SALEM, OR — The children of five Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) employees were recently named recipients of the 2014 Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship awards.
ASCA awards the scholarship to children of correctional staff who have maintained academic excellence.
DOC Deputy Director Mitch Morrow presented student Taylor Dodge with her award on behalf of ASCA. The other recipients, Samantha Belleque, Kaitlyn Coakley, Justin Harris, and Selena Ortiz, were unable to attend the ceremony.
Harris’ father is a release services manager at DOC’s central office. Harris is an Honors College student entering his junior year at Oregon State University.
Dodge’s mother is a Parole Officer with Linn County Parole and Probation. Dodge graduated from Dallas High School in 2014 and is entering her freshman year at the University of Oregon.
Belleque’ father is an institutions administrator for the department. Belleque is entering her sophomore year at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Coakley’s father is a health services technician at Columbia River Correctional Institution. Coakley is entering her senior year at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.
Ortiz’ father is a correctional officer at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Ortiz just started her junior year at Boise State University.
The Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship is named in honor of Susan Hunter, the former chief of the prison division at the National Institute of Corrections, as a lasting tribute to her commitment to the field of corrections.
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