l i ca n t ( ) M r. ( ) M iss ( ) M s. ( ) M rs. Na m e La st Na m e F i rst Na m e M iddle Na m e P e r ma n e nt Ma iling A d dr e ss Nu m b e r a nd St r ee t C i ty County St a te Z i p C o d e Curr e n t ma i l ing A ddr e ss ( If d iff e r e nt from a b ov e ) Nu m b e r a nd St r ee t C i ty County St a te Z i p C o d e Phone Nu m b e r(s ) : ( ) ( ) Home M o b ile D a te of B i rth: _ / _ / PAGE 2 OF 5 Soc i a l S e cu r ity N u m b e r / / Coun t ry of C i t i zen s hi p : Ma rital St a t u s ( ) Si n g le ( ) Ma rri e d D e p e nd e nts: Na m e A g e Na m e A g e Pr e sent oc c up a tio n : H a ve y ou serv e d in t h e Ar me d S e rvic e s? Y e s ( ) No ( ) Br a nch D a tes of S e rvice Disc h a r g e D a te Ra nk a t Disc h a r g e H a ve y ou serv e d in a ny l a w e nf o rce m e nt cap a c i t y ? Y e s ( ) No ( ) A ge ncy D a tes of S e rvice Pos it i on II . Ap p lican t ’s E duca t ion a l B a ckground ( C ir c le Sch o ol f or w h ich Sch o l a rsh i p Ap p licat i on is sub m i t ted a nd a t t a ch p r oof o f a cc e pta n ce or a t te nd a nce) A. S e co n d a r y : Na m e a nd Ad d r e ss o f H i g h School B. Und e r g r a d u a t e : Na m e a nd A d dr e ss of C o l l ege /Un i v e rs i ty An t ic i p a ted Y ea r o f G r a du a t i o n Deg r e e Ma jor F i e l d o f St u dy Cu m ul a t i ve G r a de Poi n t Av e r ag e C. G r a du a te: Na m e a nd Ad d r e ss o f In sti t ution An t ic i p a ted Y ea r o f G r a du a t i o n D eg r e e Ma jor F i e l d o f St u dy Cu m ul a t i ve G r a de Poi n t Av e r ag e D. La w Sch o o l : Na m e a nd Ad d r e ss o f In sti t ution An t ic i p a ted Y ea r o f G r a du a t i o n D eg r e e Ma jor F i e l d o f St u dy Cu m ul a t i ve G r a de Poi n t Av e r ag e PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGE 4 OF 5 III. Fi n anc i al In f or m a t i o n ( Provide F igur e s P e rt a i n ing to t he Ac a d e mic Ye a r for which Sc h ol a r s h i p Appl i c a ti o n is S ub m i t t ed) A. E sti ma ted C ost of E ducat i o n, in c lu d ing T u i tion, R oom & B o a rd a n d b ooks. B. A pp l icant ’ s C u rr e n t Y ea rly S a l a r y : C. Spouse’s Cu r r e nt Y ea rly S a l a r y : D. A l l O t h e r Sourc e s of Inco m e or Su p po r t, in c l u ding p a r e n tal : E. A l l O t h e r G r a n t s, F in a nc i a l A i d a nd Sch o l a rsh i p s : F. St a te a ny Ot h e r I n fo rma t i on Re l e v a nt to A pp l icant’s Fin a n c i a l Ne e d : IV. Speci a l Ho n o r s o r Pr i z es S p ecify a ny special re c o g ni t i o ns, ho n ors or pr i zes w hi c h you have achiev e d i n c l u di n g ac a demic w or k , the ar t s, a t hle t i c s, a n d c o m m u ni t y service. PAGE 5 OF 5 V. Re s ume & Pers on al St a tem e nt A t tach t o a n d s ubm i t w i t h your A p pli c a t i on a c o p y of y o ur Re s ume a nd a t yped S ta t eme n t of your e du c a t i onal a n d c a r eer o bje c tives. Y o ur s ta t eme n t s h ou l d d escribe y our i nt e rest in pursu i ng a c areer as a p r osecu t or w i t h an e m ph a sis in Dome s tic Vio l e n c e or H a t e Crimes Prosec u tio n s. D a te Co m pl e ted _ / _ / 202 1 Ap p lican t ’s Sign a t u re