THE ANDR E W K. RU O T O L O , J R. ME M ORI A L S C HOLARSH 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 ANDR E W K. RU O T O L O , J R. ME M ORI A L S C HOLARSH 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 n d coll eg e a nd g r a d u a te st u d e nts. 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 pply for succ ee d i ng yea rs. To be e l i 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 hool o r g r a du a te s choo l The a p p l icant m u st h a ve a n i nter e st in a n d co mm itm e nt to e nh a nc i ng t h e r i g hts a nd w e l l - b e ing of c h i l dr e n t h r o u g h c h i l d a dvocacy progr am s. The a p p l ica n t m ust a lso d em o n s t r a te f in a nc 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 A nd r e w K. Ruoto l o, J r ( 1 9 5 2 - 1 99 5 ) An d r e w K. R uo t o lo, J r. , kno w n t o his f ri e nds a nd coll eag u e s a s Dr e w, w a s a "gr ea t p e rson , " a " f ine pros e c u t o r" a nd a " wo n d e r f ul f r i e nd." Dr e w R uo t o l o w a s b o r n on Nov e m b e r 5, 1 9 5 2 He a t t e nd e d W e s t fi e ld Hi g h Scho o l w h e re he ea rn e d A l l - A me r ican ho n o rs a s a s w i mme r. He t h e n a t t e nd e d A m h e rst C o ll ege , wh e re h e g r a du a ted with h o no r s in 1 9 7 4. In 1 9 7 8 , he r e ceiv e d his l a w d eg r e e from Fordh a m Univ e rs i ty La w Schoo l He jo i n e d t he U.S. At t or n ey 's O ffice in 1 9 8 1 , w o rking in t h e c r i m in a l d iv i s i on a nd h a nd l ing a nu m b e r of hi g h - pro f i le cas e s. Th e r ea fter, he wo r k e d in priv a te p r a ctice in M o u ntai n s i d e , sp e c i a li z ing in c ri m i n a l a nd c i vil l i t i ga t i o n He w a s a cert i fi e d C r i m i n a l Tri a l A t t o rn e y a nd a Ma st e r wi t h t he R ich a rd J Hughes A me r ican I nn of C o urt Progr a m In 1 9 9 1 , a t ag e 3 8 , he to ok t h e oath o f o f fice a s Pros e cut o r of U n ion Co u nty. In fo u r sh o rt yea rs, Pros e cut o r R u o t o l o i m p l eme nted a n u m b e r of i ni t i a t i v e s. He e st a blish e d a n An t i - B i a s Unit t o e ff e c t i v e ly co m b a t h a te c r i me s a nd p e r s o n a lly h a n dl e d t h e f ir s t jury t r i a l of a b i a s c r i m e in d ict me nt e v e r pros e c u ted in New J e rse y He d e v e lo p e d t h e fir s t Hum a n Re l a t i o n s Co mm is s i o n in Uni o n Co u nty, e st a bli s h e d t h e f irst f u l l - ti m e Dom e stic Vi o l e nce Unit in t h e Co u nty a n d dir e ct e d a co u nty w ide p ro t o c ol f o r r a pe v i cti m s. Pros e cut o r R uo t o lo is w id e ly c r e dited f or h i s e f f o r ts to h e l p c r ea te t h e Esse x - Union A uto Th e ft T a sk Force. Aft e r o nly t w o yea rs, t h e task fo r ce of 23 po l ice o f f i c e rs a nd d e tectiv e s from bo t h c o un t i e s jo i n e d st a te t r oop e rs i n ma king hundr e d s of a rr e sts f o r s t o l e n v e hic l e s w i th a n e t r e duc t ion of 2 0 % in car t h e fts. J uv e nile l a w is s u e s w e re a ma jor conc e rn of hi s He s e rv e d for n ea rly 10 yea rs h e l p ing t r o u bl e d y o u th on t h e Juv e nile C o nf e r e nce C o mm it t ee As Pros e c u t o r, he e xp a nd e d t he s i ze of t he Juv e nile Uni t , w o r k e d o n se v e r a l in i t i a t iv e s to c ombat vi o l e n c e am o n g y o u th a nd c r ea t e d t h e f i rst e v e r Pros e cut o r - s p o n s o r e d Y o u th Acade m y for f i rst t i m e o f f e nd e r s Of a ll h is a ccomp l ish m e nts, he w i l l p e rh a ps be b e st kno w n f o r t h e c r e a t i on of t h e U n ion County C h i ld Advocacy Cent e r, d e d icated on J u l y 1 1 , 1 9 9 5. T he Cent e r provid e s a "s a fe h a v e n" ins i de a r e furbi s h e d h o m e in E l i z a b e th wh e re scarr e d ch i ld a buse vic t i m s co m e to b eg in t h e h ea ling p roc e ss wh i le pr oviding e v i d e nce to p r o s e cute t h e i r a b u sers. Pros e cut o r R u o t o l o d i e d a t ag e 42 a t t he e nd of a br a ve a nd co u r age o u s s i x - m o n th b a t t le wi t h cancer. Wh i le his list of a w a r d s a nd r e c o g nit i o ns c o uld f i ll se v e r a l p age s, t h e und e rl y i n g t h em e in a l l his a ccomp l ish me nts w a s a d ee p l o ve for p e o p le a n d a c om m itm e nt to i m p rove t h e hu ma n co n di t ion of t ho s e who w e re vi c t i m ized b y c i r c u m st a nces b ey o n d t h e ir co n t r o l. PAGE 1 OF 5 ANDR E W K RU O TO L O, JR. M E MOR I AL SCHO L ARSHIP AP P L IC A TION 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 hip: 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 ( ) _ B r 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 i tion PAGE 3 OF 5 II . Ap p lican t ’s E duca t io n a l B a ckgro u nd ( 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 te: 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 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 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 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. 