WHY I GIVE | Harry Herington, L’93 “Attending law school at the University of Kansas was a pivotal moment in my career path. Before law school, it was my law enforcement career that taught me the importance of supporting the families of fallen officers. Through this scholarship and my Ride4Cops initiative, I will continue my commitment to supporting the families of fallen officers and give others a similar life-changing experience at the University of Kansas School of Law.” Harry Herington, J.D. 1993, Overland Park, Kan. $250,000 — to establish the Harry Herington Law Enforcement Scholarship for children and spouses of fallen or disabled officers, or Kansas police officers and their children
Herington, CEO of NIC Inc., established the Harry Herington Law Enforcement Scholarship through KU Endowment to benefit members of the law enforcement community and their family members who want to attend law school. The scholarship will be awarded to two recipients each year. Priority will go to children and spouses of fallen or
disabled officers, but Kansas police officers and their children will also be eligible. The initial gift of more than $250,000 establishes one of the largest endowed scholarship funds for the law school at KU Endowment. Herington established Ride4Cops in 2009 to create awareness about the inherent dangers of law enforcement and to support the families of fallen
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officers. His goal is to ride his customized Harley-Davidson to each state capitol, holding events to raise money and support for the families of fallen officers. To date, Herington has held 28 state Ride4Cops events, riding nearly 30,000 miles and raising more than $500,000 for nonprofit organizations in support of law enforcement.
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The campaign runs through June 30, 2016. Make your gift securely online at kuendowment.org/law or use the postage-paid envelope in this issue.
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