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 y o ur e du c a t io n al a n d c ar e er o bje c tives. Y o ur s t a t e me nt s hou l d describe your i nte r est i n pur s ui n g a c areer as a p r osecutor w i t h a n em p hasis in D o m e stic Viol e n c e o r H a t e Cr i mes Prose c uti o ns. D a te Co m pl e ted _ / _ / 2 02 1 Ap p lican t ’s Sign a t u re PAGE 5 OF 5 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 THE JOHN H. STAMLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 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 HOSUE , NEW JER SE Y 0 8 210 THE JOHN H. S T A M L E R MEM O R IA L SC H OL A RSHIP T H E C O U NTY P R OSEC U TORS A SS O CIATI O N O F T HE S TA T E O F N E W J E R SE Y , I N C A 501(c ) (6) C OR P ORATI O N G ENER A L I N F OR M A TION The Cou n ty P r os e c utors Asso c iation of t he Sta t e of N e w J er s e y, In c ., a 501( c )(6) Co r po r a t io n , is a no n - p r o f it c o r po r a t ion w hich annua l ly a w a r ds sch ol a r shi p s to law stu d e nts and c oll e ge and g r adu a te stu d e nts. Ea c h schola r ship i s a o ne - y e ar g r ant in the a m ount of $3,500 p a id d ir e c tly t o the rec i p ient. P e r sons m ay not re apply f or su ccee di n g y e a r s. To be e ligi b le, an a p pli c ant m ust be a N e w J er s e y re si d e nt and a s w o r n law e n f o rc e m e nt of f ic e r seeki n g e du c a t io n al a dva n c e m e nt on a c oll e g e or g r adua t e lev e l to i m p r ove his or h e r e ff ec tiv e n e ss as a law e n f o r c e m e nt of f ic e r The app l icant m ust also d e m ons t r a t e f i n an c ial 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 J OH N H. S T AMLER ( 193 8 - 1990) Those of us w ho w er e f o r tuna t e e nough to kn o w Jo h n H. Sta m ler du r i n g his ti m e w ith us kn o w o f a m an w h ose li f e w as m a r k e d w ith i nt e g r ity and c o m passion, a m an w ith a d e light f ul w it and a n a c ute sense of f airness c o u pled with a st r ong d e sire t o be of se r vic e John w as the f irst P r o s ec utor in N e w J er s e y e v e r to be ap p oi n t e d to t h re e c ons e c utive t e r m s. He w as f irst appoi n t e d by G ov e r nor B re ndan By r ne on M ay 12, 1977, r e appoi n t e d t o a s ec ond t e r m by G o v er n or Tho m as Kean on Nove m b e r 3, 1982 and then re appoi n t e d again to the unp rece d e nt e d t hi r d te r m by G o v er nor K e an on M a y 16, 1988. He w as t w ice c hosen to be p re si d e nt of the Cou n ty P r os e c uto r s A s socia t io n , s er vi n g f r om 1983 t o 1984 and again f r om 1989 t o 19 9 0. John g r adua te d f r om La f ay e t t e College and Van d er bilt Univ er sity Law S c ho o l a n d w as ad m it te d to the Ne w J er s e y Bar in 1965. He w as s w o r n in as a Union County Assistant Union Cou n t y on De c e m b e r 14, 1967 and w as s up er visor of the f irst c ou n tywi d e na rc o t ics st r i k e f o rce , c o m bi n i n g c oun t y i n v e stiga t o r s and m unicipal poli c e o f f ic e r s in a joint assa u lt agai n s t d r ug d e ale r s. He w as kn o w n throu g h out N e w J er s e y as a m an w ho loved l a w e n f o rc e me nt w ith an unb r i d led pa s sio n , a m an so d r iven by a d e sire to be o f use to his f e ll o w m an that he w o uld n ot allow the p hysical p a in and p r oble m s associa te d w i t h h is h e a r t t r an s pla n t a n d termin a l ill n e ss to stand in t he w ay of p er for m i n g his d uti e s. His list of a w a r ds, a cc o m plish me nts and h o no r s f i lls s e v er al pag e s, but s u ff ice it to say he w as i n d ee d rec ogniz e d f or his i nnovations i n su c h a re as as do m e s t ic viol e n ce , c hild abus e , vic t i m / w itness a ssistan c e , cr i m e p re v e ntion and m ost of all, the ba t tle agai n st the s c ou r ge o f d r ugs. B e yond a l l o f that, he took the ti m e to r e m e m b e r bir t hdays, c h i l d re n and the sp ec ial e v e nts in t he liv e s of f r i e nds, sta f f m e m b e r s and t hose c losest t o h i m The Union Co u nty P oli c e A c ad e m y Buildi n g, a s w e ll as this sp ec ial a n nual s c holarsh i p a w a r d, a r e f o re v e r n a me d in honor a n d in m e m o r y of " M ist e r P r os e c u t o r ," John H. S ta m le r JOHN H. STA ML ER M E M ORIAL SCHO L AR S HIP AP P L ICATION 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. 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